Buyer I - Procurement Operations

Job description

Discover Your Career at Emory University Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. Description: This entry level position supports university procurement operations by preparing requisitions, creating and maintaining purchase orders, coordinating supplier onboarding, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Leads procurement training, including writing and preparing training materials. - Reviews purchase requisitions and converts them into purchase orders; reviews and processes change orders and purchase order closures. - Verifies pricing, terms, and preferred supplier usage. - Works with campus requestors and suppliers to obtain quotes, order status updates, and resolve concerns. - Makes independent decisions of sole source procurements by evaluating and determining the validity of the requestor's documentation. - Provides professional procurement advice to departments and suppliers by interpreting federal and university rules, policies, procedure...