About Us:

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

About the Role:

As a procurement counselor for the Empire APEX Accelerator as part of our Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice area, your role will be to assist and mentor companies in developing a business strategy to initiate or expand government sales in the Capital, Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Western regions of Upstate New York.

This position will be based out of Albany, NY.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor multiple companies through one-on-one and/or group counseling sessions on government procurement in accordance with federal, state, local and military requirements.
• Maintain records in APEX’s custom software to comply with our Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) cooperative agreement.
• Assist with event outreach to the appropriate categories of business.
• Assist with developing and executing marketing strategies for member and potential member companies.
• Conduct formal presentations for external constituents and decision-makers involved in economic development promoting APEX as a resource for qualified contractors/subcontractors.
• Participate as an active member of the APEX team to develop and implement strategy to increase government contracts awarded to companies within our territories.

About you:

Required Qualifications

• One year of experience in government procurement with either a commercial business or a government agency.
• Proven experience mentoring/counseling businesses to increase their profitability by increasing revenues or decreasing costs.
• Ability to conduct market research and to develop a basic marketing strategy specific to individual clients.
• Ability to build relationships with government agency representatives to assist companies in obtaining certifications.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet goals within budget and time constraints.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and government business software applications.
• Must be willing to travel within the 44-county coverage area of the Capital, Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Western regions in Upstate New York and outside the area for special programs and/or training.

The starting pay range for this position is $60,406 - $65,000.

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in business or a related field and one year of experience as noted above. An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)