Senior Procurement Specialist

About Us Our mission at the Port is to provide shared prosperity through travel, trade, and economic development. With a commitment to excellence and customer service, the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for developing, soliciting, evaluating, purchasing, and contracting Port-wide goods, trade services, and personal services. Moderately complex solicitation methods include Invitation to Bid (ITB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and/or other methods as allowed by State Statute and Port contracting rules through a variety of solicitation methods.

Your Role We are looking for candidates that will bring an understanding of public procurement for construction, architecture, and engineering and excellent negotiation skills. The candidate should also have a desire to learn and teach others. The successful candidate will exhibit a strong sense of team orientation, be highly collaborative, and embrace the value and importance of service. This individual will understand and wholly embrace our commitment to regional shared prosperity, safety, diversity, inclusion, and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that achieve equitable outcomes.

• Act as primary procurement contact for moderately complex solicitations and contracts for user departments as assigned by Contracting and Procurement Manager.
• Process all departmental requisitions, develop solicitations and manage procurement processes.
• Execute and amend contracts as necessary.
• Issue task orders, contract amendments, and purchase orders for user departments.
• Accurately track work in the department work tracking system.
• Provide training and consultation on procurement processes and procedures to user departments as required.
• Participate in team projects as directed by supervisor, report and recommend suggestions for process and procedure improvements to C&P Manager.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field.

• At least two (2) years of experience in procurement and contracting directly in a highly regulated or public sector environment. Public procurement is highly preferred. Private procurement experience is of lesser importance.
• OR, four (4) years of experience in any contracts, procurement, material management, or related experience.
  • License and/or certifications preferred:
  • Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)
  • Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO)
  • NIGP Certified Procurement Professional (NIGP-CPP)
  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

• Understanding of Oregon Revised Statutes and Federal (such as FAA, U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers, etc.) regulations pertaining to procurement and contracting.
• Principles, theories, and concepts of procuring public improvement and work-related materials, services, and construction practices, including negotiations and contract management.
• Principles of drafting language for legal documents: solicitations and contracts.
• Minority/Women/Emerging Small/Veteran Owned Business certifications and considerations for Oregon and Washington. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises or Small Business Administration programs.

• Used procurement systems, including reporting and data analysis.
• Ability to format, produce, proofread, and edit correspondence, documents, and spreadsheets in general business software.
• Perform basic and advanced math functions related to cost/price analysis and apply basic accounting principles.
• Adaptive communication, internally or externally, to broker differing values, options, and outcomes at various levels.
• Facilitate processes and build consensus.
• Provide a high level of service delivery to the customer while effectively managing multiple customer demands and competing priorities.
• Accurate application of and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and policies.
• Application of strategic thinking and problem-solving to achieve mission and business results.
• Contract negotiation, Organization, and planning.

Compensation

Our organization adheres to established salary ranges for each position to ensure equitable pay practices. However, final offers are determined based on various factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and considerations of internal pay equity

SELECTION PROCESS (tentative schedule):

1. A minimum qualification evaluation of education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources the week of March 17, 2025.
2. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials.
3. Our goal is to schedule the virtual first round of interviews with candidates who successfully passed the SME evaluation as soon as possible.

About us:

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have - our three airports, three working marine terminals, five business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them - to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone's life better. And we'll use our power and influence to pull down barriers, unlock new opportunities, ensure more people share in our region's success and include those who have been excluded in the past. With YOUR help - together with our partners, customers, and community - we'll help drive meaningful change!

Do you have questions about this job?

Contact us: careers@portofportland.com

Safety: The Port promotes safety as a guiding principle and practice in accomplishing work by complying with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently seeking improvements that support operational excellence.

Diversity and Inclusion: At the Port, we don't just accept difference; we value and support it to create a culture of inclusiveness and fun. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EEO/Affirmative Action Policy Statement: The Port of Portland is dedicated to maintaining and improving a work environment, which extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. Employment decisions shall be made in such a manner as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

Veterans Preference: Under Oregon law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans preference when applying for Port of Portland positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veterans preference for this job, please provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Background Checks and Drug Testing: The Port of Portland will conduct background checks and/or drug tests for positions where such tests are required by regulation and for other safety-sensitive positions.

ADA Accommodation: Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the Port can reasonably do so without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process. An applicant with any disability who believes that they need an accommodation should contact Human Resources: call 503-415-6690 or email careers@portofportland.com.