Procurement & Compliance Specialist Senior

Oakland County•Waterford, MI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Oakland County is seeking an analytical, detail-oriented individual passionate about improving processes and using data to drive better results for a hybrid Procurement & Compliance Specialist Senior role. This position will support system integrity, compliance, reporting, and process consistency within the county's procurement operations. The role involves optimizing Workday, developing meaningful reporting, and identifying opportunities to make procurement processes more efficient and effective.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in business administration, public administration, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or closely related field of study.
At least three (3) years of full-time work experience in procurement, procurement compliance, or procurement operations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Workday procurement system.
Experience in public-sector procurement.

Responsibilities

Monitor procurement processes to support compliance with County policies, procedures, and standards.
Develop reports, dashboards, and metrics to provide insight into procurement activities and performance.
Support Workday optimization, system accuracy, testing, and process improvements.
Identify opportunities to streamline and standardize procurement processes.
Develop resources and provide training and support to procurement staff and system users.
Maintain accurate procurement data and help resolve system or process issues.
Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement operations.
Monitors procurement activities to ensure compliance with County policies and procedures, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and audit requirements.
Conducts routine audits and quality assurance reviews of requisitions, contracts, amendments and supplies documentation.
Serves as the functional lead for Workday Procurement and related systems.
Maintains data integrity and ensures accurate system configuration.
Functions as a liaison to Oakland County Information Technology and partners with them to assist in the improvement of efficiencies, automation and standardization.
Works closely with the Procurement team, Fiscal Services, Corporation Counsel, Risk Management and Information Technology.
Serves as a liaison for procurement operations and compliance related matters.
Supports procurement related year-end activities.
Prepares documentation and reporting for internal audits and external audits.
Ensures compliance documentation is complete and accessible.
Utilizes current countywide and/or department specific software to complete assignments.