Pasadena Unified School District is seeking highly qualified candidates to apply for the position of Director of Procurement & Contracts. 

This position oversees the District’s centralized purchasing, contract administration, public works bidding, warehouse operations, fixed asset management, surplus disposal, mail and delivery services, and procurement programs while ensuring fiscal accountability and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 

Under general direction of the Chief Business Officer or designee, plans, directs and controls the District’s centralized purchasing, contract administration and property lease management, material management, and related functions, including the following operations: Purchasing, Procurement Card Program Administration, Contract Administration, Public Works Contracting and Bidding, Mail and District Driver Services and other delivery services, Warehouse Operations, Fixed Asset Management and Surplus Disposal Program; assures fiscal responsibility of programs, purchases and services and maintains compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations; organizes and coordinates the acquisition and disposition of donated furniture and equipment to the District; supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, merchandising or related field.

Experience

• Required:   Five (5) years experience in purchasing and contracts with at least three (3) years of management/supervisory experience.  Additional experience in purchasing and contracts management at a professional level may be substituted for all or part of the required four (4) year college or university degree or equivalent of one hundred-twenty (120) semester units of college-level course work on the basis of one year of full-time experience being equal to thirty (30) semester units of college-level course work in business administration, merchandising, public administration or a related field.
• Preferred:  Managerial experience in a public education is preferred. 

Physical Requirements

• Employees must be physically and mentally able to perform the essential duties of a position with or without reasonable accommodation and without hazard to themselves or others.
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
• Seeing to read a variety of materials.
• Ability to remain seated for prolonged periods while performing desk-based work
• Sufficient manual dexterity to perform repetitive hand and finger movements required for typing, data entry, and operation of office equipment
• Periodic stooping, bending, kneeling, twisting and standing. 
• May be required to lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.