Associate Director of Strategic Procurement and Contract Administration

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Job Description
The Associate Director of Strategic Procurement and Contract Administration leads the execution and the development of strategic sourcing strategies in support of university-wide initiatives engaging key stakeholders to meet departmental sourcing and procurement needs. Construction and facilities sourcing and procurement will be a key category responsibility for this person. This person may also provide legal review, development, and negotiation of supplier agreements in support of university-wide sourcing and procurement initiatives.

Provide leadership for the development of sourcing and procurement strategies related to assigned categories resulting in effective agreements, cost savings, and process improvements that benefits the university, and supports its overall mission.

Essential Duties

• Effective construction sourcing and procurement support in the course of successfully following State of Ohio Revise Code (ORC) 153 construction procurement regulations.
• Leads the development and maintains strategic sourcing plans that coordinates the sourcing and contract management activities within assigned categories to deliver targeted benefits.
• Provide legal review, development, and negotiation of supplier agreements in support of university-wide sourcing and procurement initiatives.
• Develops and maintains relationships with departments for purposes of gathering, analyzing and conveying information to support category management and strategic sourcing efforts.
• Plans and conducts strategic sourcing process on defined opportunities, engaging key stakeholders in the process to meet departmental procurement needs.
• Maintains deep category expertise through understanding and application of industry developments, marketplace trends, emerging technology, new techniques, leading practices, and shared experiences.
• Manages key supplier relationships and conducts periodic business reviews to drive savings through innovation and resolve issues and disputes
• Measures and reports benefits delivered through strategic sourcing and ongoing contract management activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management
• 5+ years in procurement, supply chain management, and contract language review and development

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate or a related field preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Category management experience, and a firm grasp of sourcing and procurement fundamentals and best practices
• Data collection and analysis
• Business intelligence and analytics
• Category strategy execution
• Issue resolution / problem solving
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding and working knowledge of the State of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 153 related to construction procurement guidelines
• Experience working in an academic/higher education organization, or in a cyclical service delivery environment is a plus
• eProcurement application experience including procurement workflow, eSourcing, eInvoice, etc.
• ERP System knowledge and experience
• Workday ERP System knowledge and experience

Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience providing the abilities, knowledge, and skills listed above may be substituted.

Required Application Documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Etc.

Special Instructions (if applicable)

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

Remote Work
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