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State of Illinois · 3 days ago

AGENCY PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$10,417/mo - $11,250/mo

4+ years exp

The State of Illinois is seeking to hire an Agency Procurement Officer for the Department of Early Childhood. The role involves planning, directing, implementing, and managing the procurement process for supplies, services, and construction while ensuring compliance with state and agency procurement policies.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Serves as the Agency Procurement Officer (APO) for the Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC), acting authoritatively as policy formulating administrator of the Department's Procurement Office in planning, directing, implementing, and administering all Department-specific procurement functions which consist of an annual procurable spend portfolio

Serves as the official IDEC liaison, on behalf of the CFO, to all internal and external entities including the Chief Procurement Office-General Services (CPO-GS), the Office of Management and Budget (GOMB), Procurement Policy Board (PPB), Commission on the Equity and Inclusion (CEI), Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), Illinois State Board of Elections (BOE), vendors, contractors, public, private, state, and federal officials on IDEC-specific procurement issues, independently possessing authority to negotiate and bind IDEC to contractual agreements and operational agreements for specific contractual procurements deferring to the CFO on issues of potentially substantial impact

Independently oversees evaluation of proposals received from vendors, negotiating with vendors, and is ultimately responsible for vendor selection

Develops strategic sourcing strategies for IDEC-specific procurements

Serves as full line supervisor

Drafts and submits annual and semi-annual reports to CPO on IDEC-specific spend status and projections

Performs other duties for the Secretary as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Qualification

Procurement ManagementGovernment PurchasingContract NegotiationStrategic SourcingBudgetingVendor EvaluationBusiness ManagementNIGP CertificationAdministrative ExperienceCross-Functional Management

Required

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with coursework in business management or a related field

Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or private organization, preferably with experience in government purchasing, business management, and managing cross-functioning organizational entities and a thorough knowledge of procurement supply markets and trends

Requires the ability to pass a background check

Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate

Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends

Requires the ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a cell phone, laptop, etc

Preferred

Prefers four (4) years of experience in government sector procurement and/or purchasing

Prefers four (4) years of experience in estimating and budgeting for current and future needs and cost of personnel, space, equipment, supplies, and services

Prefers possession of certification from the National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) preferred