Overview

Impact the Lives of Students | Foster Community Development | Drive Our Mission

 

Senior Buyer

Join the Mission: At Concorde you're a partner in shaping healthcare's future. Your role goes beyond the classroom; it's about building a thriving community of healthcare professionals who will make a difference.

At Concorde, we're on a mission to empower individuals to achieve their career goals and make a meaningful impact on their communities. Join us as a Senior Buyer and be part of a team that's dedicated to transforming lives.

 

The Senior Buyer oversees procurement activities for multiple campuses, including strategic site procurements across all locations. This role manages purchasing for a wide range of spend categories, collaborating with stakeholders to implement cost-saving strategies while ensuring compliance with purchasing regulations. Responsibilities include sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, reviewing requisitions, issuing RFPs/RFQs, and serving as a liaison between internal departments and vendors. The Senior Buyer must exercise independent judgment, drive process improvements, and optimize supplier relationships to support operational efficiency.

 

 

Benefits You’ll Love:

 

• Remote work environment with up to 10% travel
• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment (including eligible dependents). This means FREE UTI or Concorde Tuition for you AND your Immediate Family.
• Flexible Time Off for Exempt Employees: (FTO): Take time off as needed with no limit, no accrual, and full pay—just get approval in advance.
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days.
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby.
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents.
• Pet Insurance: Coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA.
• Health Plan Enrollment: 30 days to choose your health plan with coverage starting after one full month of employment.

 

Explore more benefits here: UTI Benefits

 

Salary Range: 60K to 70K

Responsibilities

Operational Excellence in Procurement

• Lead the Purchasing department in training, process review, and documentation to drive operational excellence.

• Analyze and process purchase requisitions for accuracy and completeness.

• Resolve invoice discrepancies and address vendor-related purchasing issues.

• Attend interdepartmental meetings to represent the Purchasing department.

Strategic Procurement Systems and Collaboration

• Collaborate with IT and internal teams to enhance procurement systems and processes.

• Communicate contract policies and procurement procedures to internal business teams.

• Lead and implement process improvements between Purchasing and other departments.

• Support the development of RFPs/RFQs, contract negotiation, and bid evaluation.

Cost-Saving and Supplier Relationship Management

• Proactively seek out cost-saving opportunities through strategic consolidation of purchases across diverse locations.

• Negotiate contracts, secure bids, and evaluate vendor proposals for best pricing, quality, and delivery.

• Determine method to process requisitions based on dollar amount, timeliness required, existing open contracts, and/or competitive bidding.

• Manage supplier relationships, ensuring alignment with business goals and performance expectations.

Qualifications

Education / Experience

• HS Diploma or GED (required)
• Bachelor's degree in related field (preferred)
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Supply Chain or Purchasing with oversight of multiple locations (required)
• Experience in using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Workplace, GreatPlains and Stampli (preferred)

 

Skills & Abilities

• Procurement Expertise: Comprehensive experience in all facets of purchasing, including sourcing, negotiation, contract management, and compliance standards.

• Strategic & Analytical Skills: Proficient in strategy development, RFPs/RFQs analysis, and identifying/implementing continuous improvement opportunities within procurement systems.

• Broad understanding of ISC procurement concepts and systems to successfully identify continuous improvement oppo