Campus Buyer

Overview:

Are you ready to be part of the extraordinary future of technical and healthcare education? Do you thrive in a dynamic, innovative environment where you can make a tangible impact? If so, we want YOU to join our team as the Campus Buyer!

The Campus Buyer is responsible for overseeing several campuses’ site procurements. The primary responsibilities include supplier negotiation and management, collaboration with internal departments, purchasing of materials, equipment, supplies and services in accordance with prescribed purchasing regulations and procedures.  The Campus Buyer will review and analyze purchase requisitions, investigate and develop sources of supplies, prepare routine RFQ’s/RFP’s. review quotes, interpret purchasing procedures to departments and vendors, act as a liaison between user departments and vendors.  This position requires the use of initiative and independent judgment. Analytical thinking is also required to produce carefully thought-out results. The Campus Buyer will control the work process from beginning to end.

What We Offer:
• $25 - $30 per hour

• FREE UTI or Concorde Tuition for you AND your Immediate Family
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Ins/STD & LTD Ins
• 401K, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance

• Hybrid or Remote work environment with up to 10% travel

Contract and Vendor Management

• Assists in working with internal and/or external business teams on issues and developments relative to assigned contracts.
• Negotiates and secures bids on requisitions for purchase; prepares RFP/RFQ’s and recommends approval of bids based on price, quantity, quality and delivery date and issues Purchase Orders.
• Resolves purchasing problems between department and suppliers.
• Ownership of discrepancies with invoices; monitors, researches and cleans up invoice issues.

Process Improvement and Accuracy

• Ability to spot and correct errors while examining and analyzing departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy; contacts department or initiator to clarify, correct and complete information.
• Develop new ideas and identify process improvements for existing processes and procedures.
• Determines method to process requisition based on dollar amount, timeliness required, existing open contracts, and/or competitive bidding.
• Identifies cost saving opportunities with new and existing vendors.

Strategic Partnership and Support

• Strategically partners with departments across multiple locations to understand upcoming business needs and identify opportunities for leveraging purchasing to maximize savings and value for the business.
• Interprets purchasing procedures to other Campus departments.
• Contribute to team by accomplishing other job related tasks as needed; enabling other team members to achieve their job objectives.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Education / Experience

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain Management preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of one to three years of purchasing, expediting or related experience required.
• Working knowledge in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Oracle PeopleSoft preferred.

Skills

Supplier and Vendor Management

• Supplier relationship building skills.
• Negotiation of vendor pricing and terms.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Purchasing and Analytical Skills

• Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures. 
• Ability to prepare, analyze and execute RFQ/RFP’s.
• Analytical problem solving skills.

Communication and Teamwork

• Strong interpersonal/team work skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.

About Us:
It’s all about the reputation. 55+ years of experience, trusted by 35+ industry leading brands, 16 campuses, 5 technical schools. But it’s not all about the numbers. Here at Universal Technical Institute and its family of schools, we care about YOU. We care about making a change in the lives of our employees and our students. We’re on a mission to expand our reach and increase our impact, one life at a time and that starts with yours...Come and be a part of our legacy!