Sourcing Planner (Procurement and Contracts)

What You Will Do At ODM:

Office : Legal Counsel

Bureau : Contracts and Acquisitions

Classification : Sourcing Planner (PN: 20097339)

Job Overview :

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), Office of Legal Counsel/ Bureau of Contracts and Acquisitions is seeking an experienced procurement professional to serve as one of the primary points of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding procurement and contracting activities for the agency. As a Sourcing Planner, your responsibilities will include:

Independently drafting, editing, proofreading, and releasing competitive solicitation documents, including complex, multi-million-dollar Requests for Proposals and Statements of Work.

Creating, planning, researching, and reviewing complex procurement and contract projects

Drafting Contracts, Grants, Inter-Agency Agreements, Data Use Agreements, and other similar contracts

Reviewing and analyzing terms and conditions for Medicaid's portfolio of contracts.

Developing complex scopes of work and deliverables and performing market research to draft procurement requirements and specifications

Coordinating internal meetings to meet procurement deadlines and facilitates evaluation meetings for the procurement selection process

Identifying solutions with issues and challenges in procurement and contract projects

Participating in contract negotiations

Serving as a liaison between ODM and other state agencies with regard to procurement activities

Working closely with internal stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle to identify needs and potential risks, and review supplier performance

Providing training and technical assistance to contract managers on state procurement processes and contract management policies NOTE: Preferable qualifications for this position would include:

- Experience with drafting complex requests for proposals

- Experience with drafting and negotiating complex contracts

- Background in project management or facilitating and coordinating team projects

- Completion of College or Graduate Degree

- National Institute for Government Procurement (NIPG) and/or Certified Ohio Procurement Agent/Manager (COPA/COPM) certification

- Being detail oriented and be able to work collaboratively and independently.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period

Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year

Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave

Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation ) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Completion of graduate core in public or business administration, purchasing, materials management, contracting,

acquisition management or logistics, supply chain management, operations management or other sourcing related field; 6

mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in purchasing/procurement/sourcing.

-Or completion of undergraduate core in public or business administration, purchasing, materials management,

contracting, acquisition management or logistics, supply chain management, operations management or other sourcing

related field; 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in purchasing/procurement/sourcing.

-Or 42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in purchasing/procurement/sourcing to include exp. in performing spend analysis,

developing sourcing strategy & evaluating vendor performance.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Senior Sourcing Analyst, 64513.

-Or 24 mos. exp. as Sourcing Analyst, 64512.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Technical Skills: Contract Negotiation

Professional Skills: Consultation, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Attention to Detail, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Results Oriented, Teamwork, Verbal Communication, Written Communication