Campus Buyers are those procurement personnel who have the professional expertise, skills and knowledge to handle complex and higher value transactions. These individuals have been delegated the authority to process transactions above low value delegated limits.

There are two components to the Campus Buyer Program:

• Buyers in Procurement Services (sometimes referred to as Central Purchasing), a campus funded administrative unit
• Buyers in campus departments delegated authority above low value limits, and departmentally funded.

Each campus department has a campus buyer assigned to support their procurement needs. See Campus Buyer Assignments to find out which campus buyer assists your department.

Services and value that Campus Buyers offer include:

• Assisting departments with pre-planning procurement activities
• Source selection, including identification and management of suppliers
• Negotiating terms and conditions with suppliers
• Analysis of business issues, activities and transactions
• Solicitation of competitive bids through requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotations (RFQs).
• Assisting departments with UC business policy interpretation and compliance
• Assisting departments with the creation of a Statement of Work (SOW) when appropriate, for supplier services 

The procurement process through a Campus Buyer begins with the department's creation and approval of a BFS Requisition. For more information about the procurement process, see Buying Goods or Buying Services.