Hybrid Director, Procurement & Contract Management bei Union County, NC

The Director of Procurement and Contract Management, under limited supervision, manages the County's contracts and purchasing programs. Work involves negotiating contracts that protect the County's legal and financial interests; overseeing the County's purchasing activities to ensure that goods and services are procured on the most cost-effective basis; drafting policies and procedures related to contracts and purchasing; reviewing all solicitations prior to release; reviewing contract documents for legal sufficiency, in accordance with guidelines from Legal; providing training to County staff on contracts and purchasing policies and procedures; and conducts outreach activities to encourage participation in the County procurement process. Work also involves managing allocated personnel. Employee must exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative while meeting all ethical and legal requirements and ensuring economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Employee must also exercise tact and courtesy in frequent contact with employees, representatives of outside organizations and vendors.

Provides strategic advice, innovative solutions, and technical expertise and direction while ensuring the County's procurement needs are met efficiently and in compliance with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations for the best value in terms of price and product.
 
Develops and maintains standardized solicitation and bidding documents and procedures.
 
Develops and maintains standardized contracts and purchase orders for County procurement needs that comply with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations and protect the County's interests.
 
Confirms that contracts contain clear language regarding the scope of work to be performed, the basis for payments to be made, and the time of performance.
 
Manages the administration of all contracts and purchase orders, including appropriate and sufficient documentation of the contracting process.
 
Prepares and maintains procurement policy amendments for adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
 
Develops and adopts innovative procurement procedures that meet customer needs and complies with applicable regulations.
 
Maintains, updates, and interprets Union County's procurement policies and procedures.
 
Develops and implements programs and mechanisms to encourage the utilization of women and minority owned businesses (WMBEs), small businesses, etc.
 
Assists departments with developing procurement planning strategies to assist with improving efficiencies for the organization.
 
Develops and implements training for departments.
 
Supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned staff.
 
Interviews and selects applicants to fill vacant positions.
 
Makes recommendations for disciplinary actions and plans, coordinates, and arranges for appropriate formal and informal on-the-job training for staff.
 
Manages contracting and procurement functions to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations in a manner that will ensure satisfactory audits.
 
Ensures necessary internal controls are in place to prevent abuse and potential fraud.
 
Oversees the maintenance and management of contract and purchase order files.
 
Archives files as necessary and coordinates public disclosure requests of contracting and purchasing documents.
 
Collaborates with departments and staff to identify and implement centralized strategic sourcing (volume spend) opportunities.
 
Participates in the preparation of the purchasing budget and analyzes and reviews budgetary and financial data.
 
Accounts for all County surplus property and monies received and post surplus items on vendor website for auction.
 
Attends meetings and participates in work groups as necessary.
 
Performs other related duties as assigned.