Dir. of Procurement Services and Accounts Payable

DHRM • Lexington, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Procurement Services and Accounts Payable reports to the Director of Finance and Budget and serves as Virginia Military Institute’s Chief Procurement Officer. The position is responsible for procurement, contracting, supplier management, and procurement operations, as well as Accounts Payable, which processes state and local payments. It also oversees the Institute’s Small Purchase and Travel card programs.

The Director is responsible for operational continuity, regulatory compliance, fiscal stewardship, and supporting VMI’s academic, research, athletic, and administrative mission. This is a working position involving procurement of goods and services, along with capital and non-capital construction. The position supervises three procurement professionals and three accounts payable professionals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Leadership experience in state-supported higher education, including supervising, developing, and evaluating professional staff.
• Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, analytical, and critical-thinking skills, and ability to work effectively with diverse teams at all organizational levels.
• Extensive knowledge of public procurement, contract law, risk management, and applicable regulations, with experience managing complex procurements and contracts.
• Experience developing and administering IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and other competitive solicitations; negotiating contracts; and reviewing purchases for compliance with law and institutional policy.
• Proficiency with enterprise financial and procurement systems, reporting tools, data analytics, and advanced spreadsheets.
• Must hold—or obtain within two years of hire—the VCCO and CUPO certifications required for delegated procurement authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education institution procurement and contracting.
• Experience in Virginia public procurement.
• Professional certification such as VCCO, VCO, CPPO, CPPB, CPM, CPSM, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of voucher processing in the Commonwealth’s payment system, Cardinal.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in public or private sector procurement or contracting.
• Advanced, graduate, or postgraduate degree in a relevant area.

Responsibilities

• Serve as VMI’s Chief Procurement Officer.
• Lead procurement, contracting, supplier management, and procurement operations.
• Oversee Accounts Payable processing of state and local payments.
• Oversee the Institute’s Small Purchase and Travel card programs.
• Maintain operational continuity, regulatory compliance, and fiscal stewardship.
• Support VMI’s academic, research, athletic, and administrative mission.
• Procure goods and services, including capital and non-capital construction.
• Supervise three procurement professionals and three accounts payable professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager