Sr. Procurement & Contracts Specialist

Georgia Department of Revenue•Atlanta, GA

9d•$50,983 - $66,352

About The Position

The Senior Procurement and Contracting Specialist is a lead professional responsible for complex procurement, contracting, contract administration, compliance, and related activities supporting the Georgia Department of Public Health’s programs and operations. Under the supervision of a Senior Procurement and Contracting manager, the specialist provides advanced expertise in procurement and contract administration, contract and document analysis, strategic sourcing, and technical consultation to stakeholders while ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. The role works with program leadership, procurement professionals, legal counsel, vendors, governmental entities, and other stakeholders to develop, review, negotiate, administer, and maintain contracts and procurement documents. It also identifies and addresses contractual, compliance, regulatory, and operational issues. Relevant experience may include procurement, contracting, contract administration, legal or paralegal services, legal operations, compliance, regulatory review, grants administration, or other work involving complex agreements and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Associate degree in business or a related field from an accredited college or university and three years of experience related to the area of assignment; alternatively, one year of experience at the lower-level Business Support Analyst 2 (GSP131).
An equivalent combination of knowledge, education, job or internship experience, training, or certifications may be substituted year-over-year.
Strong analytical, research, writing, contract review, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to ensure procurement and contracting activities comply with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in business administration, public administration, law, legal studies, paralegal studies, supply chain management, finance, accounting, contract management, or a related field.
Three or more years of professional experience in procurement, contracting, contract administration, legal or paralegal services, legal operations, compliance, grants management, strategic sourcing, or a related field.
Experience drafting, reviewing, analyzing, negotiating, or administering contracts, agreements, amendments, renewals, scopes of work, legal documents, or other complex business documents.
Experience with legal and regulatory research and writing, contract analysis, compliance review, document review, and interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or contractual requirements.
Experience in legal departments, law firms, government, healthcare, procurement, contracting, compliance, or other regulated environments, including collaboration with attorneys, legal counsel, vendors, and business stakeholders.
Knowledge of public procurement, competitive solicitations, contract administration, the Georgia Procurement Manual, State Purchasing Division requirements, or comparable contracting requirements.
Experience using Workday, Jaggaer, contract-management systems, or similar enterprise systems.
Professional certification in procurement, contracting, paralegal or legal services, compliance, or a related discipline.
Strong organizational and document-review skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage complex procurement and contracting activities throughout the full lifecycle, from planning and sourcing through execution, administration, amendment, renewal, and closeout.
Draft, develop, review, analyze, and administer contracts, service-level agreements, procurement documents, and other contractual instruments for goods and services.
Use stakeholder-provided Contract Action Requests to develop contract shells, amendments, renewals, extensions, and terminations.
Review contractual language, terms and conditions, scopes of work, deliverables, responsibilities, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, consistency, risk, and compliance.
Research applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, contractual requirements, and procurement standards, and apply findings to procurement and contracting activities.
Develop and execute leadership-developed procurement and contracting strategies aligned with agency objectives and applicable requirements, including the Georgia Procurement Manual, grant regulations, and agency policies.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, assess sourcing and contracting options, facilitate vendor selection, support negotiations, and manage competitive processes such as RFPs, RFQs, RFQCs, sole sources, and RFIs.
Serve as a procurement and contracting liaison and advisor to assigned divisions, programs, and business owners, providing guidance on requirements, documentation, sourcing, administration, compliance, risk mitigation, and best practices.
Partner with agency legal counsel and subject-matter experts to identify and address contractual, compliance, regulatory, and operational issues and facilitate review, escalation, and resolution.
Review procurement and contract documentation, identify risks, trends, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities, and maintain required documentation and records.
Support negotiations and resolution of contractual issues by researching requirements, analyzing documents, coordinating stakeholder input, documenting changes, and assisting with contract language.
Analyze complex agreements and business requirements using legal, regulatory, contractual, or policy research and writing skills, and communicate findings and recommendations.
Identify and implement opportunities for standardization, strategic sourcing, cost savings, process improvement, risk reduction, and operational efficiency using data analysis, supplier management, and procurement systems and tools.
Develop and maintain productive relationships with agency leadership, program staff, suppliers, legal counsel, governmental entities, and other stakeholders.
Prepare reports, performance metrics, management updates, analyses, correspondence, and other written materials; support audits, open-records requests, compliance reviews, and leadership reporting.
Provide leadership, mentoring, training, and technical guidance to procurement staff and stakeholders, and support procurement procedures, contract templates, job aids, training materials, and continuous-improvement initiatives.