Job Details

The Director of Procurement will lead the mission-critical task of reviewing, compling, reporting against, assisting in drafting, and closing various contractual agreements with a diverse range of spend and complexity, for contracts across all Wayne County Branches (Legislative, Executive, Judicial). Wayne County contracts vary greatly in spending, with large industry-leading comapnies, as well as small locally owned and operated businesses which can involve time-sensitive, high-instensity negotiations with skilled client procurement experts and Wayne County Corporation Counsel.

This role is customer-facing resource, a supplier-facing resource, and an employee-facing resource, responsible for upholding the values and culture of Wayne County Procurement. Further, Division Director's primary duties focus on driving consistency in supplier management by providing guidance, direction, and leadership in all branches of Wayne County Government, and offering expert guidance to stakeholder teams regarding Procurement best practices.

Oveall, the Director of Procurement will lead in the ongoing shaping of the Procurement Division as it changes and grows, especially regarding new software, processes/procedures, supplier strategy and building strong relationships through collaboration with suppliers and department heads, proactively manage and improve supplier performance (KPI dashboard) and more.