STATE PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR

Job description

The State Procurement Coordinator serves as the Team Lead for (currently) four procurement specialists who are responsible for conducting complex procurements for State departments and for managing statewide contracts. Under the direction of management, the State Procurement Coordinator provides strategic direction, oversight, and quality assurance, ensuring procurements are executed in compliance with procurement law, aligned with statewide priorities, and completed with a high level of professionalism, consistency, and accountability. This person functions as a supervisor and mentor for his or her team, establishing expectations, providing ongoing guidance for challenging or high-risk procurements, and ensuring the team applies sound judgment, market research, and best practices to all of their projects. Preferred qualifications include working knowledge of Arkansas procurement law, rules, and policies. Management experience is also preferred. Required skills include excellent reading comprehension, technical writing, leadership, communication, critical thinking, project management, and sound judgment. Position Information: Job Series: Procurement: Classification: State Procureme...