Director of Purchasing and Contracts

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) provides water wastewater and recycled water services to nearly one million customers across a 682-square-mile service area in Western Riverside and Northern San Diego Counties.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Administrative Services the Director of Purchasing and Contracts provides executive leadership for EMWDs purchasing contracting warehousing and materials management functions and an approximately 20-person department. The Department manages competitive solicitations purchase orders professional services and other agreements supplier negotiations and approximately 3800 inventory line-items supporting District operations. The next Director will lead continued modernization through Workday Strategic Sourcing and Contract Lifecycle Management stronger contract life-cycle practices warehouse and inventory improvements vendor engagement policy and process modernization team development and performance improvement.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished forward-looking procurement executive with depth in public procurement strategic sourcing complex contracting negotiations and materials management along with the judgment and communication skills to advise senior leadership present to the Board develop staff and build constructive relationships with vendors and internal partners.

Requires ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in government procurement including at least five (5) years in a management capacity and education equivalent to a bachelors degree with major coursework in public or business administration finance or a related field. A masters degree and professional procurement credentials such as CPPO NIGP-CPP and CPSM are desirable.

Annual Salary: $192296 - $239470

Please apply on-line by October 16 2026.

For questions inquiries or candidate recommendations please contact Syldy Tom () or Sherrill Uyeda () at .

An Equal Opportunity/ADA Employer

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