Procurement Officer-It Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Contracts, Vendor & Asset Management
Current*For Technology Services & Solutions and other Departments. IT/Technology Contracts & Procurement, Technology Acquisitions, IT Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management, Project & Business Management.*Apply and execute at an outstanding level, the Four Cs: 1. Customer Satisfaction, 2. Cycle Time, 3. Compliance, 4. Cost Savings.*IT/Technology RFP/RFx, contract, deal, and PO negotiations and execution that meet the needs and timeframes of the County/user department/agency with the best possible terms, conditions, and financials/TCO/pricing/cost savings, all for the benefit of the County and taxpayers.*Application of the various, standard IT Procurement and Strategic Sourcing tools, including but not limited to, Seven Step Strategic Sourcing Process, utilizing Benchmarking/IT Advisories (e.g. Gartner, ClearEdge, IDC, Forrester, etc.), ITB (Invitation to Bid), RFP, RFQ, RFI.*Subject matter expert on the best and optimal procurement method to apply to any given procurement/contract/sourcing event, e.g. Contract Release PO, Standard PO, Invitation to Bid (ITB), eRFP (electronic Request for Proposal), Request for Information (RFI), new contract or an amendment.*Public Procurement and County of Santa Clara processes and policies subject matter expert knowledge and application, includes, but not limited to, BOS Chapter 5, solicitations, justifications to non-competitive procurement, Beyond Five Year (B5Y), ISO Risk Assessments & Questionnaires, Interaction, collaboration, and partnership with County Counsel Office, Office of Countywide Contract Management, Chief Information Security Office, IT/TSS, all County offices SMEs, management analysts, program managers.