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University of Texas at Austin lists this Buyer @ Purchasing Department opportunity in austin, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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The Senior Departmental Buyer serves as the lead procurement specialist for the Bureau of Economic Geology, overseeing the acquisition of goods, services, equipment, and materials essential to the Bureau’s research and operational activities. This position ensures that all purchasing activities comply with university, state, and federal procurement policies and procedures. The role requires a high level of autonomy, attention to detail, and the ability to manage complex purchasing transactions in support of scientific research and administrative functions. The Senior Buyer acts as the primary liaison between the Bureau, the University Purchasing Office, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Responsibilities include processing purchase orders, managing vendor relationships, resolving procurement issues, and maintaining accurate purchasing records. The position also supports inventory management, contract negotiation, and contributes to the development of procurement strategies that align with the Bureau’s mission and budgetary goals. This role is critical in ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement that supports the Bureau’s multidisciplinary research initiatives in energy, environment, and economics. In addition to procurement duties, the Senior Buyer serves as the team lead for the Bureau’s purchasing staff, providing guidance, training, and oversight to ensure consistent and compliant purchasing practices across the unit.
Coordinate and execute the full procurement lifecycle for goods, services, and equipment, including vendor selection, bid solicitation, contract review, and purchase order processing. Performs purchasing, receiving, and reconciliation activities for the procurement of supplies, materials, equipment and services utilizing the Bureau’s internal Purchasing System. Performs buying and purchasing activities using the UT ProCard, PointPlus and UT Market. Submit agreements to UT’s Business Contracts Office and act as Senior Departmental contact for contract negotiations and final signature. Provide guidance on contract negotiation including basic review on contract terms. Ensure all purchasing activities adhere to UT Austin, UT System, and State of Texas procurement policies and procedures. Provides pricing for contract cost estimates and planning. Provide advance planning and guidance concerning approvals and procedures. Collaborate with financial staff to align purchases with budgetary constraints and grant requirements. Monitor expenditures and assist with financial reporting.
Serve as team lead for departmental purchasing staff. Provide training, mentorship, and oversight to ensure consistent application of procurement standards and best practices.
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, or a related field with at least three years experience.
Several years of purchasing experience in a complex organization.
Knowledge of procurement policies and procedures.
Experience with vendor negotiations and contract compliance.
Proficiency in enterprise financial systems (e.g., Ability to interpret and apply state and university purchasing regulations.
Experience in higher education or state agency procurement.
Familiarity with Texas state purchasing laws and HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) requirements.
Experience managing complex or high-dollar procurements and vendor relationships.
May work around standard office conditions
Required Materials
~ You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ----
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