Director Purchasing/Supply Chain

Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU); Kansas City (KS); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kansas City Board of Public Utilities seeks a Director of Supply Chain to provide executive leadership for procurement, contracting, inventory, and storeroom operations. The role ensures transparent, competitive purchasing and reliable material availability essential to utility operations.

Responsibilities include shaping sourcing strategies, negotiating with suppliers, maintaining contract templates, and leading supply-chain resilience.

Qualifikationen

• . Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• . Master’s degree preferred.
• . Professional certification such as CPSM, CPIM/CSCP preferred.

Aufgaben

• Execute sourcing strategies to optimize cost, performance, and total cost of ownership through spend analysis and supplier negotiations.
• Evaluate contract terms for financial exposure, risk allocation, and business impact; resolve issues before legal review.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers, contractors, consultants, and service providers to achieve balanced commercial results.
• Maintain standard commercial terms, templates, and risk positions to improve contract consistency and risk management.
• Oversee supplier performance including compliance, delivery, quality monitoring, corrective actions, and risk evaluation.
• Manage procurement policies, internal controls, and ethical standards for transparent purchasing practices.
• Direct inventory and storeroom operations, forecasting, and material availability to support operations.

Kenntnisse

Procurement leadership

Contract negotiations

ERP systems

Maximo

Oracle Fusion

Public-sector procurement

Team leadership

Data analytics

Supplier relationship management

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree preferred

CPSM/CPIM/CSCP certification preferred

Tools

Maximo

Oracle Fusion

Jobbeschreibung

The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for providing executive-level direction and oversight of the Utility’s procurement, contracting, inventory, and storeroom functions. This position ensures that purchasing activities are conducted in a competitive, transparent, and compliant manner, and that materials and equipment essential to Utility operations are available in a timely and reliable fashion. The Director leads strategic supply-chain initiatives, manages commercial and contractual risk, oversees related technology systems, and directs staff in support of the Utility’s operational, financial, and governance objectives.

• Execute sourcing strategies to optimize cost, performance, and total cost of ownership through effective spend analysis and supplier negotiations. *
• Strengthen commercial outcomes by evaluating contract terms for financial exposure, risk allocation, and business impacts, and resolving commercial issues before legal review. *
• Achieve balanced commercial results by leading negotiations with suppliers, contractors, consultants, and service providers. *
• Improve contract consistency and risk management by maintaining standard commercial terms, templates, negotiation guidelines, and risk positions. *
• Strengthen supply-chain resilience by implementing strategies for supplier diversification, contingency sourcing, safety-stock planning, and long-lead-time material management. *
• Improve purchasing and supply-chain efficiency by overseeing ERP, inventory, and contract-management systems, and directing analytics, automation, data integrity, and continuous-improvement initiatives. *
• Expand purchasing value by coordinating and evaluating joint purchasing opportunities with other municipal utilities and governmental agencies. *
• Oversee the full purchasing process to ensure timely, competitive, and compliant procurement activities that support uninterrupted Utility operations. *
• Manage sourcing and contracting schedules to ensure procurements, renewals, replacements, and extensions occur within required timeframes. *
• Oversee supplier performance by managing compliance, delivery and quality monitoring, corrective actions, and supplier-risk evaluation. *
• Administer procurement policies, procedures, internal controls, and ethical standards to ensure consistent and transparent purchasing practices. *
• Direct inventory and storeroom operations, including critical-spares strategy, stocking levels, inventory accuracy, forecasting, warehouse organization, material availability, and reduction of obsolete stock. *
• Ensure timely operational support during emergencies by leading supply-chain response efforts to secure critical materials, equipment, services, and supplier engagement. *
• Prepare and submit required quarterly reports of General Manager–authorized contracts to the Board. *
• Direct staff performance by managing workload distribution, employee development, training, empowerment, and performance evaluations consistent with BPU policies. *
• Maintain effective communication and working relationships within the supply-chain team and across Utility departments. *

* Denotes Essential Functions

Education & Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CPIM/CSCP, or an equivalent credential is preferred.

Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible procurement and supply-chain management experience, including oversight of competitive purchasing processes and contracting activities.
• Extensive experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing complex commercial contracts, including professional services, construction, equipment, technology, and master service agreements.
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience overseeing staff and/or major supply-chain functions such as purchasing, supplier management, or storeroom/warehouse operations.
• Experience managing supplier performance, contract compliance, corrective actions, and supplier-risk evaluation.
• Experience directing inventory and materials-management operations, including stocking strategies, forecasting, inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, and critical-spares management.
• Experience implementing supply-chain resiliency practices such as contingency sourcing, supplier diversification, safety-stock planning, and long-lead-time material strategies.
• Experience using ERP and supply-chain technologies to support procurement, inventory, and contract workflows; experience with Maximo and Oracle Fusion is preferred.
• Experience working within public-sector procurement or utility-industry environments is preferred.
• Experience managing both union and non-union teams and working within collective bargaining agreements.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to lead complex procurement and supply-chain strategies that optimize cost, performance, and long-term value for the Utility.
• Strong competency in commercial analysis, including evaluating contract terms, pricing models, risk-allocation principles, and financial exposure.
• Advanced negotiation capability, with proven ability to achieve balanced outcomes across commercial, operational, and risk-management objectives.
• Skill in identifying, assessing, communicating, and negotiating commercial and contractual risks while collaborating effectively with Legal, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Competency in supplier-relationship management, including performance oversight, corrective-action management, and strategic supplier engagement.
• Demonstrated capability in analysis, critical thinking, process improvement, and continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Ability to lead supply-chain response during emergencies and operational events requiring rapid material, equipment, and supplier coordination.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex commercial, contractual, financial, and supply-chain issues to executives, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated leadership effectiveness, including staff development, coaching, team building, and fostering a collaborative and accountable work environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation.