Buyer I – Procurement Operations

Role Overview

• Supports university procurement operations by preparing requisitions, creating and maintaining purchase orders, coordinating supplier onboarding, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies.
• 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, procedures and processes.
• Conducts general contract review to ensure terms and conditions are not contradictory to Emory's Purchase Order Terms and Condition or strategic contract; reviews contract repository, and works with sourcing managers to discuss any issues.
• Ensures compliance with procurement policies, competitive bid thresholds, and delegated authority.
• Communicates with suppliers to obtain quotes and order status updates and resolves issues.
• Supports supplier onboarding by collecting documentation and coordinating activation steps.
• Maintains supplier records and supports supplier performance tracking.
• Assists with spend analysis, reporting, and data cleanup.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Procurement, supply chain and/or administrative experience preferred.
• Foundational understanding of purchasing processes and supplier communications and a basic understanding of competitive bidding or sourcing desired.
• Experience using ERP/eProcurement systems such as Workday, Jaggaer, PeopleSoft and proficiency with Microsoft Office products preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities