Procurement Officer I (Contractual) (Central Services)

at  State of Maryland

INTRODUCTION

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is a department under Maryland’s Executive Branch. Formed in 1972 by the Maryland General Assembly to address the agriculture needs for the State of Maryland. The Department oversees and serves as a regulatory body for animal health and consumer services to include marketing and lab services, plant and pest management, and resource conservation. As the number one industry in Maryland, the diversity of agriculture programs in the State continues to expand and grow.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Procurement Officer I- Option 1
Experience: Six years of experience, two years of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions and an additional four years of professional contract management experience or professional procurement experience.
Procurement Officer I- Option 2
Experience: Five years of experience, one year of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions and an additional four years of professional contract management experience or professional procurement experience.
Notes:
1. Candidates may substitute certification as a Certified Public Manager from the National Association of Purchasing Management; Certified Professional Contracts Manager from the National Contract Management Association; Certified Public Purchasing Officer or Certified Professional Public Buyer from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. or National Association of State Purchasing Officers) for the additional four years of the required experience.
2. Candidates for Option 1 positions may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions for the required experience.
3. Candidates for Option 2 positions may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions for the required experience.
4. Candidates may substitute additional graduate education at an accredited college or university, at the rate of thirty credit hours for the required experience.
5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Contracting, Industrial Management or logistics specialist classifications or administrative support specialty codes in the procurement or financial management fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.
Government procurement experience
Experience in (FMIS) Financial Management Information System and/or (eMMA) eMaryland Marketplace Advantage
Experience soliciting and managing contracts
Procurement Professional Certification

• Review purchase requisition forms for accuracy and completeness
• Generate direct and blanket purchase order in FMIS
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to facilitate value based competition for the purchase of goods and services
• Advertise MDA purchase requirements on eMMA and field vendor inquiries
• Attend and participate in pre and post bid conferences
• Evaluate vendor price proposals for responsiveness to solicitation notices
• Conduct Bid Openings on behalf of the agency and issue award or non-award notices
• Maintain cost center specific contract schedules to ensure timely contract renewals and prevent service interruptions.
• Manage a portfolio of agency contracts and monitor the spend down on the portfolio contracts.
• Analyze specific spend categories and work with with MDA Procurement Manager to identify spend trends
• Review contractor performance on a quarterly basis and provide value added input to increase
• Assist the MDA Procurement Manager with development of the MDA Annual Procurement Forecast
• Monitor contract performance and resolve contractor billing disputes
• Assist with the development of procurement training materials and participate in MDA procurement trainings