Sr. Contracts Admin (Tech Sourcing Dir) - Harris Health Medical (Hybrid/Remote)
Apply NowCompany: Harris County, TX
Location: Houston, TX 77084
Description:
Salary: $127,941.00 - $195,499.00 Annually
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 14761
Department: Purchasing Department
Opening Date: 03/31/2025
Closing Date: 4/28/2025 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 250
Position Description
About Harris County Purchasing Department:
Accountability, Ethics, Impartiality, Professionalism, Service, Transparency
The Purchasing Department is created for the purpose of providing a "checks and balances" system for expenditure of public funds. The Purchasing Department strives to maintain consistent and open communication with the vendor community and the various supported County departments and agencies.
Every effort is made to operate in an efficient and economical manner consistent with existing laws and sound business practices.
What you will do at Harris County Purchasing Department:
The Senior Contracts Administrator is highly skilled, experienced, responsible for the most complex projects, and is fully capable of performing every facet of the competitive bid/Request for Proposal (RFP)/Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP)/Request for Qualifications (RFQ) procedure, as well as the less formal procurements procedures.
The Senior Contracts Administrator is knowledgeable of all rules and regulations governing each purchasing process utilized by Harris County. The Senior Contracts Administrator serves as a leader with advisory capacity in the procurement group and is capable of working independently in managing the procurement process.
Essential Functions and Duties:
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate
Requirements
Education:
Experience:
Comparable combination of education, training and/or experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences
Licensure:
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
General Information
Position Type, Hours and Salary:
Location:
Reporting Relationships:
Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
BENEFITS
Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:
The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:
01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?
02
Which of the following professional licensure/certification do you currently hold?(Select all that apply.)
03
Which of the following best describes your verifiable related procurement/purchasing progressive experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)
04
Please provide details about your related procurement/purchasing progressive experience.*** Do not use "See Resume", as we do not use resumes to assess qualifications.***(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities.If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
05
Which of the following best describes your verifiable public procurement experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)
06
Please provide details about your verifiable public procurement experience. *** Do not use "See Resume", as we do not use resumes to assess qualifications.***(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities.If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
07
Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.
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Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 14761
Department: Purchasing Department
Opening Date: 03/31/2025
Closing Date: 4/28/2025 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 250
Position Description
About Harris County Purchasing Department:
Accountability, Ethics, Impartiality, Professionalism, Service, Transparency
The Purchasing Department is created for the purpose of providing a "checks and balances" system for expenditure of public funds. The Purchasing Department strives to maintain consistent and open communication with the vendor community and the various supported County departments and agencies.
Every effort is made to operate in an efficient and economical manner consistent with existing laws and sound business practices.
What you will do at Harris County Purchasing Department:
The Senior Contracts Administrator is highly skilled, experienced, responsible for the most complex projects, and is fully capable of performing every facet of the competitive bid/Request for Proposal (RFP)/Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP)/Request for Qualifications (RFQ) procedure, as well as the less formal procurements procedures.
The Senior Contracts Administrator is knowledgeable of all rules and regulations governing each purchasing process utilized by Harris County. The Senior Contracts Administrator serves as a leader with advisory capacity in the procurement group and is capable of working independently in managing the procurement process.
Essential Functions and Duties:
- Reports to: Assistant Purchasing Agent
- Works with: Must be capable of working with all levels of personnel in other departments and vendor community
- Supervises: Professional (Buyer, Senior Buyer, Contracts Administrator) and support staff as required
- Manage assigned highly complex projects through the appropriate procurement process.
- Prepare specifications describing product/service requirements.
- Supervise Buyer team/commodity group
- Evaluate bid/RFP/RFQ responses and participate in the evaluation committee process.
- Prepare clear and concise award recommendation letters for Commissioners Court or other governing body for Purchasing Agent signature.
- Coordinate and expedite preparation and execution of agreements with the County Attorney, department and vendor.
- Assist Buyers, Senior Buyers, and Contracts Administrators with procedural questions.
- Process purchase orders and addendums for assigned projects.
- Advise end users of procurement options available, product availability and market place changes relating to their requirements.
- Monitor contracts and work with department and vendor to resolve any ongoing performance issues when necessary.
- Maintain updated vendor file, documenting supplier performance.
- May act on Assistant Purchasing Agent's behalf as required.
- Participate in staff, departmental and vendor meetings as required.
- Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as directed by the course and scope of the job.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or
university
Experience:
- Six (6) years of related procurement/purchasing progressive experience
- Four (4) years in public procurement experience
Comparable combination of education, training and/or experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
- Supervisory skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to manage highly complex projects
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent interaction skills; ability to interact assertively and effectively with a wide
variety of people and personalities - Ability to work independently and solve problems
- Excellent planning, time-management, and organization skills
- Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and adjust priorities as necessary in a fast-paced work environment
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences
Licensure:
- Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO),
NIGP - CPP Certification - Certified Professional Contracts Professional (CPCM)
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or other professional procurement certification/designation
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of all rules and regulations governing each informal and formal purchasing process utilized by Harris County
General Information
Position Type, Hours and Salary:
- Regular | Full-Time
- Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm | 40 hours per week
- Flexible work schedule (Hybrid Office / Remote)
Location:
- Harris Health Office Building - 4800 Fournace Place W516, Bellaire, TX 77401
Reporting Relationships:
- Reports To Position: Assistant Purchasing Agent - Strategic Purchasing
Supervises Positions: Category Manager, Vendor Manager, Department Engagement Manager
Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- This position is based in an office environment, where the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, scanners, and filing cabinets is routine.
- The physical demands associated with this job are minimal, with occasional lifting and moving of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
- The role is predominantly sedentary, involving mainly sitting with occasional standing and walking.
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
BENEFITS
Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Wellness Plan
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
- Accrual rates increase based on years of service
- Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
- Professional development opportunities
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:
- Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
- Flexible schedule (varies by department)
- Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:
01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?
- High School or GED diploma
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
- None of the above
02
Which of the following professional licensure/certification do you currently hold?(Select all that apply.)
- Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO)
- NIGP - CPP Certification
- Certified Professional Contracts Professional (CPCM)
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)
- Other professional procurement certification/designation
- None of the above
03
Which of the following best describes your verifiable related procurement/purchasing progressive experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)
- Less than four (4) years
- Four (4) years or more but less than five (5) years
- Five (5) years or more but less than six (6) years
- Six (6) years or more but less than seven (7) years
- Seven (7) years or more but less than eight (8) years
- Eight (8) years or more but less than nine (9) years
- Nine (9) years or more but less than ten (10) years
- Ten (10) years or more
- I do not have this experience
04
Please provide details about your related procurement/purchasing progressive experience.*** Do not use "See Resume", as we do not use resumes to assess qualifications.***(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities.If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
05
Which of the following best describes your verifiable public procurement experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)
- Less than two (2) years
- Two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years
- Three (3) years or more but less than four (4) years
- Four (4) years or more but less than five (5) years
- Five (5) years or more but less than six (6) years
- Six (6) years or more but less than seven (7) years
- Seven (7) years or more but less than eight (8) years
- Eight (8) years or more
- I do not have this experience
06
Please provide details about your verifiable public procurement experience. *** Do not use "See Resume", as we do not use resumes to assess qualifications.***(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities.If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
07
Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.
- Advanced
- Intermediate
- Basic
- Entry Level
- Not proficient
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