This recruitment is to fill a Term-Limited Temporary position that is anticipated to end December 2022.  If filled by a King County employee who has passed their initial probation, it will be as a Special Duty Assignment.
 
Our current opportunity is for an Information Technology Contracting Specialist. 

Our Ideal Candidate is:

• Passionate about Relationship Management
• Technology Curious and Emotionally Resilient
• A Solution Creator and Thinks Differently
• A Team Player with a Collaborative spirit
• Comfortable working in a challenging and changing environment

• Develop and maintain a procurement project plans; Analyze requirements and determine the best method of procurement. 
• Collaborate with project managers, managers, business analysts and customer service managers to define procurement requirements including proposed qualifications, value of the contract, term of contract, reference documents, and ensure proper contractual guidelines and policy procedures are followed in the procurement process.
• Prepare and advertise Invitation to Bid (ITB)/Request for Proposals (RFP) for technology-related procurements.
• Facilitate multi-step procurement processes that include evaluation meetings, interviews, proprietary meetings, and debriefs with consultants and County staff ensuring compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Facilitate contract negotiations between County agencies & suppliers. 
• Responsible for end-to-end contract management, including working with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and Risk Management to resolve disputes, as well as ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and contract terms and conditions
• Provide leadership and input to initial agency position on protests from unsuccessful bidders.
• Support strategic initiatives with Strategic Sourcing, Relationship Management, and Supplier Performance Management as required.
• Develop, review and edit boilerplate documents such as solicitations, contracts, letters, forms and manuals for inaccuracies and inconsistencies; research cited references to RCW, WAC or CFR to ensure references are current; and revise and write sections of boilerplate to reflect King County changes in procurement and contracting approach.
• Consistently exercise sound independent judgement and discretion in matters of significance.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

• Experience working in Information Technology contracting and managing projects
• Experience managing different opinions, facilitating discussions, resolving conflict, and finding resolution
• Knowledge of contracting laws, regulations, best practices, industry principles, best practices, and procurement methods
• Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal, writing and customer service skills
• Ability to resolve conflicts, perform research, analyze and solve problems 
• Ability to work individually and collaboratively as a team member 
• Ability to think differently, are eager to try new things and challenge yourself to improve processes
• Intermediate level of technology proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in your daily work 
• Positive attitude toward peers, customers and leadership, ability to learn from mistakes and proactively seek feedback
• Ability to manage your time and adapt to changing priorities, manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, meet quick deadlines, and produce timely and quality work products
• Ability to uphold our Division’s values
• Ability to work in a remote work environment

• Experience in Oracle EBS and/or Oracle procurement Cloud 
• Experience with LEAN processes and principles
• Experience with SharePoint, MS Teams and other collaborative online tools