Director of Purchasing and Contracts

Eastern Municipal Water District; Perris (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Municipal Water District in Perris, CA seeks a visionary Director of Purchasing and Contracts to lead a 20-person team delivering purchasing, contracting, warehousing and materials management across a multi-county service area.

The role guides strategic sourcing, competitive solicitations, and supplier negotiations, and drives modernization through Workday Sourcing and CLM, with a focus on policy, process, and staff development.

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in government procurement, including at least five years in a management capacity.
• Bachelor's degree as described in the education section.
• Master's degree and professional procurement credentials are desirable.
• Strong leadership, communication, and advisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for EMWD's purchasing, contracting, warehousing, and materials management functions (approx. 20-person department).
• Oversee competitive solicitations, purchase orders, and supplier negotiations.
• Lead modernization efforts including Workday Sourcing and CLM, and improve policy/process.
• Present to senior leadership and Board, and develop staff.

Skills

Public procurement

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Leadership

Materials management

Education

Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, finance, or related field

Master's degree (desirable)

Procurement credentials (CPPO/NIGP-CPP/CPSM) desirable

Tools

Workday Strategic Sourcing

Contract Lifecycle Management

Job description

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) provides water, wastewater, and recycled water services to nearly one million customers across a 682-square-mile service area in Western Riverside and Northern San Diego Counties.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Administrative Services, the Director of Purchasing and Contracts provides executive leadership for EMWD's purchasing, contracting, warehousing, and materials management functions and an approximately 20-person department. The Department manages competitive solicitations, purchase orders, professional services and other agreements, supplier negotiations, and approximately 3,800 inventory line-items supporting District operations. The next Director will lead continued modernization through Workday Strategic Sourcing and Contract Lifecycle Management, stronger contract life-cycle practices, warehouse and inventory improvements, vendor engagement, policy and process modernization, team development, and performance improvement.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished, forward-looking procurement executive with depth in public procurement, strategic sourcing, complex contracting, negotiations, and materials management, along with the judgment and communication skills to advise senior leadership, present to the Board, develop staff, and build constructive relationships with vendors and internal partners.

Requires ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in government procurement, including at least five (5) years in a management capacity, and education equivalent to a bachelor's degree with major coursework in public or business administration, finance, or a related field. A master's degree and professional procurement credentials such as CPPO, NIGP-CPP, and CPSM are desirable.

Annual Salary: $192,296 - $239,470

For questions, inquiries, or candidate recommendations, please contact Syldy Tom ([e-mail]) or Sherrill Uyeda ([e-mail]) at [phone].

An Equal Opportunity/ADA Employer