**Summary:**

Senior Buyer is a subject matter expert in procurement and negotiating with suppliers for the purchase of designated materials, components, equipment, or services. Has responsibility for the purchase and/or procurement of designated materials, equipment, or services. Consistent with experience and performance, incumbent progress from less to more complex procurement lines.

**Responsibilities:**

+ Purchases materials, equipment supplies and services of a specialized or complex nature in accordance with prescribed purchasing regulations and procedures.
+ Gathers quotations, examines bids, negotiates to secure favorable terms meeting criteria such as price, quantity, quality and delivery date and places orders timely.
+ Works closely with internal customers, to obtain specifications necessary to accomplish specific projects related to program needs and participate in meetings as well as reviews and analyzes departmental purchase requisitions f...