JOB DESCRIPTION



GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Governmental Affairs Strategy Director oversees governmental relations strategies in strategic states, working with local lobbyists and/or consultants to develop strategies to protect and grow Tremco's cooperative purchasing business.

The position includes monitoring legislative activity surrounding cooperative purchasing and public works in all 50 states.

It is imperative that legislative bills are read and interpreted correctly.

This involves reviewing each state's revised code and administrative policies surrounding cooperative procurement and public works.

This includes preparing and editing proposed legislation, supporting defensive lobbying efforts on opposition bills, and understanding procurement statutes.

The position requires the ability to research and interpret state statutes and administrative policy on public markets.

Must be able to translate the information into usable, understandable language, which requires superior writing and verbalization skills.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be thoroughly versed in labor-based cooperative purchasing.
• Assist in the development and creation of strategy implementation documents.
• Review proposed legislative code changes that impact cooperative purchasing and advise stakeholders of potential impact.
  
  
• Participate in all legislative strategy discussions, identify next steps with lobbyists, and track open items.
• Review the public procurement code concerning cooperative purchasing and labor-based facility solutions.
• Monitor trends and laws that affect purchasing.
• Work with stakeholders to develop white papers and talking points and refine the message to public agencies, legislators, and support organizations.
  
  Research and composing such documents in support of cooperative purchasing.
  
  
• Work with Sales representatives to understand the issues at hand, for the representatives to explain the proposed legislative changes and how they will impact their customers.
• Work with Cooperative contract holders to educate their executive directors and members on the impact of proposed legislation.
• Develop email and calling information for representatives, internal employees, and others to use when calling their senators and House/Assembly members in their states.
  
  Review all the messaging with representatives and lobbyists.
  
  
• Work with organizations, associations, other facility vendors, and trade organizations in message development.
• Attend all local lobbyist meetings via Teams.
• Attend key legislative meetings with the cooperative team in person or via Teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science or any other legal field of study.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in legislative or governmental affairs in either the private or public sector.
  
  
• Experience working in a senior legislative capacity for a majority State Senator, lower House Member, or Majority Caucus, or in a senior policy and/or legislative capacity for an Executive Cabinet department.
  
  
• Energetic and enthusiastic individual comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in a remote environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand contract requirements.
• Budgets, report analysis, and customer support
• Proficient with MS Office Programs, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Understanding and prior use of database management systems, knowledge of SAP.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to plan and organize various functions and the ability to multitask.
• Ability to adapt and learn new processes or programs easily.
• Possess business math skills (calculated discounts, percentages, commissions, etc.) with the ability to negotiate prices with vendors.
• Must be detail-oriented with excellent proofreading skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Results-oriented.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Possesses strong organizational skills.