Procurement Manager

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove filler like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", etc. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. The posting includes Salary Range: $99,200 – $124,000. That's pay info. So we can include Pay section with that range. However note: "Salary may exceed the midpoint and will commensurate with experience." The phrase "commensurate with experience" is filler? It's a phrase we should avoid? The instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So we should not include that phrase. We can include the salary range but maybe we should omit the "commensurate with experience" part. The range is specific. So Pay section:

Pay

Annual salary range: $99,200 – $124,000.

Schedule: posting says Full Time, Regular, Scheduled Hours 40. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section:

Schedule

Full-time, regular position with 40 scheduled hours per week.

Benefits: posting mentions "At Sourcewell, collaboration, respect, and belonging are the core of who we are. We believe in giving back to the community, offering paid volunteer time for staff, and supporting one another to do our best work. We’re proud to have been recognized by Top Workplaces..." That's benefits-ish but not explicit benefits like health, retirement. It's more culture. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. Benefits section: we have mention of paid volunteer time, recognition. That's somewhat specific. Could include Benefits: paid volunteer time, recognition as Top Workplace. Might be okay. However we need to avoid filler. It's specific enough. We'll include Benefits. About the role: we have Job Description Summary paragraph. That's about the role. So we can have About the role. Responsibilities: Primary Duties And Responsibilities list many items. We'll put those in

• . Requirements: Required Qualifications: Bachelor's in related field OR combination... Four years experience as public procurement practitioner; includes demonstrated leadership, proficiency in oral/written communication, relevant public procurement certification. We'll put those as list. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: Experience with IDIQ Construction Procurement, Post-graduate degree, Multiple relevant procurement professional certifications, Diversity of public procurement experiences. We'll put those. Skills: Not explicitly listed but could infer from responsibilities: supervision, coaching, workload management, performance management, collaboration, communication, etc. However we should not invent. If no explicit skills section, we should not create Skills heading. So omit Skills. We also have Location: remote position, occasional travel to Staples, MN 3-4 times per year. That's not a standard heading; could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section like Location but not in allowed headings. Since only allowed headings are those list, we should not create a Location heading. We could fold location info into About the role paragraph or Responsibilities? Probably About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no

