About the role:
Are you a seasoned procurement professional with a passion for process improvement, operational support, and team leadership? Do you excel at providing expert guidance and support to stakeholders while driving procurement strategies that align with organizational goals? Are you ready to lead a team and make a meaningful impact on our organization's procurement operations? If so, we want to hear from you!
As a Procurement Manager at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), you'll play a critical role in leading our procurement team and driving process improvements that enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. You'll work closely with stakeholders to provide expert guidance, support, and procurement leadership, ensuring that our procurement practices align with organizational objectives.
What you'll do:
- Process Improvement and Operational Support: Analyze and optimize procurement processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance compliance. Identify areas for process improvement and implement changes that drive operational excellence.
- Stakeholder Support and Procurement Guidance: Provide expert procurement guidance and support to stakeholders across the organization, ensuring that procurement practices align with organizational goals and objectives.
- Team Leadership and Staff Development: Lead and develop a team of procurement professionals, providing coaching, mentoring, and training to ensure that team members have the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their roles.
- Purchasing Review and Administration: Oversee purchasing reviews, ensuring that procurement transactions are accurate, complete, and compliant with organizational policies and procedures. Manage procurement administration tasks, including contract management, vendor management, and reporting.
Who you are:
- Experienced Procurement Professional: You have at least 10 years of experience in procurement, with a proven track record of process improvement, operational support, and team leadership.
- Strategic Thinker: You develop and implement procurement strategies that align with organizational goals and objectives.
- Collaborative Leader: You build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, providing expert guidance and support to ensure that procurement practices meet their needs.
- Process Improvement Expert: You analyze and optimize procurement processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance compliance.
- Excellent Communicator: You communicate effectively with stakeholders, team members, and vendors, ensuring that procurement practices are transparent and effective.
- Results-Driven: You drive results-oriented procurement practices, ensuring that procurement transactions are accurate, complete, and compliant with organizational policies and procedures.
Who we are:
The SEI helps advance software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering, computer security, and process improvement. The SEI works closely with defense and government organizations, industry, and academia to continually improve software-intensive systems. Its core purpose is to help organizations improve software engineering capabilities and develop or acquire the right software, defect-free, within budget and on time, every time.
Our benefits:
Our benefits philosophy encompasses three driving priorities: choice, control and well-being. Through Carnegie Mellon University, SEI offers a wide range of competitive employee benefits to help you live well, including comprehensive health insurance, tuition benefits, and a generous PTO and retirement savings policy to name a few.
To learn more, visit these resources:
- Why Carnegie Mellon (http://www.cmu.edu/jobs/why-cmu/index.html) — to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.
- Benefits at a Glance (https://www.cmu.edu/jobs/benefits-at-a-glance/) — to get a listing of all employee benefits.
- Staff Member Benefits (https://www.cmu.edu/hr/benefits/staff.html) — to get detailed information about benefits for employees who are not faculty.
Why work here:
- Work with cutting edge technologies and experts to solve tough problems for the government and the nation.
- Get 8% monthly contribution for your retirement, without having to make a contribution yourself.
- Get tuition benefits to CMU for you and your dependent children.
- Enjoy a healthy work/life balance with a flexible work arrangement.
- Get access to university resources including campus fitness facilities, mindfulness programs, child care, free transportation on the Port Authority Transit System, etc.
- Enjoy annual professional development opportunities to attend conferences and training or obtain a certification.
- Get relocation assistance.
Carnegie Mellon University is an *Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran*. Read our [Statement of Assurance](https://www.cmu.edu/policies/administrative-and-governance/statement-of-assurance.html) to learn more.
Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.
Benefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions. Unlock your potential with tuition benefits, take well-deserved breaks with ample paid time off and observed holidays, and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance.
Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs, fitness center access, and much more!
For a comprehensive overview of the benefits available, explore our Benefits page.
At Carnegie Mellon, we value the whole package when extending offers of employment. Beyond credentials, we evaluate the role and responsibilities, your valuable work experience, and the knowledge gained through education and training. We appreciate your unique skills and the perspective you bring. Your journey with us is about more than just a job; it’s about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations.
Are you interested in an exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization?! Apply today!
Location
Pittsburgh, PAJob Function
Procurement and PurchasingPosition Type
Staff – RegularFull Time/Part time
Full timePay Basis
More Information:
Please visit “Why Carnegie Mellon” to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.
Click here to view a listing of employee benefits
Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.
Statement of Assurance
Skills Required
- At least 10 years of experience in procurement
- Expertise in process improvement and operational support
- Experience in team leadership and staff development
Carnegie Mellon University Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Carnegie Mellon University and has not been reviewed or approved by Carnegie Mellon University.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, with automatic employer contributions to a TIAA-administered plan at 8% of base salary (and 9.78% for 9‑month academic appointments), plus optional employee deferrals. Vesting after three years is clearly specified, which helps set expectations for long-term value.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support is strengthened by 100% paid parental leave for six weeks and 100% paid maternity leave for 6–8 weeks (delivery-type dependent), effective July 1, 2024. Childcare support is also referenced through a Cyert Center subsidy up to $5,000 per family, alongside no-cost EAP access.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits include free Pittsburgh Regional Transit access and access to fitness classes and facilities, adding recurring non-cash value to the overall package. Pittsburgh’s relatively affordable cost of living can further increase the perceived adequacy of a given salary compared with higher-cost coastal hubs.
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What We Do
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