Assistant Director, Procurement Operations and Compliance

🇺🇸 Norfolk, Virginia 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Finance 🗓️ October 21st, 2026

Rive

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring an Assistant Director, Procurement Operations and Compliance. The role provides leadership and oversight for key procurement programs including PCard, Contract Administration, Supplier Diversity, and eProcurement, ensuring compliance, operational effectiveness, and continuous improvement. This position develops policies, training, and performance metrics while collaborating with university leadership and stakeholders to support academic, research, and administrative missions.

Highlights

Leads and manages strategic procurement programs and compliance oversight.

Develops and implements policies, procedures, training, and performance metrics.

Manages programs such as Small Purchase Charge Card (PCard), Contract Administration, Supplier Diversity, and eProcurement.

Collaborates with campus departments, suppliers, finance, legal counsel, auditors, and university leadership.

Requires extensive knowledge of procurement policies, contract administration, e-procurement, and ERP systems.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Higher Education Administration, or related field required.

Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree, supervisory experience, professional certification (e.g., CPPB, CPPO, CPSM), and experience in higher education procurement.