Description: ONLY SUBMIT CANDIDATES LOCAL TO BAY AREA/WORK LOCATION-OAKLAND GENERAL OFFICE. ASSIGNMENT IS HYBRID AND WILL BE REQUIRED ON-SITE MINIMUM ONCE A MONTH AND POTENTIALLY MORE DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NEED.
CLIENT LAPTOP WILL BE ISSUED. IF ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED THE RESPECTIVE SUPPLIER MUST PROVIDE.
TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR: 1. Familiarity with a company's Sourcing/Procurement/Contracting process
2. Proven track record of being able to quickly understand and distill complex processes into easily digestible instructions/guides
3. Ability to serve as a single point of contact and guide others through complex processes
Job Description: The selected candidate would be the Sourcing subject matter expert that 1) understands the end-to-end Sourcing process, 2) is able to document that process, 3) develop aids to help Program Managers successfully navigate the RFP/RFQ, contracting, change order process (cyber security, privacy reviews, budget updates), and 4) facilitate the Digital Strategy, Cyber Security, Privacy review process. Additionally, the person in this role would also help coordinate solicitations and submit new contract and change order requests.
Core Tasks:
• Document existing processes and create training materials
• Perform a stock take of current contracts and develop a timeline for actions required for each including timelines and key milestones
• New Contracts
o Work with existing Program Managers and Sourcing to Understand the current steps a Program Manager needs to take to onboard a new vendor, establish a new contract, and complete all required internal Client Sourcing hurdles, like cyber security, digital strategy, privacy, and legal.
Develop a training aid that helps Program Managers navigate the steps they need to take to create new contracts
• When to engage with IT
• When to engage with Cyber Security
• When to engage with Digital Strategy
• When to engage with Privacy
• When to engage the vendor
• When to engage Legal
• RFPs/RFQs
o Work with existing Program Managers and Sourcing to develop a Scope of work for the RFP/RFQ process Easy to follow step-by-step guide Program Managers can use to walk them through the RFP/RFQ process A RFP/RFQ timeline/training aid
o Coordinate the RFP/RFQ process, like contract opportunity announcements, bidders conference, scoring team
• Existing Contracts
o Work with existing Program Managers and Sourcing subject matter experts to
Document the current Sourcing process Program Managers must follow to update contracts
Develop a training aid that helps Program Managers navigate the steps they need to take to update/modify/extend existing contracts For example,
• When do Program Mangers need to submit a new Engagement Request versus utilizing an existing Engagement Request?
• When does an Master Service Agreement (MSA) cover new and existing contracts with the same vendor?
Minimum Qualifications: - 1-3 years of experience working with contracts
- BS/BA Degree, or equivalent work experience
Desired Qualifications: - Familiarity with Client's Sourcing and Procurement processes is a plus
- Experience working with an investor-owned utility
- High level of organization
- Strong communication skills
- bility to communicate complex processes to a wide audience.