Director of Procurement

Oversees statewide efforts providing direction and guidance in statewide procurement activities. Supervises all purchasers in all statewide locations such that purchasing efforts are coherent and similar throughout the state. Oversees, plans, and directs activities of all department purchasing personnel. Ensures that goods or contracts are in place so that daily and emergency operations are not impacted. Establishes purchasing policies, procedures, and standards so that the department is within compliance of state policies and legislative mandates. Makes these policies and mandates known to Administration. Reports to the Chief Administrative Officer. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Work requires extensive contact with high-level executives, governmental officials, private entities, internal agency audiences, and the public. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

• Advises departmental management on technical merits of programs, appropriation of resources, programs, and policies as
• they relate to departmental operations.
• Develop contracts for department emergencies.
• Develops, coordinates, and monitors purchasing budgets and as well as operating budgets.
• Ensures budget needs are included in Legislative Appropriations Requests (LAR).
• Establishes, maintains and communicates purchasing management procedures in accordance with state statutes and
• directives.
• Oversees the statewide purchasing program including oversight of all purchasers.
• Represents the purchasing function at Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) development forums and assists in the
• achievement of Department goals for HUB participation in purchasing activities.
• Serves as a member of the Department's Emergency Operations Center and assists with procurement activities and
• coordination during emergencies.
• Works with Divisions and Districts to forecast needs and obtain contracts/purchase orders to meet those needs.
• Works with the Office of Civil Rights to set department goals for use of HUBs and to communicate goals and achievements
• to all department leaders.
• Works with the statewide fleet manager on equipment rental and purchasing.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.