University Administrator University Executive Director of Strategic Sourcing and Chief Procurement Officer

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University Administrator (University Executive Director of Strategic Sourcing and Chief Procurement Officer)

Duties: Leading the University's Strategic Sourcing initiative and complex and critical negotiations in the purchasing cycle and for managing the day to day operations of the central office procurement department. Reporting to the Vice Chancellor of Budget and Finance, he/she works in close partnership with the State and City, Office of General Counsel, central office and college personnel and supplier community to design and implement a fair, consistent and competitive procurement process. Develops and implements plans for an enterprise-wide procurement strategy aligned with strategic sourcing and supplier diversity principles. Defines a Strategic Sourcing roadmap of commodity and service categories that leverages purchasing volume of all institutions and establishes enterprise-wide contracts. Establishes a customer-service focused center of excellence to effectively and efficiently acquire the necessary products and services needed by institutions through active central management of enterprise-wide contracts. Designs and implements methods for assessing contractual performance of major suppliers, initiates supplier improvement programs, manages and negotiates variations within and outside the scope of contracts while enforcing contract remedies where required. Plans, directs and manages all University-wide procurement and contracting functions which include direct and indirect authority over staff in the acquisition and contracting of goods and services. Manages the development of bidders' lists and University's vendor file and reviews and evaluates specifications for soliciting responses to compete bids and requests for proposals. Ensures all sourcing is in compliance with applicable procurement rules, regulations and statues. Analyzes data and reports on performance, savings generated and additional procurement opportunities. Leads the implementation and continuous improvement of procurement and strategic sourcing software; and ensures that the system's functionality is optimally utilized. Develops and provides oversight of training programs for procurement staff and customers and confers with management and representatives of the colleges regarding procurement issues. Plans, directs and manages the University's purchasing card operation. Serves as the liaison to the State and City regarding procurement. Serves as the Chair of Procurement Directors' meetings and serves on and/or leads other committees and task forces. Travels to suppliers and colleges.

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