Procurement Leader

1 day ago


Princeton, New Jersey, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Title: Contract Manager

Overview

The Contract Manager plays a pivotal role in promoting a high degree of professionalism in procurement activities, minimizing risks to the organization while meeting procurement objectives and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. This position partners with key stakeholders to understand and align business strategy, market dynamics, and supplier capabilities in the development of procurement strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develops sourcing strategies and action plans for design, construction, and related contract agreements.
  • Leads supplier negotiations, analyzes proposals, and facilitates competitive bidding events.
  • Provides procurement advice, guidance, and support to project teams and stakeholders.
  • Leverages technology to implement standard analytics and reports to monitor key performance indicators.
  • Partners with procurement staff to identify and prioritize process issues and enhancement requests.

Team Leadership and Development:

  • Manages a team of contract administrators, providing guidance, training, and coaching to enhance work performance and enable effective contribution to organizational goals.
  • Oversees and supervises day-to-day operations, assigns and reviews work, and provides direction, support, and advice to team members.

Strategic Initiatives:

  • Leads and executes various strategic initiatives, gathering information, analyzing data, and implementing process improvements to advance procurement initiatives.
  • Participates in new system implementations and represents procurement in working groups and resource committees.

Complex Tasks, Key Decision-Making, Special Demands:

This position has a significant level of purchasing and payment authority and is authorized to sign contracts up to $50,000 on behalf of the organization. Unquestionable integrity and responsibility are required.

Qualifications:

  • Seven to ten years of experience in procurement, contract administration, or other relevant supply chain management or business position.
  • Three to five years of supervisory experience.
  • Superior analytical ability to quickly gather facts, perform root cause analysis, and draw conclusions.
  • Strong conceptual thinking skills with ability to lead others through ambiguous and/or complex issues.
  • Extensive experience managing change across multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills for interaction with team members and stakeholders.
  • Extensive experience drafting contract language and/or procurement policies and procedures.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently and knowledge of business requirement and project management principles and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in supply chain management, economics, finance, operations, business, or relevant discipline.
  • CPM or CPSM certification.
  • MBA, MS, or relevant advanced degree.
  • Experience procuring design, construction, and related services.
  • Experience with eProcurement systems.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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