Procurement Manager

Washington County, Oregon•Hillsboro, OR

About The Position

The Procurement Manager serves as Washington County’s strategic leader for purchasing and contracting. The role oversees the Purchasing Division and directs staff while ensuring procurement operations are transparent, efficient, and equitable. The manager leads formal bid and RFP processes; establishes countywide purchasing policies, internal controls, and risk-mitigation strategies; and advances strategic sourcing, vendor performance, supplier diversity, sustainable procurement, and access-and-opportunity contracting. The position is the County’s subject matter expert in modern procurement practices, technology, compliance, cooperative purchasing, and emergency procurement. It provides expert guidance, training, and support to County departments and fosters a collaborative, inclusive work environment in support of countywide financial and operational goals. The Procurement Division is the County’s centralized authority for purchasing and contracting. It oversees the procurement lifecycle, manages procurement technology systems, and works to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Requirements

Master’s degree in purchasing, public administration, accounting, finance, or a related field, plus four years of experience developing purchasing procedures and preparing bid specifications and contracts; two years of this experience must be supervisory; OR bachelor’s degree in one of those fields, plus six years of relevant experience, including two supervisory years; OR ten years of relevant experience, including two supervisory years.
Deep expertise in public-sector procurement, including purchasing procedures, contract development, and government purchasing laws.
Proven leadership and supervisory experience managing, coaching, and developing a procurement team.
Experience or skill in strategic sourcing, vendor performance management, supplier diversity, and spend analysis.
Ability to build and implement countywide procurement policies, internal controls, and risk-mitigation strategies with audit readiness.
Skill with modern procurement technology, including ERP procurement modules, eProcurement platforms, and contract management systems.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills for working effectively across departments, agencies, vendors, and stakeholder groups.
Must successfully pass a background check.

Responsibilities

Oversee the Purchasing Division and direct, supervise, coach, and develop division staff.
Manage formal bid and request-for-proposal processes.
Establish countywide purchasing policies, internal controls, and risk-mitigation strategies, maintaining audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
Lead strategic sourcing, vendor performance management, supplier diversity, and spend analysis initiatives.
Advance procurement technology, cooperative purchasing, and emergency procurement practices.
Manage ERP purchasing modules, eProcurement tools, and contract management platforms.
Provide procurement guidance, training, and support to County departments.
Foster collaboration with departments, agencies, vendors, and stakeholders and support sustainable procurement and access-and-opportunity contracting.