District Procurement Card Program Lead

Norfolk Public School District; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Public Schools seeks a seasoned Senior Buyer/Procurement Administrator to manage the district-wide procurement card program and related ePayables systems. This role oversees 200 schools/departments, ~60,000 annual transactions, and a multi-million spend, with opportunities to train staff and improve procurement processes.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in business/public administration and at least five years in governmental purchasing, plus strong analytical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, or related field and 5+ years of government purchasing experience.
• National professional certifications such as CPPB, CPPO, CPCM are preferred or must be pursued within 2 years of service.
• Virginia driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Administers district-wide procurement card contract and manages day-to-day program operations.
• Conducts procurement card training for staff and schools.
• Negotiates contracts and solicits competitive bids/proposals; ensures compliance with VPPA.
• Leads on-site vendor visits and reviews procurement processes and policy adherence.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/public administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Norfolk Public Schools seeks a seasoned Senior Buyer/Procurement Administrator to manage the district-wide procurement card program and related ePayables systems. This role oversees 200 schools/departments, ~60,000 annual transactions, and a multi-million spend, with opportunities to train staff and improve procurement processes.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in business/public administration and at least five years in governmental purchasing, plus strong analytical and