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Senior Buyer - Contracts, Purchasing and Contract Services

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NYJob$60–65K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$60–65K/yr
Location
Buffalo, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The University at Buffalo is seeking a Senior Buyer for Contracts, Purchasing and Contract Services. The posting lists a salary range of $60,245–$65,000 and prefers an advanced degree in business-related studies. It also prefers at least one year of experience managing the contract life cycle and developing basic-level contracts, proposals, bids, and award evaluations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contract Lifecycle Management, nice to haveContract Development, nice to haveProposal Development, nice to haveBid Development, nice to haveAward Evaluation, nice to have

Qualifications

Advanced Business Degree, nice to have1+ Years Contract Lifecycle Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Position Title: Senior Buyer - Contracts, Purchasing and Contract Services

Posting Number: P260257

Employer: State

Salary Range: $60,245 - $65,000

FTE: 1.00

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in Business related studies.

  • 1 or more years experience managing the contract life cycle process, developing basic level contracts, proposals, bids, and evaluation of awarding above is preferred for this position.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,797 open Procurement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–65K/yr
  • New York median$85–118K/yr187 salary ranges
  • US median$96–148K/yr2,886 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $63K, is 39% below the New York median midpoint ($103K) — in the lowest quarter of Procurement salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 236 open Procurement jobs in New York and 4,797 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Procurement postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (3,836 postings).
Education
1,976 of the 4,797 open Procurement jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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