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Assistant Director of Procurement
| Company | Oregon State Government |
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| Location | Salem, OR, USA |
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| Salary | $6667 – $10311 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Five years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience;
- OR two years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and oversight over all contracts and agreements held by ODE.
- Ad-Hoc review of contract files for completeness and alignment with statutory requirements for contract administration.
- Works with the Director of Procurement to have regular customer support meetings with business partners and program staff related to the contracting and grant-making process.
- Partners with customers to develop and maintain procurement policies, procedures, and operating guidelines for their program area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supervising and leading a procurement team with an equity lens, with experience that included planning, assigning, and reviewing work, supporting subordinates through training, motivating others to work effectively, and efficiently and effectively managing a budget.
- Ability to lead and advise with ethical integrity and professional responsibility.
- Extensive knowledge and skill in analyzing procurement principles, ethics, laws, rules, policies and guidelines used in the procurement of goods and services either at a local, state, or federal government level.
- Skill in planning, developing, and implementing business policy and process improvements in an effort to create both efficiency and a high quality level of outcomes.
- Demonstrated accomplishment applying an equity lens to purchasing and contracting, including outreach and working with women and minority-owned businesses.
- Preference will be granted to those that currently hold a professional procurement certification (e.g. NIGP – CPP, CPPB, CPPO, or OPBC)
