**Key Accountabilities/Duties & Responsibilities**: - Implement and Executes procurement strategies for goods and services; performs strategic sourcing and spend analyses, identifies key procurement savings opportunities. - Works with business units in current spend, procurement requirements by category, and ultimately be responsible for all procurement of materials and services ensuring their timely delivery. - Supports in the formulation and finalization of all system contracts as required in coordination with legal counsel. - Ensures that all contracts are in compliance with the TLE’s policies and procedures, as well as, federal government regulations and interests. - Implements process improvements in all phases of the procurement cycle - supplier rationalization, volume aggregation, management of specifications, demand management to reduce and manage overall corporate spend. - Works with Finance colleagues, ensuring strong business controls in all procurement activities including cost management and cost trackin. - Executes annual plan and budget, ensuring the efficient utilization of allocated resources. - Contributes to the development of the TLE by participating on TLE’S system teams; by observing and implementing system-wide policies and procedures; and by participating in extra-curricular activities and community events. - Other duties as assigned by the Management. **Essential qualifications for the role are**: - A degree in Civil Engineering with experience in vendor managemet and negotiation and persuasion skills is required for this role.