Senior Manager, Procurement & Compliance

Washington, DC

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Senior Manager, Procurement & Compliance

About Palladium:Palladium is a global company working todesign, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods ofpeople around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, andinfrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutionsand market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the naturalworld. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,200 talented,motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and genderidentities.

ThisOpportunity:TheSenior Manager, Procurement & Compliance serves as a procurement expert forthe company's USAID projects to ensure that procurement operations effectivelyand efficiently bring excellent service, product security, and low cost and/orbest value to the countries and clients that we serve. The Senior Manager isexpected to provide thought leadership and strategic direction on internationalprocurement and supply chain best practices.

Locationand Compensation:

Theposition is based in Palladium's Washington D.C. office.
Forour prospective employees in the United States, please note that the full-timeequivalent annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $102,000- $154,000, and successful candidates may also be eligible for additional,variable incentive compensation dependent on the role. For part-time employees,the salary will be prorated based on the actual number of hours worked.

Pleasebe advised that a final salary offer will be based on various factors,including but not limited to your qualifications, education, experience,skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium's business or organizationalneeds.

Ifyou have any questions or concerns regarding the compensation for thisposition, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value your interest inour company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss this opportunity withyou.

Youand Your Career:Ifyou enjoy working collaboratively within and across teams and have a proventrack record of implementing contracting solutions while mitigating risk, weare interested in hearing from you.

Weare a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from thestart. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, andguidance to chart a fulfilling career!

ReportingLines:This role reports into the Director, Contracts & Compliance.

PrimaryRoles and Responsibilities:TheSenior Manager, Procurement and Compliance oversees procurement of goods andservices for Americas contract portfolio. This position has oversight of all procurementprocesses to ensure integrity, fairness, and transparency in procurementprocesses, as well as adherence to policies, procedures, and controls. Theposition will procure across a variety of industry sectors and engage incontract management, dispute resolution, and relationship and vendormanagement.

TheSenior Manager:

Serves as a senior level expert in procurement and subcontract management for the Americas portfolio of projects.
Oversees procurement of goods and services, ensuring consistency with the company, USAID, and project policies and procedures.
Ensures integrity, fairness, and openness of project's procurements processes.
Conducts periodic procurement trainings to the program management teams and field office procurement teams in conjunction with the Contracts and Compliance team.
Overseas subcontract management and due diligence process for these subcontractors.
Conducts quality control checks on the documents required in line with company's procurement policies.
Ensures procurement files are properly documented and closed upon completion of an activity
Conducts or directs market research to identify and qualify potential suppliers and vendors. Ensures that beneficial, ethical, and transparent supplier relationships are created and maintained according to procurement policies.
Oversees the solicitation of bids and quotes from vendors in adherence with policies, approved requisitions, and procurement plans, as required.
Oversees determination of appropriate source selection methods in compliance with regulations and policies and ensures all activities are conducted in compliance with Palladium's procurement policy.
Performs regular spot reviews of procurement files to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
Assists and collaborates in external or internal audits as necessary.
Assists non-procurement staff in understanding procurement protocol and completing appropriate technical specifications, requisitions, cost estimates, and statements of work.
Advises grants team on procurement under grants at the designing stage of RFAs and RFPs.
Any other duties as assigned by the Director of Contracts and Compliance

EssentialCriteria:

Demonstrated experience managing USAID-funded procurement under contracts and cooperative agreements
Demonstrated knowledge of federal contracting and procurement laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
Ability to solve problems, prioritize, quickly understand regional/country context and local sensitivities, and negotiate effectively combining logic and reason with interpersonal sensitivity
Ability to interpret regulations and provide clear guidance
Prior experience delivering field procurement trainings to staff
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Embraces collaboration and organizational change
Displays integrity in the workplace always; demonstrates respectful communication, both verbal and non-verbal

Equity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economicbackground, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity,sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.

Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodation to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please emailour team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we willbe in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.

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