Procurement Officer I

at  State of Maryland

INTRODUCTION

When you join the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), you join a team of more than 5,000 employees across the state dedicated to positively changing the lives of more than 1 million Marylanders each year. We do this by providing economic support, preventive services, and caring for children and adults.
We aim to deliver services so that we more quickly meet the needs of the people we serve. At DHS, we grapple with hard questions to find new ways to foster a culture of bold innovation. We do this to ensure that in Maryland, we leave no one behind.

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.

• Two years of experience using ADPICS and R*Stars portion of the Financial Management Information System (FMIS.)
• Two years of experience using eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA.)
• Two years of experience writing/developing proposals to include, but not limited to intergovernmental agreements, memorandums of understanding and/or memorandums of agreement.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

This position is responsible for the full performance level of work procuring equipment, services, supplies, information technology, and other needs, which must be obtained through competitive or negotiated procurement process. Employee solicits, evaluates, negotiates and awards contracts, according to State Procurement laws, procedures and regulations, as well as maintaining contracts by ensuring compliance with terms and conditions.

POSITION DUTIES

• Review and analyze purchase requisitions and determine the most appropriate procurement method to use.
• Develop contract specifications in accordance with State Procurement laws.
• Develop and write proposals, intergovernmental agreements, memorandums of understanding and agreement.
• Examine bid proposals; evaluate contractor’s performance against terms and conditions of contracts.

-Use ADPICS and R*Stars portion of the Financial Information System (FMIS) to facilitate the procurement process. -Complete year-end procurement process.

• Train and monitor agency contract monitors.
• Provide safe access, distribution of petty cash and EBT cards.