  Procurement Manager

  . We must not include duplicated lines. Need to ensure we capture all substantive info. Let's extract details: Job Description Summary: "The Procurement Manager is responsible for providing supervision, direction, coaching, and support to designated procurement team members. Duties will include workload coordination, team member training, continuous improvement, and implementation of departmental plans. This position will ensure organizational values and language are actively embraced by designated procurement team members, and that these team members are also actively contributing to the implementation of departmental plans, continuous improvement, and all duties necessary to sustain a compliant and scalable procurement service. The position will also serve as an individual contributor to the procurement service." Primary Duties And Responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences. We'll convert each sentence to
• . Need to avoid duplication. Let's list them: - Serves as a supervisor and coach to designated procurement team members - Provides supervision of designated team members to include workload management and performance management. - Responsible for reviewing and dispositioning time off requests, expense requests, and determination of work schedule adjustments. - Responsible for leading the quarterly and annual performance assessments of designated team members - Collaborates with the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer on departmental capability and capacity needs, individual team member performance improvement, individual team member career promotion opportunities, and other topics related to developing and sustaining a highly engaged team. - Responsible for the directing the work of designated team members. - Responsible for ensuring compliance through the procurement service. - Frequent collaboration and communication with Procurement Manager on team progress, constraints, and future opportunities. - Promotes and reinforces a culture of collaboration and trust. - Effective procurement service workload management Actually that's a heading? The text: "Effective procurement service workload management Ensures effective collaborates in the development and implementation of best practices in the following contexts: solicitation forecasting, solicitations, pre-solicitation processes and meetings, Request for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Bid (IFBs), evaluation processes, contract awards, communications with prospective suppliers and participating entities, solicitation addendums, the evaluation committees, recommendation meeting with the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer and CPO, debrief calls with non-awarded suppliers, data management and documentation filing, and vendor compliance with contract terms." We need to parse that into items. Might be long. We'll break into logical items: - Ensures effective collaboration in the development and implementation of best practices in the following contexts: solicitation forecasting, solicitations, pre-solicitation processes and meetings, Request for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Bid (IFBs), evaluation processes, contract awards, communications with prospective suppliers and participating entities, solicitation addendums, the evaluation committees, recommendation meeting with the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer and CPO, debrief calls with non-awarded suppliers, data management and documentation filing, and vendor compliance with contract terms. - Ensures effective collaboration in developing solicitations, addressing supplier questions, issuing addenda, and opening solicitations for evaluation in the Sourcewell Procurement Portal - Ensures effective pre-proposal conferences as part of the solicitation process to educate interested suppliers on Sourcewell, the requested products and services and the evaluation method used by the evaluation committee - Facilitates and empowers procurement team members in leading internal procurements by conducting the following activities: scope and RFP/RFQ development with the requesting department personnel, posts the RFP/RFQ to the Sourcewell Procurement Portal, seeks input from requesting personnel during the Question and Answer period and creates and posts any addenda required, opens supplier responses in the Procurement Portal and assigns evaluation team members, facilitates the evaluation discussion, prepares and disseminates finalist/non-finalist notifications, schedules and facilitates finalist interviews, schedules and facilitates non-awarded supplier de-brief calls. - Provides direct resource to the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer in monitoring solicitation and contract award processes of the Procurement Department - Provides input regarding best practices and contract documentation and execution - Provides guidance on the development and maintenance of an updated procurement standard operating procedures and standard work instructions - Supervises the Proposal Evaluation Committee, at times leading, especially in situations where multiple Proposal Evaluation process are concurrently active - Conducts research that is relevant to the more effective functioning of the department - Works collaboratively with Procurement Manager to maintain an effective audit function, including auditing price files and general processes - Compliance within the Procurement Department a. Collaborates with the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer in administering the internal processes of the Procurement Department to include: - Ensuring accuracy and validity of documents and records, ensuring completeness of paper and electronic files, ensuring timeliness of posting documents to website, ensuring effectiveness of data management relating to contracts and related documentation - Develops systems-based processes to ensure contract compliance at all levels - Evaluates the department’s information systems, management procedures, and internal controls to ensure that records and controls are accurately maintained - Analyzes and recommends ways to better execute the Procurement Department’s responsibilities - Ensures that recommended departmental improvements are carried out effectively - Responds to all types of inquiries—from participating entities, suppliers, and other interested parties—both orally and in writing, in a way that effectively communicates Sourcewell’s mission and values - Analyzes and interprets pricing structures, price indexes, and costs submitted by RFP responders - Other duties as assigned include, but are not limited to: Represents Sourcewell at various industry or professional conferences as a speaker or attendee We need to avoid too granular but keep substance. Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s in related field OR a combination of post-secondary training, professional education, and related experience equivalent to four (4) years. - Four (4) years of experience as a public procurement practitioner; of which the total years of experience include: - Demonstrated leadership experience - Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication - Relevant public procurement certification Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with IDIQ Construction Procurement - Post-graduate degree (or equivalent) in a related field of study - Multiple relevant procurement professional certifications - Diversity of public procurement experiences Location/Travel: remote position, occasional travel to Staples, MN 3-4 times per year. Benefits: paid volunteer time, recognition as Top Workplace (since 2016), collaboration, respect, belonging, giving back to community. Pay: Annual salary range: $99,200 – $124,000. Schedule: Full-time, regular, 40 hours per week. Now construct HTML. We'll have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not include Skills. Let's craft. About the role: combine Job Description Summary and location/travel maybe.

  The Procurement Manager is responsible for providing supervision, direction, coaching, and support to designated procurement team members. Duties include workload coordination, team member training, continuous improvement, and implementation of departmental plans. The role ensures organizational values and language are embraced by the team and that team members contribute to departmental plans, continuous improvement, and compliant, scalable procurement service. The position also serves as an individual contributor to the procurement service. This is a remote position; occasional travel to Staples, MN (up to 3‑4 times per year) may be required for meetings, professional development, or team activities.

  That captures location. Responsibilities:
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  with items. We need to ensure we don't miss any important duty. Let's list concise items: - Serves as a supervisor and coach to designated procurement team members, providing supervision including workload and performance management. - Reviews and dispositions time off requests, expense requests, and work schedule adjustments. - Leads quarterly and annual performance assessments of designated team members. - Collaborates with the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer on departmental capability and capacity needs, team member performance improvement, career promotion opportunities, and sustaining a highly engaged team. - Directs the work of designated team members and ensures compliance through the procurement service. - Maintains frequent collaboration and communication with the Procurement Manager on team progress, constraints, and future opportunities. - Promotes and reinforces a culture of collaboration and trust. - Ensures effective collaboration in developing and implementing best practices across solicitation forecasting, solicitations, pre