Enterprise Sourcing Specialist

Location: Richmond, VA

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (On-site required 3 days/week)

Job Type: Contract

Job Summary A leading Public Sector client in Richmond, VA, is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (ESS) to join their Supply Chain Management team. This role is pivotal in the sourcing and execution of enterprise-level contracts for IT solutions, goods, and services.

The selected candidate will act as a strategic advisor to Executive Branch Agencies and public bodies, identifying IT business problems and facilitating the evaluation, negotiation, and selection of solutions that align with public procurement regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing: Lead customers and stakeholders in developing Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposal (RFP) documents to solve complex IT business problems.
• Contract Negotiation: Lead teams in evaluating supplier responses, negotiating complex, high-value contracts, and executing contract awards to ensure the best value.
• Strategy Development: Support IT infrastructure sourcing strategies by conducting proactive market research, data analysis, and trend analysis.
• Collaboration: Serve on cross-functional teams, working collaboratively with commercial contract managers, service owners, financial analysts, and integrators to enhance automation and process improvement.
• Compliance: Ensure all sourcing activities align with State Procurement Laws and policies.

Required Experience & Skills

• IT Procurement: Minimum 10 years of Senior-level IT Procurement experience.
• RFP Execution: Minimum 10 years of experience executing Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Contract Development: Minimum 10 years of demonstrated knowledge in contract development.
• Negotiation: Minimum 10 years of experience analyzing and negotiating complex, high-value contracts.
• Legal Interpretation: Minimum 10 years of experience interpreting procurement law and policies.
• Leadership: Minimum 10 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and working with staff at all levels.
• Autonomy: Ability to work independently with limited supervision using existing templates and work instructions.
• Communication: Superior written and oral communication skills are required.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Compliance, Legal, or a related field (or commensurate experience) is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous procurement experience with a State or Local Virginia agency is highly desired.
• Professional references from prior State Agency managers are a significant plus.