Procurement Specialist 4

THE POSITION

As a Procurement Specialist 4 with the Department of General Services, Bureau of Procurement, you will lead complex IT procurement projects that keep essential systems running smoothly. This position encourages strong leadership, clear decision making, and careful attention to detail. You will have the opportunity to partner with experts across a variety of fields to build strong and effective solutions that improve services and reduce risks.

Take pride in a position that strengthens statewide services and delivers real results!

This position focuses on leading IT procurement projects from planning through completion while ensuring quality and compliance. You will have the opportunity to support project teams, guide documentation development, and help strengthen procurement processes. As a Procurement Specialist 4, you will perform the following duties:

• Project Leadership:
  Manage procurement efforts from early planning through contract approval
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Coordinate with business, technical, legal, and fiscal experts to develop strong procurement materials
• Requirements Analysis:
  Gather and review information to understand customer needs and shape competitive documents
• Timeline Management:
  Develop schedules, identify risks, and ensure activities remain on track
• Process Improvement:
  Recommend better methods and practices to increase efficiency and quality
• Quality Review:
  Evaluate procurement documents to ensure accuracy and compliance

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week upon successful completion of the initial training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• One year as a Procurement Specialist 3 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of professional experience performing contract management work; and a bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, logistics, project, or operations management, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• You must possess at least three years of professional IT experience that includes one year of experience leading or coordinating IT projects.
• You must possess at least one year of experience managing IT projects using established project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Experience developing project plans, schedules, and status reports
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure Dev Ops, or similar applications
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.
• 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date. The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.