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The Town of Collierville is hiring for a Procurement Manager to join our Procurement team! If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in your community, look no further!

About The Town

The Town of Collierville has all the amenities and services of a large metropolitan area successfully blended with historic charm and character. Through many years of visionary planning, Collierville has grown to be known as one of the most desirable communities in the nation to live, work, and learn. Because of this, we are very careful in selecting exceptional individuals to become part of our team. We provide amazing benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, Town provided life and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, pension, and more!

What’s The Role?

Working as the Procurement Manager, you can expect to plan, prioritize, manage, direct, coordinate and assign work of assigned professional, technical and clerical staff in the creation, monitoring, management, and administration of all open contracts; ensure contractor and vendor compliance including all aspects of the contract review and approval process; review and evaluate work performance of subordinates and recommend merit increases; recommend the initiation of disciplinary actions including termination; conduct interviews and make hiring recommendations; process employee concerns. Develop and assist in establishing and administering operational procedures guiding the procurement functions of all departments; ensure compliance with legislative mandates and procurement policies and procedures by reviewing and monitoring procurements conducted by any designee, department, agency or official. Confer with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and vendors to acquaint them with procurement policies and procedures, to obtain information on required products and services, and to negotiate regarding specifications, scope of work, prices, terms and conditions. Oversee the creation and maintenance of various databases to facilitate tracking, monitoring, data collection, data mining, administration and reporting; oversee the maintenance of filing systems for various files/records for records retention and their destruction per State of Tennessee procurement and contract administration records retention laws. Responsible for coordinating the procurement of architectural, engineering and construction services, and related supplies and services required by various departments in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, policies and procedures. Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

Here is what you need to be considered for the position of Procurement Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public or Business Administration, Business Law, Finance, Purchasing or a closely related field; supplemented by six (6) years progressively responsible experience and/or training in a professional or municipal purchasing setting at least one (1) of which must have been at a supervisory capacity; or
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License

What's the Next Step?

If this sounds like the perfect job for you, please download our general application from the website www.colliervilletn.gov, or you can also visit Town Hall and submit a physical application in the Human Resources Department.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Professional or Municipal Purchasing: 6 years (Required)
• Supervising: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Collierville, TN 38017: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person