Procurement and Contract Supervisor

About This Role

Supervise and ensure compliance in all procurement and contract activities for the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, leading a small team with a high volume of work and focusing on efficiency and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily workflow, providing direction, prioritization, and quality assurance for purchase orders and contract processing.
• Mentor and train junior staff on best practices, regulatory compliance, and system procedures.
• Act as a primary escalation point for complex issues, internal concerns, and policy interpretation.
• Ensure accuracy, compliance, and precision across all public procurement and contract actions.
• Strategize and innovate to solve problems, advancing departmental goals through process efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Communicate consistently and effectively with key personnel and management regarding team performance and operational status.
• Supervise the administration of procurement and contract activities, ensuring timely delivery of services related to negotiations, contract administration, development, purchasing, RFPs, IFBs, and other transactional documents.
• Understand, interpret, and ensure compliance with federal, state, local laws, ordinances, and various funding agency requirements.
• Monitor progress of the procurement and contracts (PC) team and communication with Project Managers.
• Develop goals, objectives, procedures, and work standards, and evaluate, revise, and implement work methods.
• Lead contract administration duties during solicitation and pre-award phases to ensure compliance.
• Develop, review, critique, approve, and execute contracts in accordance with all applicable laws and SJRRC policies.

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills
• Sound judgment
• Ability to navigate complex, concurrent workloads
• Experience in public procurement/contract actions
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and funding agency requirements related to procurement

Qualifications

• Experienced individual with strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complex, concurrent workloads.