The incumbent of this position serves as the Director, Contracts and Sourcing Services within the Sourcing Services (NSS) organization. The purpose of this position is to establish overall strategic direction and oversee, conduct, and actively manage the end-to-end strategic sourcing, contracting and procurement process; set standards; develop and implement contemporary performance improvement measures to optimize efficiency and effectiveness; use innovative technology to consolidate and reduce complexity and redundancy; and leverage opportunity by analyzing market conditions. The position requires expert knowledge of all phases of sourcing/contracting/procurement to effectively supervise performance managers and to make independent decisions that impact Bonneville policies and programs. The incumbent reports to the Chief Supply Chain Officer.
Supply Chain Services (NS) is a value added, full service provider of procurement, fleet, supplemental labor, Supply Chain operations, warehousing, and logistics services; providing its internal customers a collaborative, seamless and timely method for obtaining equipment, materials, and services to support their work requirements, while ensuring ethical, risk appropriate business practices that are compliant with internal controls. NS monitors and manages the effective and efficient execution and conduct of all Agency Supply Chain functions across the Agency.
NS provides certain specialized services in support of its customers including contracting for services, materials, and equipment; materials management, including warehousing of inventory; inventory management; order filling; transportation and fleet management; asset utilization and investment recovery; hazardous materials processing and disposal; Information systems management as it applies to Supply Chain, including management of material and equipment catalogs.
NS is responsible for continuous improvement of Supply Chain processes and implements Agency-wide initiatives that consider planning, design, purchasing, delivery, and the payment of goods and services. The Supply Chain organization works closely with the Supply Chain Policy and Governance Office and the Accounts Payable staff, as well as the Program Offices, to implement industry Best Practices and to ensure efficient, "low touch" supply chain solutions across all BPA supply chain activities.
The Sourcing Services organization is responsible for inventory management of over $100M and the acquisition and contracting of all materials and services of approximately $1B needed by the Agency in accordance with applicable law and Bonneville Purchasing Instructions. This organization is responsible for fully integrating strategic planning and sourcing into all spend categories; monitoring critical regional, national, and global issues that may affect BPA's purchasing, contracting, and inventory performance; managing the Supplier Diversity, Procurement Sustainability, and Supplier Qualification programs; and acting as a central point of coordination for projects, materials, inventory, contracts, and material procurements to ensure that activities are carried out in a coordinated and efficient manner.