Senior Procurement Manager

Title: Senior Procurement Manager

State Role Title: Procurement Manager III

Hiring Range: $81,697 - $132,757

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Dept of Transportation

Agency Website: https://www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Our Administrative Services Division is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to join our team.

The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) is excited to offer and announce a competitive opportunity to serve as a Senior Procurement Manager in our Central Office Administrative Services Division! The base location for this position will be in downtown Richmond, Virginia.

This advanced level procurement professional will plan, organize, lead and monitor procurement operations. Organize and manage procurement program. Provide leadership and ensure Human Resources (HR) and Equal Opportunity (EO) programs and activities are implemented.

This challenging and rewarding position’s specific responsibilities and duties will include but are not limited to:

• Provides procurement and contracting services to the assigned locations. Provides leadership in the development of eProcurement initiatives for the procurement staff. Recommends operating procedures, long-range goals, and objectives for the procurement and contracting program, while ensuring compliance with state laws, regulations, and department policy. Provides performance reports to management.
  
  
• Develops and coordinates the dissemination of contract administration policies, procedures, and techniques to all users. Analyzes feedback on all contracts and contract administration policies, procedures and techniques and effects change. Initiate and process cure and default proceeding in accordance with policies and procedures.
  
  
• Ensures that proper procurement procedures and controls are in place and measurers the effectiveness of policies and procedures in meeting business goals and customer needs. Ensures training needs as they occur.
  Provide quality service and support to all Internal and external customers of ensuring that acknowledgement of all requests is made within 24 hours of each request.
  
  
• Advises and instructs managers within assigned location on procurement issues including dispute avoidance and resolution. Holds information meetings with managers to promote understanding of the importance of providing superior contract administration of all contracts.
  
  
• Procurement and Contracting Services – Provide procurement and contracting services to VDOT’s districts and divisions. Develop and establish operating procedures, long range goals and objectives for VDOT’s procurement and contracting program. Advise and instruct Procurement Managers and Contract Officers on procurement issues. Consult with the Office of the Attorney General and collaborate to provide advice on dispute avoidance and resolution.
  
  
• Interpretation of Policies and Procedures – Ensure proper procurement procedures and controls are in place and measure effectiveness of policies and procedures in meeting business goals and customer needs.
  
  
• Audit – Review audits from Internal Audit (IA), Auditor of Public Accounts (APA), Procurement Review and Training (PRT) and Department of General Services (DGS) and prepare responses.
  
  
• Performance goals and service levels – Lead teams to meet established performance goals and provide excellent customer service. Develop, implement and monitor performance results for competitive bids, competitive negotiations, and sole source procurements. Support teams through timely review of and guidance on procurement documents. Identify and implement improvement strategies to increase efficiency and effectiveness in procurement operations.
  
  

VDOT employees serve the residents of the Commonwealth and traveling public daily through our mission to plan, deliver, operate and maintain a transportation system that is safe, moves people and goods, enhan