Manager Of Acquisition Services
Greater Atlanta Area
Manage a team of Procurement staff to ensure prompt and efficient agency-wide acquisitions (including corporate card purchasing and GA Statewide procurement actions). Generate agency-wide reports to senior leadership staff and the Office of Housing and Urban Redevelopment (HUD); Responsible for all contracts and contract administration activitiesKey Achievements:• Ensure timely performance of solicitations and special contract administration activities, including, but not limited to: (i) departmental review of procurement files/activities; (ii) serve as a liaison between contracts specialists’ and executive team to provide status updates on various procurement actions (iii) manage contract spend to ensure compliance with the agreement terms; (iv) maintain and publish monthly procurement schedule(s) and other required solicitation/contract administration reports (v) manage and empower procurement staff to encourage contract specialists’; (vi) develop Contract Administration Desk Guide; and (vii) ensure solicitation actions adherence to federal regulations and procurement procedures • Streamline, consolidate and implement procurement and contract administration procedures set forth in a Standard Operating Policies and Procedures Manual (“Procurement Manual”). Ensure policies promote a more strategic use of market place business practices consistent with the flexibility granted in Moving To Work (MTW), Board approved Procurement Policy and other streamlined activities • Integral role in developing processes and workflows to implement automate E-Procurement system (Electronic Procurement, SciQuest); over 500 hours contributed to design and implementation across all modules• Facilitate complex Procurement action(s) with sensitive subject matters (when required)
