Procurement Manager/Team Lead

The Procurement Manager/Team Lead is responsible for fostering a high-performing, accountable, and service-oriented team environment that supports the organization's procurement objectives. Key departmental objectives include:

• Provide employees with frequent, timely, and constructive feedback regarding job performance, including interim evaluations when appropriate, to support professional growth and continuous improvement.

• Develop and mentor staff by identifying training needs and facilitating opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to achieve individual and departmental goals.

• Ensure Employee Work Profiles (EWPs), performance evaluations, and related documentation are completed accurately and submitted within established deadlines.

• Address performance concerns promptly, professionally, and consistently, with appropriate documentation and corrective action plans when necessary.

• Conduct regular supervision and performance management activities in compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and applicable statutory requirements.

• Promote employee engagement, accountability, and excellence through effective leadership, communication, coaching, and recognition.

• Foster a safe and healthy work environment by encouraging compliance with workplace safety standards and promoting risk awareness across departmental operations.

• Support organizational initiatives aimed at reducing employee work-related and non-work-related injuries, illnesses, and lost work time through proactive safety practices and employee wellness efforts.

• Create a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, and customer service that enables the department to meet operational goals and deliver exceptional procurement support to stakeholders.

• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in state and contract law, rules and regulations, must have 1-3 years of supervisory 
  experience and must have a clear understanding of technology and e-commerce systems. 
  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge and experience with automated financial systems, technology procurements and e- procurement. Knowledge and experience of various commodities in procurement. Knowledge of interpreting applicable federal and state laws and regulations. 

• The supervisor is responsible for ensuring that annual position requirements are communicated to the employee and for evaluating the employee's compliance with those requirements during the annual performance review.

• Employees who do not possess a Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA) or Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) certification at the time of hire must obtain the appropriate certification within two (2) years of employment.
  In addition, all mandatory training courses must be completed within the required timeframes.

Salary range $80,000 - $90,000.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Candidates may show interest by submitting via online, the following:
1. A letter of interest (via cover letter).
2. A current resume (via resume).
3. Completed Application via Workday
4. Transcripts of highest degree conferred (unofficial transcripts accepted, however, official transcripts are required of finalist) (via transcripts).
5. Names and contact information for three job references (include with resume).
Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Workday Human Capital Management System (HCM). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information:

Name: Office of Human Resources

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: NO EMAILED DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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