Strategic Procurement Operations Director

4 weeks ago

Princeton, New Jersey, United States Princeton University Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead our Procurement Operations and Inventory Management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and transformation efforts across all shared processes, including expanded stockroom oversight and support to all Facilities Operations departments, purchasing and category management for Facilities, expanding eProcurement capabilities, supporting the University's supplier diversity initiatives, establishing standard analytics and reporting packages, and driving efficiencies to support Facilities' partners.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership across Facilities departments on procurement best practices and seek collaborative solutions to common challenges.
  • Establish a high-quality service-oriented approach to save Facilities partners time and effort with inventory/materials management and procurement needs.
  • Build effective relationships internally with business partners; ensure robust communication between FBPA and its partners; maintain regular communication with the Facilities community on inventory/materials management and procurement issues both in writing and in person.
  • Ensure the effective training and transfer of knowledge and capabilities to partners.
  • Develop and implement metrics that measure the performance of the department against University goals and benchmark it in a meaningful way with peer institutions.
  • Ensure that systems are highly usable for the Facilities' community and are implemented in a way that supports efficiency and aligns with strategy.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, operations, business, or relevant discipline.
  • 7-10 years' experience in procurement, contract administration, operation, or other relevant supply chain management or business position.
  • Experienced leader fluent in multiple disciplines and comfortable leading a shared service team with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to articulate a clear vision for the organization and ability to execute on strategy to attain the vision.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a wide variety of stakeholders and customers.
  • Ability to lead change in a consensus-driven environment across multiple stakeholder groups and to work through influence and persuasion.
  • Success in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives.
  • Superior analytical ability to quickly gather facts, perform root cause analysis and draw conclusions.
  • Strong conceptual thinking skills with the ability to lead others through ambiguous and/or complex issues.
  • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills for interaction with diverse team members and stakeholders.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Dedication to outstanding customer service.
  • In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles/best practices and experience with modern sourcing and procurement systems.
  • Extensive experience drafting contract language and/or procurement policies and procedures.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to manage tasks concurrently and knowledge of business requirement and project management principles and methodologies.
  • Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion and a track record of creating a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment.
  • Strong commitment to maintaining the highest levels of integrity.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Preferred Qualifications
  • CPM or CPSM certification.
  • Experience with eProcurement tools.
  • Experience with different types of construction contracts (GMP, Fixed Fee, Time & Materials, Architect, Lump Sum).

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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