Risk Management and Purchasing Director

This executive-level position directs and administers the City’s Risk Management and Purchasing Department. The position is responsible for strategic planning, development, implementation, and oversight of comprehensive citywide programs in risk management, insurance administration, occupational safety, emergency operations support, procurement, contract compliance, central stores, and inventory control.

This executive-level position directs and administers the City’s Risk Management and Purchasing Department. The position is responsible for strategic planning, development, implementation, and oversight of comprehensive citywide programs in risk management, insurance administration, occupational safety, emergency operations support, procurement, contract compliance, central stores, and inventory control.

Responsibilities include oversight of the City’s self-insurance and commercial insurance programs; claims administration; contractual risk transfer and insurance requirements; employee safety and loss prevention initiatives; procurement operations and compliance with competitive bidding requirements; and emergency preparedness coordination. The position also exercises oversight authority of the City’s comprehensive safety programs.

The incumbent exercises a high degree of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion in administering departmental operations, establishing policies and procedures, and advising executive leadership on risk exposure, insurance coverage, procurement practices, and operational compliance matters. Work is performed under the general direction of the City Manager’s Office and is evaluated through conferences, reports, operational outcomes, and achievement of strategic objectives.

• Directs the development, implementation, and administration of comprehensive citywide purchasing and risk management programs designed to protect the City’s assets, reduce liability exposure, minimize operational losses, and ensure compliance with procurement regulations and competitive bidding requirements.
• Administers the City’s insurance and self-insurance programs, including procurement, renewal, underwriting analysis, policy evaluation, reserve analysis, claims management, and risk financing strategies.
• Develops and administers programs related to property and casualty insurance, automobile liability, general liability, and other related risk financing programs.
• Oversees the City’s procurement operations, including purchasing, contract compliance, central stores, inventory control, and related operational functions.
• Reviews and evaluates insurance specifications, contracts, indemnification provisions, and coverage requirements to ensure appropriate risk transfer and regulatory compliance.
• Serves as the City’s liaison with insurance carriers, third-party administrators, attorneys, brokers, consultants, medical providers, regulatory agencies, and other external stakeholders regarding insurance, claims, procurement, safety, and risk management matters.
• Directs the investigation, administration, and resolution of claims involving workers’ compensation, liability, property damage, and other insured or self-insured exposures, including participation in mediations, hearings, depositions, and trials as necessary.
• Analyzes loss trends, claims data, and operational risks to identify root causes and implement corrective actions, loss prevention strategies, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Oversees and evaluates citywide occupational safety programs to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations and standards.
• Directs the development and delivery of employee safety, compliance, and risk…