Senior Procurement Analyst - R19487

Senior Procurement And Contracts Specialist

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Do you have experience reviewing scopes of service and managing complex solicitations? Have you worked with cooperative purchases? Are you familiar with the basic principles of public procurement? We are looking for an experienced procurement professional with strong writing and analytical skills to serve in a senior role on our Competitive (Solicitations) Procurement team!

Prior public sector procurement experience is required. The best-qualified candidates will have substantial prior experience drafting and managing complex solicitations such as Invitations for Bids and Requests for Proposals.

As a Senior Procurement and Contracts Specialist in this position, you'll :

• Work with department customers to independently draft, develop, and manage a variety of complex solicitations (Request for Proposal, Invitation to Negotiate, Request for Professional Services [CCNA], and others).
• Review and process cooperative purchase requests submitted by county departments for Information Technology and a variety of other goods and services.
• Researching and recommending cooperative purchasing solutions for countywide use.
• Follow an established and adopted set of standard operating procedures to accomplish assigned work, and ensure processes are transparent, consistent, and compliant.
• Facilitate public meetings for County staff, vendors, and others, including pre-bid conferences and evaluation meetings.
• Use a variety of adopted templates to prepare and draft contracts for goods, services, and projects.
• Work collaboratively with your team to research peer agencies and determine the best approach to complex or unusual procurements.
• Facilitate periodic Partnership meetings for assigned customer departments.

Professional Development : YOUR continuing education and professional development are keenly important to us! As a member of our team, you will receive paid continuing education in the field of public procurement and obtain (or maintain) your Procurement professional certifications. Visit www.nigp.org, www.uppcc.org, and www.fappo.org for more information on the Procurement profession and associated certifications.

E-Work / Remote Work : Currently, our Procurement team is eligible to e-work up to 2 days per week! After you complete your first six months and contingent on work requirements and other factors, you'll be eligible for this fantastic benefit.

Typical Work Hours : Monday Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. 5 : 00 p.m.

About You

To be considered for this role, you must have the following :

The ideal candidate has the following knowledge, skills, and / or abilities :

About Everything Else

Pay : Up to $80,000.00, depending upon experience.

We believe in continuing education and will pay for both training and testing for professional certifications :

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and / or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day :