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General Description
The Department of Administrative Services is the State of Georgia’s enterprise solution for human resources administration, risk management and state purchasing. Through the efforts of our employees, we provide enterprise leadership, business services and solutions to help state entities improve organizational efficiency, workforce performance and policy compliance. With over $5 billion dollars of spend under management, the State Purchasing Division, is tasked with managing the development of the state procurement policies, strategic sourcing for state entities and ensuring that procurement professionals are both educated and compliant with current regulations. We are seeking an innovative thinker and enthusiastic problem solver who enjoy challenges and a fast‐paced environment to join us as a Contract Management Assistant. This is an entry level position in the procurement agent job group. DOAS is a hybrid work environment and telework is encourage with some days in the office required.
Job Responsibilities
As a Contract Management Assistant, you will assist in:

• The development and execution of the marketing plan for assigned statewide contracts
• Conducting business review meetings
• The process of statewide contract renewals and contract extension
• The processing of contract waiver requests and supplier performance assessments
• The resolution of contract‐related issues, identified by authorized users of statewide contracts
• The management of statewide contracts

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work cooperatively and persuasively with external and internal leadership
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Understanding of major industry categories, supply markets and products
• Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

MINIMUM ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate's degree in business administration, public administration or a directly related field from an accredited

college or university
OR Two years of experience in a purchasing environment providing support in collecting bids, completing procurement documents and related functions.

• Note: Some positions may require certification.
• Note: An equivalent combination of education and job specific experience that provided the knowledge, experience and competencies required to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted on a year-over-year basis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess one or more of the following items below.

• Experience with Team Georgia Marketplace and/or PeopleSoft Financials
• Demonstrated experience providing customer service in a procurement environment
• Prior procurement experience with a State of Georgia agency or entity
• Procurement management experience for private or public organization
• Applications accepted at Team Georgia Careers
• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university in a related field
• Intermediate level of Microsoft Office Suite to include Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of agencies, university system and public procurement

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the hiring agency.
This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.
DOAS is an equal opportunity employer
When applying for this position, you will be asked if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as stated below and may possibly be presented with additional questions to assess preferred qualifications. Preference will be given to applicants who meet one or more of the preferred qualifications and have demonstrated experience clearly indicated in their work history.
Associate's degree in business administration, public administration or a directly related field from an accredited college or university OR Two years of experience in a purchasing environment providing support in collecting bids, completing procurement documents and related functions. Note: Some positions may require certification. Note: An equivalent combination of education and job specific experience that provided the knowledge, experience and competencies required to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted on a year-over-year basis.
Additional Information

• Shift: Day Job
• Advertised Salary: $35,000 - $42,000/ year
• Requisition ID: FAC03I6
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• Posting End Date: May 12, 2023
• Number of Openings: 1