Senior Department Buyer

Job Posting Title:

Senior Department Buyer

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Hiring Department:

Molecular Biosciences

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Purpose

To serve as a lead buyer and share responsibility for the procurement of supplies, materials, equipment, and services for Molecular Biosciences. Perform specialized departmental purchasing activities while following established guidelines and federal and state policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Handle procurement duties for the Department of Molecular Biosciences' faculty, process and create purchase orders using PBO, PB3 and PB4 documents. Process UT Market orders through FRMS and assist lab personnel with procedures. Gather and supply financial and factual information from a variety of sources. Backup for MBS purchasing partner.

• Settle purchasing and receiving problems. Generate correspondence regarding problems and procedures. Performs work and assures all processes are documented according to federal and state policies and procedures. Serves as liaison between the department, University Purchasing Office, Accounts Payable, Document Solutions, and vendors to fulfill procurement needs.

• Assist MBS Accounts Payable and Grants and Contracts personnel with various accounting issues, such as disencumbering old purchase orders, and providing supporting documents needed for audits.

• Assist with departmental annual inventory certification.

• Provide backup support for operational team as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree. At least three years experience as a full-time purchaser. Ability to work independently with sensitive and confidential information, maintain a professional demeanor, work as a team member and effectively communicate with varied groups of clients. Able to work under pressure and accept supervision. Outstanding organizational and time-management skills. Regular and punctual attendance. Experience providing successful customer service in person, and by phone. Ability to communicate effectively with various internal and external customers. Demonstrated problem-solving skills. Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment. Strong computer skills in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat and use of internet for purchasing and related functions.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business. More than three year as a full-time purchaser. Preferred applicant would be a Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD), or Certified Texas Procurement Manager (C.T.P.M.). Preferred applicant would have more than one-year experience with UT, State of Texas, DoD, City Government, or research and development procurement. Knowledgeable in procurement procedures (competitive procurement, value analysis, source selection, and negotiating techniques).

Salary Range

$55,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions.

Work Shift

Flexible between, 7am - 6pm, Monday - Friday

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: 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; you will be able to multi-select additional files. 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.

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