Procurement & Business Partnership Programs Manager

Your “Take Off” will be successful by doing the following with excellence:


* Supervise the work of staff, including distributing and reviewing work, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, policies, and procedures, and conducting performance evaluation.


* Oversee strategic sourcing and procurement activities through procurement policy and procedure development and implementation to mitigate risk while ensuring CRAA obtains the best value for centralized and decentralized procurements.


* Provide oversight and implementation of CRAA’s procurement processes and ensures fair competition for vendors and bidders.


* Oversee staff in the drafting, editing, and reviewing of proposals, ensures documents are accurate, complete, and in compliance with legal requirements.


* In collaboration with Planning & Engineering, oversee the selection of the proper and most appropriate construction delivery methodology, including and promoting the substantive participation by certified small businesses.


* Develop policies and procedures to improve and standardize processes; ensure that such policies and procedures are consistent, designed to support small and disadvantaged businesses objectives, and encourage maximum competition and best value for CRAA.


* Review and analyze organizational purchasing activities and identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to purchasing activities.


* Consult with CRAA management/staff regarding their contracting needs and provide advice on procurement-related policies and procedures; work with leadership to develop work standards and lead the overall activities of the department in a compliant and efficient manner in support of organization initiatives. 


* Manage organization compliance regarding procurement activities, identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, develop and implement corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provide general guidance for ongoing mitigation.


* Develop and lead organizational compliance with procurement and business partnership programs efforts, ensuring regulatory compliance with the Ohio Revised Code, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules and regulations, and other governing laws and authorities as required, including FARs Part 23 and 26, and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act.


* Ensure successful internal and external audit outcomes by developing procedures and practices to maintain that proper controls are in place and that procurement decisions are made using sound reasoning.


* Engage in continuous reviews and execution of agreements, contracts, task orders, and other documents as required; lead all necessary updates and standardization of documentation.


* Manage team member responsible for the Certified Small Business Partner Program, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs and who serves as CRAAâ€...