Procurement Officer I

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maryland Military Department is seeking a candidate for the position of Procurement Officer I. The role follows a compressed work schedule, Tuesday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free parking is available. The primary purpose of this position is to procure all equipment, commodities and services under the Military Department’s delegated authority to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Procurements are conducted and performed per the State Finance and Procurement Articles and the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 21. The other main purpose is to perform contract management/administration.

Requirements

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.
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.
Candidates 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.
Candidates may substitute additional graduate education at an accredited college or university, at the rate of thirty credit hours for the required experience.
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.
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
Employees in this classification who have not done so already must obtain and possess certification as a Procurement Professional from the Maryland Department of General Services within one year of appointment.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience creating procurements within a government agency.
One year of experience using the Maryland Financial Management Information System (FMIS).
One year of experience writing conduct pre-bid/proposals, site visits, and conferences on advertised solicitations.
One year of experience in contract monitoring for a government agency.
Certification as a Procurement Professional from the Maryland Department of General Services.

Responsibilities

Procure all commodities, equipment, and services for the various institutions and departments of the Agency.
Develop and prepare solicitations to be advertised, conduct pre-bid/proposals, site visits, and conferences on advertised solicitations.
Prepares and issues meeting summaries and addenda.
Conducts market research for specification development, pricing, resources, and alternative solutions for requests.
Process Corporate Purchasing Card (CPC) requisitions using an assigned purchasing card, as well as reconcile monthly statements in accordance with the Comptroller Credit Card manual.
Make determinations for procurements per COMAR requirements -sole source determination, emergency declarations, rejections of bidder(s) and/or bids.
Oversees the entire life cycle that makes up MMD's procurement and contract management processes and practices to ensure high-quality services across the Department.
Establishes and tracks methods for data collection and performs examinations in order to provide a thorough analysis of all contracts.