Responsibilities
- Orchestrate end-to-end lifecycle management from initial concept through prototyping, pilot, minimum viable product, and full-scale operational deployment.
- Develop a forward-looking operational framework and a staged implementation plan, starting with software and SaaS solutions before extending to other procurement categories.
- Convert unclear or high-level stakeholder goals into actionable strategies, clear milestones, interdependencies, and quantifiable results without requiring detailed guidance.
- Manage the entire procurement workflow from request initiation to fulfillment, including special cases like emergency purchases, nonstandard vendors, and complex acquisitions.
- Determine optimal balance between manual oversight and automated processes within procurement systems.
- Set service-level agreements and operational safeguards for key processes including request intake, vendor quotes, catalog maintenance, delivery, invoice verification, and contract renewals.
- Define and manage data structures for product catalogs, including classification systems, listing details, pricing models, contract vehicles, licensing terms, and compliance indicators.
- Standardize product representations—including SKUs, bundles, and reseller packages—to enable consistent comparison for government buyers.
- Implement controls to eliminate outdated listings, redundant items, noncompliant offerings, and pricing inaccuracies in the marketplace.
- Evaluate past spending patterns, renewal schedules, and fragmented purchasing data to uncover opportunities for procurement consolidation.
- Combine purchasing demand across government entities to negotiate volume discounts and standardized enterprise-wide agreements.
- Create financial models and executive reporting tools that contrast traditional agency-specific procurement costs with savings achieved through centralized marketplace pricing.
- Manage vendor onboarding using structured processes with defined eligibility requirements, compliance documentation, and listing and pricing guidelines.
- Monitor supplier performance using scorecards tracking quote response times, pricing correctness, fulfillment reliability, and adherence to SLAs; take corrective action when needed.
- Act as the central coordination point between end users, contracting officials, finance teams, cybersecurity units, technical developers, and external suppliers.
- Ensure procurement workflows comply with federal acquisition regulations including FAR, DFARS, and OTA procedures, as well as contract vehicle rules, small business mandates, and agency-specific policies.
- Maintain documentation practices that support audit preparedness, transaction traceability, and procurement integrity.
- Collaborate with technology teams to transform procurement processes into system requirements, user stories, and testing criteria; contribute to backlog refinement, sprint planning, user acceptance testing, and release readiness.
- Establish regular governance meetings, define key performance indicators, conduct risk assessments, and prepare executive updates.
- Promote widespread adoption of the centralized marketplace among agencies historically reliant on decentralized procurement, using data insights, cost savings evidence, and leadership support.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Clearance
Secret
Other
Direct Applicants, only. No Agencies, No third-party recruiters, please
