Procurement Manager

Salary : $70,257.00 - $129,977.00 Annually

Location : Raleigh, NC

Job Type : Full-Time

Remote Employment : Flexible / Hybrid

Job Number : 2025-00221

Department : Purchasing

Opening Date : 02 / 19 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 5 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern

Work Hours : Monday - Friday; 8 : 15 am - 5 : 15 pm

Hiring Range : $70,257.00 - $115,000.00

Job Description

Are you a passionate about procurement? Are you ready to lead an awesome procurement team? Join the City as the Procurement Manager and play a key role in ensuring our organization's success through efficient and effective procurement process.

This position plays a critical role in planning and directing the procurement activities for the City. In this role, you'll be responsible for establishing city-wide policy and procedures for procurement. You will closely collaborate with leadership, business leads, project managers and other city team members to ensure compliance with North Carolina General Statutes, federal law, and other applicable, laws, regulations and policies related to procurement.

About Us :

The Procurement Division is responsible for the overall conduct or provide oversight of all purchases of City of Raleigh materials, equipment, supplies, and services. The Division strives to make a difference in our community, while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, maintaining excellent communication and customer service, offering transparency in City buying decisions, and promoting opportunities to ensure equitable growth and eliminate disparities.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule after an established period of onboarding has been completed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and develops, recommends and implements city-wide procurement policies and procedures to improve operational effectiveness and enhancements to services and programs
• Manages foundational elements of City procurement process to include procurement systems administration and ensures compliance with changes in the procurement process, as required by law or policy changes
• The employee directs and supervises the operation of a large staff of professionals in specialized purchasing areas and contract management. Provides recruitment, hiring, onboarding, recognition, staff development, performance management, coaching, and progressive discipline, as needed
• Advises department leadership and other personnel regarding market conditions, trends in business laws, methods, markets and procurement practices and procedures

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in supply chain administration, business administration, finance or directly related field and six (6) years of progressively public procurement experience which includes experience with large, complex purchases and contract administration, including at least two (2) years in supervisory responsibilities. Experience directly with a municipality, county, state, federal or other governmental agency is strongly preferred for this position.

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation

Preferred Qualifications :

The City may provide sponsorship for the certification program

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

ADA and Other Requirements :

Positions in this class typically require : fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work :

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.

Working Conditions :

Work is routinely performed in an indoor, office environment.

Note :

This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

When you join the City of Raleigh's work family as a full-time employee, your benefits are an important part of your "total rewards". Your benefits impact many aspects of your life including your health, your finances, and the protection of your family. The City provides a comprehensive benefits package as part of our total rewards program to support you through important events in your life, to enhance your life outside work, and to help you plan and prepare for the future.

To find out about the City's benefits package, and other programs, please visit our Employee Benefits page : https : / / raleighnc.gov / services / jobs-and-volunteering / pay-and-benefits

The City employs temporary and seasonal employees who generally are scheduled to work on a short-term basis. However, if you are hired as a temporary or seasonal employee, or as an intern, you are not eligible for the City of Raleigh's benefits.

Please select your highest level of education completed.

How much relevant or comparable work experience do you have in professional procurement with large, complex purchases and contract administration?

Have you ever been terminated or forced to resign from a position?

If you answered "yes" to being terminated or forced to resign, please provide an explanation and the date.

Do you have five (5) or more years' experience leading projects and strategic initiatives, and managing the outcomes of those work efforts?

Do you have at least two (2) years of supervisor or lead experience directly related within a Procurement Division or Department?

Do you have at least six (6) years of progressively public procurement experience in procuring high-dollar and complex purchases or services?

Required Question

Salary : $70,257 - $115,000