Procurement Manager

Description

Join Our Team as a Procurement Manager!

The City of St. Cloud is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead and manage city-wide procurement operations. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented and proactive professional to make a meaningful impact while upholding our core values of Accountability, Empowerment, Innovation, and Ownership.

In this role, you will oversee all aspects of procurement, including formal bid solicitations, contract management, purchase orders, and policy improvements. You will also supervise the purchasing staff, ensuring efficient processes and compliance with city policies. We are looking for a leader who takes ownership of their work, holds themselves accountable for delivering results, and is eager to empower their team while driving innovative solutions to enhance procurement operations.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Why Join Us?
At the City of St. Cloud, we value professionals who are committed to excellence and continuous improvement. As Procurement Manager, you’ll play a vital role in shaping our procurement strategies and ensuring we deliver the best value to our community.

Be a Leader. Drive Innovation. Make a Difference. Apply Today!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the procurement of all materials, equipment, and services for the City.
• Develops and monitors the purchasing division budget consistent with City and department objectives.
• Consults with city departments and other governmental agencies on bid specifications, bidder’s list, sources of supply, and bid submissions; approves award selections and contract supporting documents; processes bonds and insurance papers; prepares contract documents; prepares contract awards and communicates recommendations to the appropriate person.
• Interprets and applies County, City, State, and Federal procurement laws, rulings, and regulations.
• Reviews, develops, recommends, implements, and administers, procedures and methods to provide for the effective operation of the purchasing division.
• Responsible for various personnel matters including interviewing, hiring, discipline, training and development, assigning, directing, and reviewing work, performance appraisals, and related activities.
• Assists department heads in developing RFPs (requests for proposals) and RFQs (requests for qualifications) contract standards and specifications.
• Actively participates in local, State, and/or national professional procurement associations and organizations, including the Osceola County Cooperative Purchasing Program.
• Prepares and submits regular reports to department heads, and City Manager or designee as required.
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with vendors and city departments to ensure responsiveness to requirements and resolve purchasing problems.
• Manages the fuel management system operations.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration or related field supplemented by four (4) years of experience in municipal purchasing; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Mathematics:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic business math, algebra, and geometry.

Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information at public meetings and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Business office environment most of the time. Periodically works in a warehouse environment and outside storage areas.

An Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of St. Cloud is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in all of its employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran or family status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws. The City participates in employment eligibility verifications through E-verify. Veteran’s preference is given in accordance with Florida Law.

City of St. Cloud Benefits Package
We believe our City employees to be our most valuable asset. To attract and retain those employees, we offer a competitive wages and benefits package including on-the-job training, seminars, and performance appraisals.

We invite you to look at the benefits the City of St. Cloud has to offer. We think you will find that the rewards of the job are equal to the challenge.

All of our Full-time regular employees are eligible for the city's benefits package, which includes:

• On-Site Employee Health Care Center - free for employees and their dependents on the health insurance plan
• Paid Vacation
• Sick Leave (Ability to roll over from year to year)
• 11 Paid Holidays for General Employees and Police Officers– The Fire department employees can earn up to 156 holiday hours per fiscal year (prorated from the employee’s start date).
• One (1) Floating Holiday for General Employees and two (2) for Police Officers.
• Medical and Dental Coverage
• Pension Plan
• Awards Programs
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Discounted Automobile Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Holiday Bonus – subject to City Council approval
• Indianapolis Plan (Police Officers)
• Life and Accidental Death (One-time annual salary paid by City)
• Long Term Disability Coverage (paid by City)
• Management Leave
• Sick Leave Bank available for all employees - for Fire Union sick leave bank information, see union contract