Job description

SPS Consulting seeking a Purchasing Operations Manager to support a project located in Washington DC. The ideal candidate will manage a team of purchasing professionals and analysts and will be responsible for developing and managing the overall Procure to Pay cycle for timely and accurate issuances of purchase orders and analyzing procurement operational efficiency and performance. The position is responsible for maintaining the procurement application systems throughout its life cycle and serves as the liaison between the functional team and the Finance and Information Technology (IT) Departments. The position also works closely with the Accounts Payable Manager and other department representatives to ensure the Procure to Pay cycle is timely and efficient.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manages and leads a team of purchasing professionals and analysts to:
• Assure all purchasing operations, including Procure to Pay Cycles, are performing efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Assures requisitions are accurately processed into purchase orders in a timely manner and sent to the vendors in the procurement system.
• Analyzes performance, efficiency, and results of entire procurement operations, identifies gaps, and recommends improvements.
• Meet or exceed related Service Level Agreement commitments with internal departments
• Ensure compliance with the Procurement regulations and manuals.

• Develops and monitors KPI's for purchasing operations and sets performance expectations and goals with the staff.
• Manages and/or designs improvements to Procurement’s transactions within the solicitation, contracting, and Procure to Pay cycle. Facilitates or manages projects to implement those improvements.
• Works with Finance to ensure requisitions are properly funded and approved. Collaborates with Accounts Payable manager to ensure the invoicing and payment processes are complete and timely.
• Develops, leads, communicates, trains, executes and enforces purchasing strategies, policies, and procedures across DC Water.
• Manages the Procurement card program. Leads spending reviews for these programs: identifies irregularities and communicates or enforces appropriately.
• Manages micro and small procurements as directed by management.
• Supports and promotes spending with local and small businesses.
• Serves as a liaison between the procurement functional team and the IT and Finance departments. Works with IT in planning, developing, implementing, upgrading, testing, and supporting new or existing applications used in the Department of Procurement.
• Researches and resolves Procurement Systems Administration problems, unexpected results, or process flaws; performs scheduled activities, recommends solutions or alternate methods to meet requirements.
• Provides systems technical support and training to Procurement and other functional team staff members.
• Provides functional support activities including user/operations training, business continuity, and functional security requirement for all systems associated with procurement.
• Prepares regular and special reports as required by others to support management decision-making. Prepares activity and progress reports regarding the activities of the functional areas.
• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned at the discretion of the Director of Procurement, Goods, and Services.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE & OTHER MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

The minimum qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability necessary for an individual to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable amounts of training are provided.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science/Information Technology, or related field from an accredited college or university and seven (7) years of progressive experience in supply chain management, systems administration, or business analysis; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree or consulting experience preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of purchasing and performing analysis in a procurement operation preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of Procure-to-Pay experience, particularly in an Oracle cloud environment, strongly preferred.
• Project Management, Business Process Assessment, Functional Analysis, Data Modeling and Workflow Analysis in a utility industry preferred.
• Must have current and hands-on experience in leading functional teams, analyzing business processes, and procurement system expertise in supply chain management.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills.
• Possesses excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to multi-task with aggressive timetables.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter, must be able to work independently, have a strong customer satisfaction orientation, and be a team player.
• Utilizes personal computer and maintains a working knowledge of applicable software programs (i.e., word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, etc.). Experience with enterprise resource planning systems (Oracle preferred).

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $110,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC 20003: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Procurement: 1 year (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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