Sourcing Planner (PN 20015094)

What You'll Do:

The Office of Financial Affairs (OFA) is looking to fill the position of a Sourcing Planner to serve as a lead procurement resource with advanced expertise in strategic sourcing and procurement. This position plans, forecasts, and implements complex, high-impact procurement sourcing strategies and functions as lead worker by providing work direction, guidance and training to procurement staff. Key responsibilities include:

Strategic Sourcing and Planning:

• Lead strategic sourcing and acquisition planning across multiple ODH program areas
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with agency priorities, future demand and statewide procurement policies
• Identify appropriate sourcing methods based on market conditions, projects complexity and risk
• Conduct market research, supplier analysis, and cost and spend trend analysis to inform sourcing decisions

Contract Development and Management:

• Plan and manage the full contract lifecycle from solicitation through award administration and closeout
• Develop solicitations, scopes of work, pricing structures, and performance requirements
• Coordinate pre-bid conferences, solicitation amendments, proposal evaluations, scoring and award communications
• Author low-risk contracts using approved templates and support higher complexity contracts in coordination with Legal

Stakeholder & Agency Collaboration:

• Serve as a liaison between ODH, other state agencies and external suppliers
• Partner with Department of Administrative Services, Office of Budget and Management and Office of General Counsel, and program leadership to secure approvals and negotiate contract terms
• Communicate procurement strategies, timelines, and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders

Supplier Performance, Risk and Cost Management:

• Monitor contract performance, benchmarks, pricing and compliance across the contract portfolio
• Evaluate contract and supplier risk, including insurance requirements and protections
• Track economic conditions and approve pricing adjustments as appropriate
• Recommend improvements to contract language and sourcing processes to reduce risk and cost

Compliance, Policy and Leadership:

• Ensure compliance with Ohio procurement rules, policies and processes
• Recommend updates to sourcing practices in response to legislative, policy or operational changes
• Promote supplier diversity, equity, and responsible procurement practices
• Provide guidance, training, and work directions to procurement staff and team members
• Serve as a lead resource on complex, high-risk or high-profile procurement

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS: May require travel; may be required to work long or unusual hours during peak operational periods

Position Qualifications:

42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in purchasing/procurement/sourcing to include exp. in performing spend analysis, developing sourcing strategy & evaluating vendor performance.

OR

Completion of undergraduate core in public or business administration, purchasing, materials management, contracting, acquisition management or logistics, supply chain management, operations management or other sourcing related field AND 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in purchasing/procurement/sourcing.

OR

Completion of graduate core in public or business administration, purchasing, materials management, contracting, acquisition management or logistics, supply chain management, operations management or other sourcing related field AND 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in purchasing/procurement/sourcing.

OR

24 mos. exp. as Sourcing Analyst, 64512.

OR

12 mos. exp. as Senior Sourcing Analyst, 64513.

OR

Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:

• Graduate or advanced degree in public or business administration, purchasing, contracting, acquisition management, logistics, supply chain or operations management

• Experience developing solicitation documents (e.g., Request for Proposals, Request for Qualifications, Invitation to Bid, Requestion for Information)

• Experience in using Ohio Buys

• Experience collecting data and conducting market and statistical analysis

• Experience working with stakeholders to assess needs, offer proper sourcing solutions, and problem solve

• Experience in strategic planning and strategic sourcing

• Experience with state and/or federal procurement rules

• Experience in contract development, contractor compliance, and contract management

• Experience in leading and prioritizing projects and/or teams

• Experience defining, writing, and weighting evaluation criteria

• Experience evaluating proposals and conducting consensus meetings

All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record

Job Skills: Purchasing, Stores, Inventory

Technical Skill: Budgeting, Accounting and Finance, Contract Negotiation, Data Analytics

Professional Skills: Analyzation, Attention to Detail, Negotiation, Interpreting Data, Collaboration

Educational Transcript Requirements:

Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.

Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.