Senior Purchasing Manager

ICF is currently seeking a Senior Purchasing Manager to join the growing Procurement team within ICF's Contracts & Administration Group aligned with our Reston, Virginia headquarters office. The Senior Purchasing Manager will be responsible for the oversight and management of a team of Buyers with varying levels of procurement experience, performing tactical day-to-day purchasing transactions to facilitate the acquisition of indirect charge (non-billable) goods and services across the organization in support of ICF's ongoing business needs. Additionally, the Senior Purchasing Manager will support the preparation and issuance of vendor RFPs, and analysis of vendor proposal and pricing submissions, as well as the review and negotiation of redline vendor agreements.

Under the supervision of the Director, Purchasing, the Senior Purchasing Manager will also assist with Procurement training initiatives, mentoring and cultivation of staff, ongoing Purchasing related strategic initiatives, as well as provide input for the development of procurement related processes and policies, procedures, and work instructions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Buyers with an emphasis on coaching to support skill building and career development to ensure work is assigned based on skill level and resource availability.  As a working manager, acquisition support activities will be required on an as needed basis.

• Interface across multiple organization and program levels to resolve issues and drive awareness of program offerings and resources

• Develop and recommend Purchasing Team structures that best utilize staff to achieve long and short-range goals.

• Establish and monitor metrics and develop reporting to analyze and improve business processes, with insightful analysis and actionable recommendations

• Conduct business reviews with internal customers and suppliers to understand needs and ensure expectations are met and managed

• Lead process improvement conversations with internal and external stakeholders

• Review documentation of all team members for procurements requiring management level approval to ensure compliance with government contract requirements and internal policies and procedures.

• Exercise authority to execute purchase orders and agreements in accordance with ICF's Approval Authority Signature Matrix (AASM) and delegation of signature authority

• Identify training needs for purchasing staff and develop recommended solutions to address those needs.

• Identify opportunities and strategies for cost savings and cost avoidance efforts. Develop recommended solutions to address those needs and review and monitor ongoing Purchasing spend with an eye towards detailed spend analysis

• Provide management and purchasing support for large scale indirect corporate initiatives.

• Select, train, develop, and mentor staff to include transparency of process to other divisions on a regular basis.

• Support ICF's Procurement Compliance team by ensuring staff comply with procurement policies and procedures in accordance with a government approved purchasing system and company requirements.

• Benchmark industry standards and new industry trends

• Contribute to group-level projects aimed at improving team efficiency and outcomes

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in purchasing, (applicants can substitute one year of experience for one year of education)
• 3+ years of management/supervisory experience
• 5+ years of experience with procurement solicitation and negotiation actions
• 8+ years of experience with cradle-to-grave commercial procurement of various types (Fixed Price, T&M, Labor Hour).
• 8+ years of experience with relevant laws, regulations, terms, conditions, and policies governing procurement, including, but not limited to Intellectual Property and Data Protection

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Proficiency in Costpoint and SharePoint systems.

• Federal and/or international experience a plus

• IT hardware, software, and software as a service (SAAS) related experience a plus

• Facilities related experience a plus

• P-Card management experience a plus

• Experience operating within an e-Requisitioning system(s) and ability to process Requisitions from cradle to grave with these system(s).

• Experience operating within CPSR compliant environment & supporting CPSR and company Procurement compliance initiatives.

Professional Skills:

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills and professional decorum

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, critical thinking and decision-making capabilities

• Team player with the ability multitask and perform in a fast-paced high-volume environment

• Outstanding customer service, providing administrative support, and demonstrating the ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy

• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information

• Ability to apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for a senior management team

• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as internal clients and external vendors

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint & Teams)

• Ability and flexibility to successfully handle multiple competing priorities and to bring about successful outcomes

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The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$128,265.00 - $218,051.00

Reston, VA (VA30)