Arizona Department of Administration

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Chief Procurement Officer

Job Location:

State Procurement Office (SPO) with assignment to Arizona Department of Veterans' Services (ADVS)

This position may offer the ability to work remotely on a hybrid basis, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures

Main office location: 3839 N 3rd St Phoenix, AZ 85012

Posting Details:

Salary: Up to $110,000 

Grade: 26

Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Administration, State Procurement Office is searching for a strategic and driven leader to fill the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) position within the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services (ADVS). This role offers the chance to directly impact the lives of veterans by overseeing and optimizing the acquisition of critical goods and services that support ADVS in its mission. The CPO will lead a team of procurement professionals, develop and implement procurement strategies, and act as a key advisor to ADVS leadership, ensuring alignment between procurement activities and the department's strategic objectives. If you are a proven leader in procurement with a commitment to public service and a desire to make a difference, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

• Act as agency Chief Procurement Officer to ensure procurement activities are conducted in an ethical manner with a high level of integrity, while also ensuring compliance to the Arizona Procurement Code
• Oversee the complex and high visibility procurement operations and services for the Department
• Establish and enforce applicable agency procurement policies and procedures
• Issue formal decisions in protests and contracts claims
• Represent department at formal procurement related hearings (as authorized by applicable department legal personnel)
• Train and instruct agency and procurement leadership on matters regarding procurement
• Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Federal and State laws and statutes governing contractual agreements
• Procurement practices, processes and procedures
• Tools and methods of effective negotiation techniques
• Methods of conducting research
• Continuous improvement in streamlining work processes
• Federal and State funding regulations
• Principles and practices of work leadership management

Skills in:

• Written and oral communication
• Customer service
• Reading and interpreting contracts, policies, procedures, and standard work
• Using complex mathematical equations and applying statistical processes in order to analyze and summarize a variety of data/ sources
• Developing effective monitoring and reporting tools
• Facilitation
• Technical writing
• Interpreting and analyzing financial and supply market data
• Forecasting
• Auditing
• Strategic planning and implementation

Ability to:

• Learn and apply the Arizona Procurement Code
• Develop and maintain customer and supplier relationships
• Maintain confidentiality in purchasing and procurement details
• Translate and interpret contracting requirements including but not limited to governing requirements of procurements, contract goods and services specifica