Yakshna Solutions · 21 hours ago
Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (IT Consultant 3)
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $110K/yr
10+ years expYakshna Solutions, Inc. is a woman-owned small business providing professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. They are seeking an Enterprise Sourcing Specialist to manage the sourcing and execution of contracts for IT solutions, ensuring alignment with procurement laws and providing value to the Commonwealth.
ConsultingGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Assists customers (Commonwealth Executive Branch Agencies and other public bodies) in identifying how to solve IT business problems, and facilitates the process of evaluating, negotiating and selecting solutions that provide the best value to the Commonwealth and aligns with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA)
Leads customers and stakeholders in the development of requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP) documents
Leading teams in evaluating supplier responses and proposals, negotiating complex contracts with suppliers and executing contract awards
Serves cross-functional sourcing teams and support the development of IT infrastructure sourcing strategy by conducting proactive market research and data and trend analysis
Work with other Enterprise Sourcing team members on a regular basis, including other sourcing professionals as well as financial/data focused groups to enhance automation and continual process improvement
Work collaboratively with commercial contract managers, VITA service owners, financial analysts, the Multi Services Integrator and all other VITA and supplier stakeholders to ensure continual improvement of VITA’s sourcing and market engagement process and effective future sourcing
Qualification
Required
10 years of experience in Sr Level IT Procurement
Superior written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all types of stakeholders
Experience executing requests for proposals (RFPs)
Demonstrated Knowledge of contract development
Ability to analyze and negotiate complex high value contracts
Ability to interpret procurement law and policies
Ability to use existing templates and work instructions to complete tasks
Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and work with all levels of staff and the public
Bachelor's degree, preferably in business, information systems, compliance, legal, or related field preferred (or commiserate experience)
Ability to work with Enterprise Sourcing peers collectively to solve problems and brainstorm solutions that can be uniformly applied (desired)
State or local VA state agency procurement exp will be beneficial. Professional references a big plus if your candidate has prior VA state agency (not required but highly desired)
US Citizenship or 'Green Card Holder (Local Candidates to Richmond) W-2 Only
Benefits
401(k)
Health
Dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Paid time off
Training and professional development assistance
Company
Yakshna Solutions
Yakshna Solutions, Inc. is a minority and women-owned 8(a) certified business enterprise.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-03-26
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