Procurement Agent

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Job Title:

Procurement Agent 3

Agency:

Department of Public Health Job

Requisition :

Day (United States of America)
Compensation Details:$44,998.81 - $59,143.37

Job Description:

Pay Grade: KClick HERE for Video Who We Are. We protect lives. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in communities throughout the state. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing for and responding to disasters.

What We Offer . As a member of the DPH team, you will join a group of passionate individuals dedicated to serving Georgians. Regardless of your role, you will contribute to protecting lives while enjoying a wide range of benefits.

Make a Professional Impact – Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play.

Enjoy Workplace Flexibility – Experience flexibility in how you work so you can be your best self for you and the people of Georgia.

Work with a Dynamic and Diverse Team – Collaborate with employees who share ideas and leverage collective strengths.

Achieve Career Longevity – Take advantage of opportunities for learning and development that support a long-term career.

Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture – Work in a unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role.

Feel Pride in Where you Work – Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like yourself.

Under broad supervision, provides in-depth research and analytical support for a complex category in a variety of procurement activities, and/or leads a less-complex category. Develops and executes procurement strategies that are designed to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize costs for assigned less complex category(s). Develops and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Manages category and vendor performance.

Job Responsibilities:

Develops, communicates, and implements procurement strategy for assigned less-complex category(s). Sets sourcing strategy based on overall procurement objectives, customer needs, supply market dynamics, technological changes in the marketplace, and other relevant factors. Compiles and analyzes data.

Identifies target savings for assigned category(s). Validates addressable spend from spend analysis report. Benchmarks spend baseline against market to identify target savings. Revises target savings as necessary due to scope and information changes. Develops Request for Quotes (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), and other solicitation documents based on specified sourcing strategies. Checks and corrects issues with technical writing such as clarity of specifications and grammatical errors.

Conducts the technical writing of solicitation documents in compliance with applicable laws, policies and procedures.

Supports strategic sourcing teams in the development of financial and technical evaluation criteria for more complex solicitations. Identifies key financial and technical criteria for vendor evaluation. Supports the evaluation process and category team to identify vendor for negotiation and/or intent to award.

Develops negotiation strategies based on vendor response and market analysis to identify possible…