Procurement Specialist

Veteran Firm Seeking an IT Procurement Support Specialist for Onsite Assignment in Washington, DC

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-owned consulting firm in Washington, DC, focused on strategic sourcing, supply chain management, and IT Staffing.

We seek to fill an IT Procurement Support Specialist role for the OCTO - Office of the Chief Technology Officer in the DC Government.

The ideal candidate has 6 years of experience developing and writing requirements for IT Procurement, 6 years of experience researching, outlining, and writing end-user documentation for technical user manuals, and 4 years of experience developing requirements for IT Service Management.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

www.hruckus.com

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS seeks to hire an IT Procurement Support Specialist with a proven professional background in reviewing, analyzing, documenting, and maintaining complicated technical/procurement documents to support OCTO—Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

Position Responsibilities:

• Report to the Chief Operating Officer and support the Enterprise Contracts and Licensing (ECLS) Division.
• Coordinates IT procurement and plans and monitors procurement activities.
• Communicates with program managers and organizes meetings and projects to resolve procurement issues.
• Serves as the coordinator for gathering cross-agency requirements to develop an acquisition strategy for hardware/software procurement.
• Creates, reviews, and/or revises/updates procurement-related documents (SOW, IGCE, contract, etc.).
• Plans, creates, and processes timely procurement packages and monitors/updates dashboards.
• Performs research to understand the context of the procurement better.
• Monitors overall procurement procedures for possible improvements.
• Coordinates with the OCP procurement team to implement purchasing process improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Skills Required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of procurement processes (DCMR 27, PPRA, FAR).
• Knowledge of the PASS (Ariba system).
• Ability to translate technical and/or complicated information into clear, concise documents.
• Proficiency in proofreading documents for accuracy.
• Ability to work with technical experts to improve document quality and usability.
• Knowledge of District and agency policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain the internal documentation library and manage special projects and/or vendors.
• Ability to liaise with District Government Agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT leads to assist with requirements gathering.
• Knowledge of OCTO's IT and Telecom Contracts and purchase requests for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience

The target annual salary is $68,000 - $73,000.

Skills Matrix:

Skill/ Required /Desired/ Years of Experience

Experience in developing and writing requirements for IT Procurement. | Required | 6

Experience in research, outlining, and writing end-user documentation for technical user manuals. | Required | 6

Experience in participation in writing user's manuals, training materials, proposals, and other reports and deliverables. | Required | 6

Experience in proofreading documents for accuracy. (i.e. SOP's, FAQ's, and MOUs). | Required | 4

Experience in developing requirements for IT Service Management. | Required | 4

Experience proofreading and editing technical SOW, SOR for IT contracts. | Required | 4

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience. | Required