•Develop, maintain and manage compliance to the TKI/TKS Delegation Of Authority guidelines.•Manage procurement procedures for; RFP/Q’s, quotation evaluations, negotiations, contracting, etc.•Manage contractor (both 3rd party labor and professional services) agreements.•Act as the functional liaison with TKS internal customers (i.e. engineering, project management, executive, etc.).•Responsible for all TKS procurement staff (3rd party contractors and FTEs) buyers, material controllers, expeditors and any other procurement office and field personnel.•Act as the primary manager of TKS strategic vendor relationships.•Review and analyze purchase requisitions for accuracy to TKS specifications/functional requirements and vendor requirements.•Craft, implement and manage cross-TKI category sourcing strategies with the support of TKS procurement staff.•Act as the primary trainer for the onboarding of new buyers, material controllers and expeditors.

Conduct public meetings and conferences and provide technical assistance and training on contract reporting requirements.• Conduct impartial and equitable review of proposals; apply in-depth knowledge and understanding of complex federal and state statutes (e.g. Arizona Procurement Code), regulations and policies for contract and/or procurement agreements.• Conduct bid openings and prepare bid clarification requests and issues to selected bidder(s) and coordinate bidder clarification meeting.• Work with Risk and Law department to review, analyze, and negotiate contractual terms and conditions.• Solely responsible for writing SOW for facility management for 130 buildings statewide.

Manages a supply chain for technical, energy efficiency upgrades, services or construction categories that ensures high availability and quality at the lowest possible total cost for client. Have the responsibility for achieving corporate savings, budget, and business and diversity goals. Demonstrate superior analytical skills and commitment to managing stakeholder’s expectations. Leads the end to end sourcing process, including developing RFQ’s, supplier bid evaluations, negotiations and supplier relationship management. Perform other related assignments as required by Senior Management.

Develop Bidders Lists for assigned RFP packages, prepare RFP specific commercial documents and issue RFP to suppliers for bid. Coordinates clarifications/revisions as required.Conduct Bid opening and prepare bid ranking, prepare bid clarification requests and issues to selected bidder and coordinate bidder clarification meeting.Review SOW and technical evaluation and perform commercial evaluation with project team to select successful bidder and to identify negotiating points.

 Purchased construction materials and fabricated structures for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority East Side Access rail project (MTA ESA CM019). Solely responsible for ordering the rail and hardware to connect the East Side of New York to Grand Central Station, and for the Port Authority of NY/NJ. Processed large bid packages for heavy civil construction work packages for the MTA ESA CM019. Developed subcontractor specifications, SOW, and T&C’s for the procurement of materials and services. Prepared bid packages, conducted bidder conferences, analyzed proposals, negotiated subcontractor provisions, recommended subcontractor, wrote awards, and managed subcontracts. Negotiated additions, deletions, and wrote change orders for subcontracts. Sourced and negotiated pricing for 200 items with an annual purchase value of $20 million including establishing blanket purchase agreements and bulk commodity pricing agreements. Oversaw the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. Negotiated reduced prices with vendors, resulting in $1M savings (Dry Shotcrete & Structural Concrete). Responsible for building operations & maintenance, building services, fleet services, maintenance and repair of vehicles, utility services, utility structures and facilities. Processed RFP and RFQ for material and services. Performed DBE solicitation and Vetting. Sourced, followed up and expedited construction materials as required. Maintained continuity between A/P and Purchasing.

 Purchased materials for civil construction site, World Trade Center (WTC). Processed large bid packages for heavy civil construction work packages for the WTC Transportation Hub, a three (3) billion dollar project. Provided assistance to project staff in the area of material sourcing, technical support and vendor relations. Analyzed sub-contractor/vendor risk assessments. Purchased raw steel and fabricated structures in accordance with purchase order documents