Assistant Purchasing Manager

About the role

The City is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead its citywide purchasing program and help shape how the organization strategically manages public resources. This role combines procurement expertise, leadership, and collaboration, with the opportunity to develop innovative purchasing strategies, strengthen vendor partnerships, improve processes, and advise departments on complex solicitations and contracts. If you’re a strategic procurement professional who enjoys solving problems, building relationships, and making an organization-wide impact, we invite you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Interprets, modifies and administers the city’s purchasing and contracts ordinance and administrative policy for all city departments and personnel to achieve compliance, uniformity, and credibility in all city procurement activities.
• Develops procurement strategies for the implementation of effective citywide contracts to maximize the value of budgeted tax dollars through consolidated/volume buying methods.
• Researches purchasing practices, trends and policies and oversees the development of improved methods that enhance the purchasing, supply and purchase order administration functions.
• Advises and assists other city staff with the development and review of solicitation methods.
• Advises, assists, and collaborates with appointing authorities on the administrative procedures and rules for quality and fiscal control of the procurement process.
• Assists in dispute resolution of bid protests and contract claims.
• Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness where appropriate.
• Reviews and approves all electronic purchase order documents.
• Manages the program’s administration and support of the City’s ERP, purchasing module including development, training, support, and maintenance.
• Reviews proposed citywide goods/services contracts to assure compliance with the city’s purchasing and contracts ordinance.
• Reviews Request for Bid, Request for Proposals, and other related documents to evaluate the effectiveness