Regional Procurement Manager

• Plan, organize, and direct the work of buying of supplies, materials, equipment, and services, establishes goals, objectives, and performance standards for purchasing activities.
• Establish, implement, evaluate, and modify purchasing policies and procedures; interpret and apply policies, laws, and regulations pertaining to government procurement and property disposal practices to ensure compliance.
• Analyze performance and workload data to develop and implement procedural changes, new methods, or automated systems as appropriate, in order to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the purchasing programs.
• Participate in the preparation and monitoring of the division budget.
• Confer with all departments to determine purchasing needs, legal requirements, and product specifications, and to share information about cost and availability, vendor qualifications, and current technology.
• Develop standardized specifications for the purchasing of commodities used by several departments.
• Direct the advertising, opening, and receipt of bids and the making of awards.
• Review bids, contracts, and purchase orders.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate documentation and records.
• Research market conditions and new products.
• Negotiate with vendors regarding purchase requirements, prices, trade and cash discounts, deliveries, current product development, and submission of bids and quotations for purchases.
• Investigate and resolve complaints from departments about products and services and from vendors regarding payments.
• Establish a quarterly report to analyze and simplify the data.
• Evaluate, assess the suppliers (semiannually).