Season 4 | Ep. 14 - Doing Business with the City of Plantation

Charles Spencer is the Procurement Director for the City of Plantation. He has been working in the Public Procurement/Purchasing profession for the past twenty-three (23) years. He is a Florida Certified Contract Manager and a Florida Certified Contract Negotiator, Certified Public Procurement Associate, and a Certified Public Procurement Professional.

Charles Spencer is an active member of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP, and the Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials (FAPPO). He holds numerous certificates relating to the Procurement profession and is
always actively seeking to broaden his knowledge by continuing his education through continuing education courses and seminars.

A few of Charles Spencer’s notable achievements: He wrote the City of Plantation’s first Procurement manual, and he started an annual education session for staff concerning procurement/purchasing to ensure all rules were being followed and to maximize competition. Charles Spencer also streamlined the procurement processes, and successful transition a

Procurement Division to a Procurement Department. He has a passion for Procurement and believes that the process and outcome should end as a “win/win” for both parties and tries to obtain this goal within the State, County, and Local Laws.

Learn more about the City of Plantation and the work they do:
https://www.plantation.org/

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