Strategic Sourcing Commodity Supervisor

Strategic Sourcing Commodity Supervisor 

Job Description
Innovation allows an organization to make the most of every dollar spent. At Virginia’s Community Colleges System (VCCS), our compelling mission, our ambitious strategic plan and our fiscal realities challenge us to ensure that community college resources are maximized for the priority of student success and credential completion.

Nestled between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains, the VCCS Shared Services Center is centrally located to all 23 colleges in the VCCS, 43 miles from Blacksburg, VA, and a four hour drive from Washington, D.C. A vital part of the ever-growing Roanoke Valley, Daleville is a haven for tourists and residents alike. Within an hour’s drive are the breathtaking Smith Mountain Lake, world-famous Appalachian Trail, and many other outdoor activities, including golfing, biking, and hiking. The thriving Historic City Market in downtown Roanoke and the Daleville Town Center and Performance Pavilion also host farmers markets, community and cultural events, and festivals throughout the year.

The VCCS Shared Services Center is an innovation strategy to advance the priority of student success, reduce the administrative burden on individual colleges, consolidate transaction-based functions, create economies of scale and improve backroom process efficiency. This work allows the VCCS to better focus resources on the students – helping them start their educational journeys, persist, and succeed.

As (SSO) Lead this position performs supervisory activities including monitoring, reviewing and evaluating performance of staff of approximately two Senior Contract Officers and one Contract Officer. The position also:

•  Solicits and issues contracts for goods and services as needed by the VCCS system-wide customers utilizing a variety of advanced complex procurement methods.
•  Establishes contracts for maximum optimal strategic value in quality, pricing and flexibility. Further, these contracts enable supplier innovation and creatively to deliver beyond the stated value.
•  Manages a portfolio of term contracts for use by the SSC customers (potentially including other public bodies).
•  Utilizes advanced market research and analytical data techniques to make appropriate complex system- wide sourcing decisions.
•  Ensures that all purchases are performed accurately and timely and in accordance with applicable VCCS and state policies and applicable laws.
•  Employs best, optimal business practices to continuously improve performance, compliance, efficiency and effectiveness.

KSA's/Minimum Qualifications

KSA’s:

• Ability to make sourcing decisions for complex procurements, including the ability to analyze market data, exercise sound judgment, take initiative, handle multiple competing priorities, solve problems and attend to detail while maintaining a big-picture perspective
• Ability to develop and comprehend highly complex solicitation and contract documents, including the ability to interpret procurement-related law and policies, apply that knowledge, and as needed participate in the development of related policies and procedures
• Ability to think creatively, exercise initiative, achieve innovative contracts, and work with all vested stakeholders in order to implement effectives and creative strategic enterprise agreements
• Skills that illustrate professional qualities to achieve effective objectives by working with all organizational levels and with all persons to advance strategic procurement techniques, streamline processes and improve operations
• Ability to build working relationships to solve problems and achieve common goals
• Ability to provide exceptional and professional customer service to diverse internal and external customers and suppliers
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment with matrix reporting relationships
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow the proper Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) protocol
• Skilled and proficient in using an electronic procurement system, MS Office products and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Knowledge of governmental procurement principles and ability to follow procurement policy and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of Commonwealth of Virginia (VPPA, APSPM, etc.)
• Ability to travel within Virginia and within the United States as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Multiple years of complex procurement experience
• Experience required in a similar strategic enterprise-wide sourcing and purchasing role, delivering effective, efficient large-scale master agreements, with preference for particularly complex, essential, operational goods/services
• Current Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) certification
• Procurement experience in higher education and/or state government

Additional Considerations:

• Experience in high performance organization using recognized continuous improvement techniques
• Expertise in interpreting legal agreements and modifying for compliance
• Additional procurement certification(s): CPPB, CPPO, VCCO, VCM or other government procurement certification
• Professional procurement certification(s): CPM, CPSM, CPIM, CSCP or other nationally recognized procurement/contract management certification
• Demonstrated progression in related responsibilities and experience proving critical, creative and strategic thinking skills that deliver high value through strategic procurement at the enterprise level

Special Instructions to Applicants
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx , or call DARS at 800- 552-5019.

Link for posting: https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/76590

Additional Information
Hybrid telework available!

Sponsorship will not be offered for this position.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.

The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.