VITA Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (IT Consultant 3)

VITA is seeking an Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (ESS)
Duration Expected: 1.5 - 2 years
MAX VENDOR ***: *******
*Deadline to submit: by 4 pm est on Thurs 1/22
ON SITE REQUIRED: 3 days/week

VITA is seeking an Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (ESS)
Duration Expected: 1.5 - 2 years
ON SITE REQUIRED: 3 days/week
MAX VENDOR ***: *******
*Deadline to submit: by 4 pm est on Thurs 1/22

ABOUT THE ROLE

VITA's Enterprise Sourcing team within Supply Chain Management is seeking an Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (ESS) to be responsible for the sourcing and execution of Enterprise sourcing and contracts for IT solutions, goods and services.

This position assists customers (Commonwealth Executive Branch Agencies and other public bodies) in identifying how to solve IT business problems, and facilitates the process of evaluating, negotiating and selecting solutions that provide the best value to the Commonwealth and align with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA). This includes leading customers and stakeholders in the development of requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP) documents, leading teams in evaluating supplier responses and proposals, negotiating complex contracts with suppliers and executing contract awards.

This position will serve on cross-functional sourcing teams and support the development of IT infrastructure sourcing strategy by conducting proactive market research and data and trend analysis. This position will work with other Enterprise Sourcing team members on a regular basis, including other sourcing professionals as well as financial/data focused groups to enhance automation and continual process improvement.

This position will work collaboratively with commercial contract managers, VITA service owners, financial analysts, the Multi Services Integrator and all other VITA and supplier stakeholders to ensure continual improvement of VITA's sourcing and market engagement process and effective future sourcing.

Required/Desired Skills

SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceSr level IT Procurement experienceRequired10YearsSuperior written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all types of stakeholdersRequired10YearsExperience executing request for proposals (RFPs).Required10YearsDemonstrated Knowledge of contract developmentRequired10YearsAbility to analyze and negotiate complex high value contractsRequired10YearsAbility to interpret procurement law and policiesRequired10YearsAbility to use existing templates and work instructions to complete tasksRequired10YearsAbility to work independently with limited supervisionRequired10YearsAbility to lead cross-functional teams and work with all levels of staff and the general publicRequired10YearsBachelor's degree, preferably in business, information systems, compliance, legal, or related field preferred (or commiserate experience)Required0Ability to work with Enterprise Sourcing peers to collectively problem solve and brainstorm solutions that can be uniformly appliedDesired10YearsState or local VA state agency procurement exp will be beneficial. Professional references a big plus if your candidate has prior VA state agency exp.Highly desired0
Questions

No.QuestionQuestion1Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?Question2Please list candidate's email address.Question3In what city and state does your candidate permanently reside? Local Richmond candidates preferred bc of on site requirements. If your candidate is local to Richmond, have you (vendor) taken the necessary steps to verify this residency?Question4If selected, role requires 3 days per week in their office (parking is provided at their location). If selected, does your candidate agree to this arrangement?Question5If selected, in addition to the compliance docs in Vector required, VITA requires a separate fingerprint check. Offer is contingent upon them passing this add'l background check that goes back to age 18. Please make sure your candidate is aware of this before submitting in case there are any infractions you need to know about. Question6If your candidate has prior State or local VA state agency procurement exp (Highly Desired), having a professional reference from their previous agency mgr would be a BIG PLUS. Pls upload (under the reference tab) if you have such a reference, and make sure its detailed with the agency mgr's name, dates of engagement, contact info as well as details around their performance.