Enterprise Sourcing Specialist

Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (IT Consultant
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Enterprise Sourcing Specialist, Richmond, VA, US

VITA's Enterprise Sourcing team within Supply Chain Management is seeking an Enterprise Sourcing Specialist (ESS) to be responsible for the sourcing and execution of Enterprise sourcing and contracts for IT solutions, goods and services. This position 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 align with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA).

This includes leading 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.

This position will serve on cross‑functional sourcing teams and support the development of IT infrastructure sourcing strategy by conducting proactive market research, data and trend analysis. It will work with other Enterprise Sourcing team members on a regular basis, including sourcing professionals as well as financial/data focused groups to enhance automation and continual process improvement.

The role will 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.

• Sr level IT Procurement experience Required 10 Years
• Superior written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all types of stakeholders Required 10 Years
• Experience executing request for proposals (RFPs). Required 10 Years
• Demonstrated Knowledge of contract development Required 10 Years
• Ability to analyze and negotiate complex high value contracts Required 10 Years
• Ability to interpret procurement law and policies Required 10 Years
• Ability to use existing templates and work instructions to complete tasks Required 10 Years
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision Required 10 Years
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and work with all levels of staff and the general public Required 10 Years
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, information systems, compliance, legal, or related field preferred (or commiserate experience) Required
• Ability to work with Enterprise Sourcing peers to collectively problem solve and brainstorm solutions that can be uniformly applied Desired 10 Years
• State or local VA state agency procurement exp will be beneficial. Professional references a big plus if your candidate has prior VA state agency exp. Highly desired