New York City Housing Authority
Background:
The New York
City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) is the largest and oldest public housing
authority in the United States. It provides decent and affordable housing in a
safe and secure living environment for low- and moderate-income residents
throughout the five boroughs. To fulfill this mission, NYCHA must preserve its
aging housing stock through timely maintenance and modernization of its
developments. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing
Program in rental apartments. Simultaneously, it works to enhance the quality
of life in its developments by offering its residents opportunities to
participate in a multitude of community, educational and recreational programs,
as well as job readiness and training initiatives.
NYCHA's
Conventional Public Housing Program has 178,882 apartments in 2,602 residential
buildings (334 developments) throughout the City. NYCHA has 11,686 employees serving a total of
633,177 New Yorkers in its Public Housing and Section 8 Programs. Based upon
the 2008 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (HVS) and the most recent
population estimate for New York City (July 2009) respectively, NYCHA Public
Housing represents 8.5 percent of the City's rental apartments and is home to
4.8 percent of the City’s population.
The Position:
The New York City Housing Authority is seeking an experienced
procurement professional to serve as its next Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”). Reporting directly to NYCHA’s General Manager
and a member of the Agency’s senior management team, the CPO will lead and
direct the Agency’s material, equipment, capital and construction and service
procurements. NYCHA procures over $400
million in goods, services and capital materials and improvements each year. He or she will have broad latitude for
independent judgment, action and decision making.
Primary Responsibilities:
The CPO’s primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Strategic Management and Oversight
- Lead and direct the
Procurement Office organization of direct and indirect reports.
- Develop an annual
plan for procurement including cost savings objectives, as well as
process and efficiency improvements.
This would include procurement and the distribution of materials
to the field locations.
- Develop procurement
and contracting policy, procedures, guidelines and performance metrics.
- Oversee the
development of documented category strategies with key customer input, reflecting
supply market conditions for all major spending areas.
- Operational Leadership
- Plan and direct the
implementation of the Agency’s procurement operations and activities in
compliance with internal rules, guidelines and applicable law.
- Develop a reporting
mechanism and provide information and statistics on procurement
operations, utilizing data to develop cost reduction plans.
- Develop and
implement vendor management programs, such as a performance scorecard,
with key contractors, suppliers and vendors, which include metrics,
performance goals and process improvement initiatives.
- Establish and lead
strategic sourcing team via recruitment, training, and hands on coaching
to create procurement strategies that drive costs down.
- Direct and manage
the control, management and distribution of materials and supplies to
customers.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Develop negotiation
strategies and lead negotiations with supply base and contractors.
- Meet regularly with
stakeholders to understand and satisfy business needs.
Key
Competencies:
- Leadership and
Capacity Building: a proven leader
with an understanding of procurement, strategic sourcing and inventory
best practices. This includes the
ability to cultivate entrepreneurship and ownership while enforcing procurement
guidelines and applicable law.
- Negotiation
Skills: the ability to artfully
influence, persuade and generate group consensus.
- Excellent
Communication Skills: demonstrated
ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal, while maintaining
an acute discernment of audience.
Qualifications:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited
college.
- A minimum of 8 years of satisfactory
professional experience in procurement, contract administration, strategic
sourcing, supply chain management, contract law or related field.
- Familiarity with government/public sector
procurement is a plus.
- Experience with the Oracle i-procurement,
advanced procurement and inventory, and Maximo workticket and planning
systems is a plus.
NYCHA is an Equal
Opportunity Employer with a commitment to a diverse workforce. For more
information about the New York City Housing Authority, please visit their
website at www.nyc.gov/nycha
To Apply:
The New York City Housing Authority has retained the services of Harris Rand
Lusk to conduct this search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications may be
directed in confidence to:
Jack Lusk, Managing Partner
or
Anne McCarthy, Senior Director
Harris Rand Lusk
261 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY
10016
amccarthy@harrisrand.com
