IT Contracting and Procurement Specialist

Possess a current knowledge of business trends, government regulations, software
licensing practices, as well as negotiation and pricing techniques, in order to
effectively find manufacturers for a particular technology product or service, ensure
order fulfillment with vendors and negotiate pricing and delivery schedules.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides high-level technical assistance to Medicaid & Chip Services (MCS), IT, and other
  staff regarding procurement processes and approaches.
• Coordinates, organizes, and analyzes procurement requirements from multiple program areas within MCS, as well as partner departments.
• Works closely with Procurement and Contracting Services (PCS) and Legal Services staff on determination of appropriate solicitation method, timelines, procurement posting, and management of the procurement process.
• Serves as SME in assigned workgroups and training activities, including developing presentations for management and staff.

Skills and Qualifications

• Writing Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Leading JAD sessions to elicit requirements from stakeholders
• Developing key performance measures for solicitations and resulting contracts
• Performing quality assurance activities on large projects.
• Creating process flows for AS-IS and TO-BE models.
• Development cost models, pricing workbook and financial requirements
• Prior experience developing Federal funding requests (Planning and/or Implementation Advanced Planning Documents).
• Drafting RFPs
• Experience negotiating large contracts.