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This role manages supplier relationships, vendor onboarding, quotations, purchase orders, and procurement activities across a diverse spend portfolio, including technology, project-related services, construction and installation services, equipment, and operational requirements.\nThe Senior Buyer partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to ensure timely delivery, competitive pricing, and strong supplier performance. In addition to core purchasing responsibilities, the role supports supplier diversity initiatives, including MWBE spend tracking, reporting, and certification verification associated with customer and contractual requirements.\nKey Responsibilities\nProcure goods and services required to support operational, project, and customer requirements.\nReview purchase requisitions, obtain supplier quotations, evaluate pricing and lead times, and issue purchase orders in accordance with company policies.\nManage purchasing activities across technology, project-related services, construction and installation services, equipment, and other operational categories.\nDevelop and maintain strong supplier relationships to support quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives.\nCoordinate supplier onboarding activities, including supplier qualification, collection of required documentation, system setup, and collaboration with Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders.\nNegotiate pricing, lead times, and commercial terms with suppliers.\nMonitor open purchase orders and proactively expedite deliveries to meet business and project requirements.\nResolve supplier performance, delivery, quality, invoicing, and service-related issues.\nPartner with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, and Finance to support ongoing business needs and project execution.\nSupport competitive sourcing activities, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, and bid analysis.\nMonitor supplier performance and identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvements, and risk mitigation.\nSupport procurement requirements associated with government and municipal customer contracts.\nSupport supplier diversity initiatives, including MWBE spend tracking, certification verification, and customer reporting requirements.\nMaintain accurate purchasing records and supplier information within Oracle, ServiceNow, and related procurement systems.\nEnsure compliance with company procurement policies, procedures, and internal controls.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience.\n5+ years of purchasing, procurement, buying, or supply chain experience.\nExperience managing supplier relationships, purchase orders, and commercial negotiations.\nExperience procuring services, equipment, materials, or project-related spend.\nExperience supporting supplier onboarding or supplier qualification processes.\nStrong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience purchasing construction and installation services, technology, infrastructure, or project-based services.\nExperience supporting government, municipal, or public-sector customers.\nExperience with MWBE, DBE, SBE, VBE, or other supplier diversity programs, including spend tracking and reporting.\nExperience with supplier onboarding, vendor master management, or supplier qualification processes.\nExperience with Oracle, ServiceNow, or similar procurement systems.\nCPSM, CPPB, CPPO, or related procurement certification.\nWork Environment & Compensation\nHybrid office environment with occasional travel to suppliers, project sites, or customer locations.\nEligible for bonus and benefits in accordance with company policy.\nVerra Mobility Values\n\nAn ideal candidate for this role naturally works in alignment with the Verra Mobility Core Values:\nOwn It. We focus on high performance and drive toward breakthrough outcomes. Our employees ensure accountability, optimize and align work, focus on the customer, and cultivate innovation.\nDo What’s Right. We champion integrity and good character. Our team members model ethical behavior, demonstrate good judgment and are courageous.\nChoose Courage Over Comfort. We lean into the conversations, decisions and actions that move the business forward, even when they feel uncomfortable. We challenge assumptions, address issues early and prioritize progress over ease.\n Win Together. We believe in growing and inspiring people together. We seek people who collaborate, value differences, think and act globally, foster an engaging work environment, and recognize and develop others.\nWith your explicit consent which you provided as part of the application process, we will retain candidate personal data solely for the business purpose for which it was collected. In no event will we retain such data more than two (2) years following the closure of the recruitment process relating to the role for which you applied or in the event other related job opportunities arise within the company. Verra Mobility Applicant Privacy Notice\nVerra Mobility is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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