Procurement Coordinator/PM

Software Procurement Coordinator

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17120

Duration: 12+ months with possible yearly renewal

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Working directly with customers in our agencies to document and process software procurement requests.
• Gathering, preparing, and submitting information and documentation to the various approvers throughout the process.
• Meeting with a diverse group of stakeholders to help ensure timely processing and approval of software requests.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and providing input on software license agreements and other software-related contractual documents.
• Researching whether there is already current software in use in the commonwealth that would meet the documented business needs.
• Providing general guidance to our customers on the software procurement approval process and its underlying policies and processes.
• Overall tracking and managing of the backlog of requests.
• Facilitating any requests for additional information that may arise during the approval process.
• Serving as an overall point of contact and subject matter expert for both agency and delivery center staff for the software procurement approval process.

Required Experience:

1. Required: 2+ years full-time experience managing projects (does not need to be in an official capacity as a project manager).
2. Required: 3+ years full-time experience dealing directly with customers.
3. Required: 1+ years of experience in vendor management.
4. Required: Strong leadership and organizational skills
5. Recommended: Degree in business related studies with a minor focus on management information systems or a combination of a business-related studies with a basic background in IT infrastructure.

Skill - Required /Desired - Amount - of Experience

Experience managing projects (does not need to be in an official capacity as the project manager) - Required - 2 - Years

Experience dealing directly with customers - Required - 3 - Years

Experience in vendor management - Required - 1 - Years

Strong leadership and organizational skills - Required - 0

Degree in business-related studies w/ a minor focus on MIS or combination of business-related studies with a basic background in IT infrastructure - Highly desired - 0