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Supervisor Finance (Contracts)
CalOptima is a mission-driven community-based organization that serves member health with excellence and dignity. The Supervisor Finance (Contracts) will oversee the Procurement & Vendor Management team, managing procurement projects and contract administration while ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Participates in a mission-driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability
Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals/priorities for the department
Supervises the day-to-day activities of purchasing staff members, including performance measurement, evaluation and professional development
Supervises, trains and provides performance goals for direct staff
Develops and maintains subordinate team's work schedule to achieve optimal coverage and productivity; performs daily time management and authorization for staff
Interviews potential candidates and makes recommendations for second round interviews and/or hiring of a candidate
Mentors Procurement and Contract Managers, and other department staff in certain aspects of the procurement process as needed
Serves as resource for the department and CalOptima Health staff regarding public procurement
Participates in the initiation, development, and recommendation of contracting procedures
Provides oversight and support to ensure effective communication, development, and implementation of projects, programs, and new initiatives in a cross-functional capacity
Develops and maintains relationships with all stakeholders to ensure collaboration on the project or program
Negotiates, organizes, develops and administers contracts and amendments for highly visible and complex procurement projects
Provides regularly scheduled reports regarding the status of contracts and assignments
Communicates with both internal and external customers to help facilitate contracting efforts
Assists in the development of internal processes to monitor effectiveness and performance of existing contracts
Conducts regular contract review meetings with business owners, internal leadership, and vendors as necessary to ensure compliance with contract requirements
Monitors performance and utilization trends of assigned vendor contracts to assess new opportunities for cost savings and other performance issues
In collaboration with leadership, leads contract related duties including contract execution, amendments, corrective action plans, contract termination, and any close-out activities
In collaboration with leadership, leads all solicitation activities including development of work scopes, release, questions and answers, proposal and bid review, vendor selection, protests, and post-solicitation de-briefings
Conducts formal and informal procurements using all procurement methodologies, such as requests for proposals (RFP), requests for quotations (RFQ), qualification based selections (QBS), piggybacks, and invitations for bids (IFB)
Reviews requisitions and creates purchase orders for their specific projects
Acts as subject matter expert for procurement-related questions and internal policies and procedures. - (Essential)
Collaborates with business partners or subject-matter experts, Information Technology (IT), and other internal departments as necessary on projects that involve system impacts
Ensures that projects are delivered in the agreed upon timelines and with minimal disruptions
Manages multiple large complex projects and priorities simultaneously
Manages changes to contracts using appropriate negotiation skills
Creates and maintains comprehensive project and procurement documentation such as intake forms, project objectives, scopes of work, project plans, status reports, solicitation documentation, contract negotiations, and provides timely responses to project inquiries
Completes other projects and duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in English, business administration or related field PLUS 5 years of public agency vendor contracting experience required; an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying
2 years of experience in a lead role required
Preferred
Master's degree in business administration or related field
Law degree
Experience in procurement and contract negotiation in a health-care industry and HIPPA requirements with emphasis on public procurement in California
Experience with IT procurement
Experience with construction and public works, prevailing wage, bonding, and insurance
Benefits
CalPERS pension program and additional retirement packages.
A generous PTO program
A quality work life balance
Various wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional development opportunities
Career development opportunities
Flexible scheduling
Company
NEOGOV
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