Procurement Manager

V Group Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

V Group Inc. in Nashville, TN seeks a Procurement Project Manager to support the Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).

The role serves as the technical liaison between TDEC and the Central Procurement Office (CPO), helping develop proposals for bids while upholding state procurement policies. Responsibilities include developing solicitation specifications, applying RFP/RFQ/RFI methods, representing TDEC to stakeholders, and advising on procurement strategy and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5 to 10 years of business, procurement, or contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops solicitation specifications for TDEC divisions.
• Applies procurement methods (RFP, RFQ, RFIs) and strategy.
• Represents TDEC and Grants and Contracts with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advises agency staff on procurement methods and execution.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

This position is located in Nashville, TN. The position supports the Department (TDEC) as the Procurement Project Manager for the entire agency. The position will serve as the technical liaison between TDEC and the Central Procurement Office (CPO) assisting in the development of proposals for bids while maintaining the interests of the State’s Procurement policies and procedures. This position will administer procurement activities from development and implementation of the sourcing strategy through award of the contract, which includes identifying agency needs, drafting solicitations, aid CPO in executing procurements and aid CPO in the state evaluation. The position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work with multiple schedules. The position requires excellent project and time management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develops and assists TDEC divisions in solicitation specifications based on internal and external sources of information
• Possesses and demonstrates strong knowledge of policies, procedures and execution strategy for multiple solicitation methods including Request for Proposal, Request for Qualification, and Request for Information.
• Regularly represents TDEC and the division of Grants and Contracts while speaking with internal and external stakeholders
• Provides strategic advice and consultation to agency procurement and program staff to determine the proper methods of procurement as well as strategy development and execution of procurement activities

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree and 5 to 10 years of business, procurement, and/or contract management experience