Procurement Contracting Information Technology Customer Service

Angela C. Morris

Jefferson City, MO ***** 573-***-**** ********@*****.***

Profile

Successfully 100% Remote for over past 10 years. Service-oriented team player and leader with 25 years' experience in IT Procurement, in both public and private sector, including Supervisory/Managerial. A multi-tasker with extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of central procurement and of state statutes and procedures of state government purchasing. Experience in creating, training and supervising teams effectively. Dedicated team member and manager with excellent interpersonal and communications skills to inspire, motivate, resolve conflicts and build rapport with both internal and external customers.

Experience

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, STATE OF MISSOURI, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION,

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIVISION “ITSD”

APRIL 2006 – PRESENT

Responsible for awarding/managing contracts for anything IT: software, hardware, Telecommunications. IT Consulting, etc.

Prepare IFB, RFP, RFQ & SFS documents. Evaluate and award.

Negotiate pricing, terms and conditions, license agreements, PAQ’s. SOW’s. etc.

Communicate with agencies, OA Purchasing Buyers, ITSD Budget & Payables, and vendors on anything ITSD contract related including conducting bids, justifying SFS’s, awarding contracts, renewals, amendments, extensions, resolving contractual issues, providing contract management, and, being the liaison between agencies and OA Purchasing.

Provide excellent customer service to the agency’s to assist them on procurement processes, procedures, determine the correct solicitation type and ongoing contract management.

Provide weekly contract updates to maintain database. Prepare monthly procurement Dashboard.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, SAMII, MissouriBUYS and SharePoint.

Granted Higher Delegation of Authority by OA Purchasing.

Strong knowledge and understanding of Chapter 34 and Missouri's procurement rules.

Enter requests, bids, awards, renewals, and manage contracts in MissouriBUYS.

Senior level and only Procurement Officer for the Department of Social Services (DSS) for anything IT until the ITSD Consolidation. Created and trained staff on procurement procedures and processes.

Effectively perform duties remotely with considerable independence.

BUYER. STATE OF MISSOURI, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION, DIVISION OF PURCHASING, IT SECTION

JANUARY 2001 - APRIL 2006

Managed Information Technology “IT” contracts for the State of Missouri.

Prepared/Conducted/Evaluated/Awarded IFB’s. RFP’s & SFS’s for state agencies under Chapter 34.

Knowledge of principles/practices of central procurement and of state statutes/procedures of state government purchasing.

Advised, trained and reviewed documents for new Buyer’s and user agency staff.

ACCOUNT MANAGER KRAFT FOODS USA AUGUST 1998 – JANUARY 2001

Remotely managed 25 store locations and negotiated with Buyers at 2 Corporate Headquarters in Missouri and Illinois.

Supervised staff assigning them weekly/monthly/quarterly goals to maintain distribution against competitors at store level.

Mentored, trained, scheduled, and gave performance reviews of my direct reports/staff.

MANAGER CINEMARK & HOLLYWOOD THEATERS MISSOURI AND TEXAS AUGUST NOVEMBER 1990 – JANUARY 1998

Managed all operations including: supervising all staff, making employee work schedules, assigning work, conducting performance reviews/evaluations, assessments for promotions or discipline, interviewing/hiring, training and managing over 30 staff members. Promoted to collect reporting from all theaters in Missouri, Kansas, and Ohio box office/concessions/personnel data.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science: Major: Marketing Minor: Business Administration May 1998 GPA 3.7

AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

Buyer of the Year large entity Recipient MAPP – Missouri Association of Public Purchasing

Marketing Student of the Year – American Marketing Association “AMA”

Vice President and Certified Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Member 1993-1998

State Board Representative, Missouri Marketing & Management Association/Delta Epsilon Chi 1993-1998

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