Procurement & Purchasing Manager

Job Overview

The Procurement Manager oversees the acquisition of good and services to support organizational goals and operational needs. This role engages internal and external stakeholders to build strategic relationships. This position drives continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, transparency, and alignment with organizational goals.

Job Status: Full-time, on-site

Shift: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm


Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for people leadership including hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, development, and disciplinary actions, to ensure alignment with organizational policies.
• Develops and implements ongoing process improvement initiatives within the department to achieve greater efficiencies and transparency.
• Oversees daily purchasing operations and procurement staff.
• Ensures compliance with procurement policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manages the onboarding of new vendors following CHCO policies and the Procure-to-Pay process.
• Prepares reports and presents purchasing metrics to management and senior leadership.
• Develops, validates, and propagates policies and procedures based on the overall strategic goals and vision of the organization.
• Tracks budgets and monitors/analyzes budget performance, identifying variances between actual and budgeted results.
• Collaborates with internal departments and team members regarding sourcing activities and engages with internal and external stakeholders.
• Negotiates terms of quotes and simple agreements as needed.
• Analyze and continually monitor emerging trends and marketplace developments and integrate changes into sourcing strategies.

• Fosters a professional and team-orientated environment.

Scope & Level

• Guidelines:Guidelines are in the form of stated goals and objectives for function.

• Complexity:Work assignment is unstructured and leader is responsible for implementing and managing a variety of objectives, resources, and initiatives to achieve the goals of the function. Duties performed include operational planning; developing standards, priorities, guidelines, processes, measurement (evaluation) systems; implementation of production and performance management standards; and allocating resources. Work is tactical and operational in nature.

• Decision Making:Employee is responsible for planning, organizing, allocating resources, ensuring compliance with procedures, and achieving the objectives of the function.

• Communications:Communication at this level is primarily internally focused and involves establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with team members, peers, directors, and executives. Provides guidance and interpretation of the enterprise’s policies, procedures, and standards. Provides information to higher-level directors and executives.

• Supervision Received:Responsible for achieving the objectives of function within the scope of established guidelines. Employee is expected to resolve problems that arise in the normal course of the work. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and feasibility of decisions.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• DegreesBachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field is required.
• ExperienceMinimum Seven (7) years of professional level category management, contract administration and/or purchasing experience.
• EquivalencyFour (4) years of experience, beyond stated requirements, may substitute for the Bachelor’s degree

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $109,636.42 to $164,454.63

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.


EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.