Job Description

Requisition No: 875559

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - 72000023

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 72000023

Salary: Up to $120,000

Posting Closing Date: 05/22/2026

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Deputy Director of Operations
Division of State Purchasing
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee, Florida

and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the Division’s budget and operations, including spend plans, legislative budget requests, and purchasing and contract management duties.
• Drives enterprise procurement policy through rulemaking, guidance, and partnership with legislative stakeholders.
• Supports vendor compliance with applicable rule and statute.
• Leads development and deployment of instructional materials and communications related to procurement and contract management.
• Acts as the executive sponsor to two enterprise information technology solutions: MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) and the State Travel Management System (STMS).
• Supports and ensures alignment of the Division’s strategic goals with long range program plans.
• Acts as a leader to colleagues within the Division of State Purchasing and the Department of Management Services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 6 years of progressively responsible experience in the business, accounting, or statistical field.
• Experience in mining and analyzing data for decision-making and reporting purposes.
• Experience with the State of Florida budget process, including the compilation of agency legislative budget requests.
• Experience with state procurement law and processes and the ability to apply this knowledge in support of procurement practice. Specific experience with MyFloridaMarketPlace is a plus.
• Previous experience establishing organizational goals and performance metrics aligned to those goals.
• Experience establishing an environment of financial and service accountability.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and holding vendors accountable.
• Experience developing, reviewing or delivering curriculum for enterprise programs.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate individuals and teams to perform at a high level and to embrace change.
• Management experience, providing employee and peer feedback designed to hold the organization accountable.
• Integrity, Communication, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Empowerment.
• This position requires repetitive motion and sedentary work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 years of progressively responsible experience in the business, accounting, or statistical field while leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Florida Certified Contract Manager
• Florida Certified Contract Negotiator
• Project Management Professional

Our Organization and Mission:

Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Interim Secretary Tom Berger and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

Special Notes:

DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our agency recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
DMS.Ability@dms.fl.gov
DMS.Veterans@dms.fl.gov.
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. For purposes of requesting reasonable accommodations, as mentioned above, the agency hiring authority is the DMS Human Resources office, which the candidate can reach at (850) 488-2707.
Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.