Procurement & Compliance Specialist Senior

Overview & Benefits Oakland County is more than just a workplace. It is a place where you can make a real difference. As one of Michigan’s leading public service organizations, we are committed to strengthening communities, delivering essential services, and improving the quality of life for nearly 1.3 million residents. When you join our team, you become part of a mission-driven workforce guided by integrity, innovation, and a passion for public service. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to do meaningful work that matters. Apply today and help shape the future of Oakland County, where we are All Ways Moving Forward. For more information about Oakland County benefits and employee perks, please visit: https://www.oakgov.com/government/human-resources/benefits/new-hire General Summary $57,394-$76,897 This position is hybrid. Are you analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about improving processes and using data to drive better results? In this role, you’ll help strengthen procurement operations across Oakland County by supporting system integrity, compliance, reporting, and process consistency. You’ll play a key role in optimizing Workday, developing meaningful reporting, and identifying opportunities to make procurement processes more efficient and effective. What You’ll Do Monitor procurement processes to support compliance with County policies, procedures, and standards. Develop reports, dashboards, and metrics to provide insight into procurement activities and performance. Support Workday optimization, system accuracy, testing, and process improvements. Identify opportunities to streamline and standardize procurement processes. Develop resources and provide training and support to procurement staff and system users. Maintain accurate procurement data and help resolve system or process issues. Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement operations. Why You’ll Love It Play a key role in improving how procurement operates across Oakland County. Use data, technology, and problem-solving to drive meaningful process improvements. Build expertise in Workday and public-sector procurement operations. Collaborate with teams across the County while helping create more consistent and efficient processes. Minimum Qualifications EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Required Minimum Qualifications Have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in business administration, public administration, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or closely related field of study. Have at least three (3) years of full-time work experience in procurement, procurement compliance, or procurement operations. Essential Job Functions Monitors procurement activities to ensure compliance with County policies and procedures, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and audit requirements. Conducts routine audits and quality assurance reviews of requisitions, contracts, amendments and supplies documentation. Serves as the functional lead for Workday Procurement and related systems. Maintains data integrity and ensures accurate system configuration. Functions as a liaison to Oakland County Information Technology and partners with them to assist in the improvement of efficiencies, automation and standardization. Works closely with the Procurement team, Fiscal Services, Corporation Counsel, Risk Management and Information Technology. Serves as a liaison for procurement operations and compliance related matters. Supports procurement related year-end activities. Prepares documentation and reporting for internal audits and external audits. Ensures compliance documentation is complete and accessible. Utilizes current countywide and/or department specific software to complete assignments. Essential Physical & Mental Requirements Ability to communicate to accurately convey information. Ability to operate typical office equipment and supplies. WORKING CONDITIONS Hybrid oppor…

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