Niche Talent Finders
Senior ERP Public Sector Selection Consultant - State/Local
Niche Talent Finders, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Senior ERP Public Sector Selection Consultant - State/Local
Overview
Full-time
Responsibilities
The ERP Public Sector (Local government) Selection Consultant is responsible for all phases of planning and execution of State, Local or County enterprise software and services procurement.
This position supports the local government client in developing procurement strategy, defining project mission, goals and objectives, gathering system requirements, authoring RFPs or RFIs along with associated procurement materials, facilitating the vendor evaluation and selection process, and supporting contract negotiations with the awarded vendor.
This role requires executive briefing skills, strong organizational and technical writing skills, group facilitation skills as well as knowledge of the procurement process.
The primary responsibility is to objectively lead the client through a well-designed, documented solicitation and evaluation process that is not protested and results in a clear statement of work and contract with a qualified vendor.
Qualifications / Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Ten years of recent experience with solicitation and vendor evaluation on large, complex public sector IT projects, preferably ERP-related.
Possesses knowledge and experience in local government procurement strategies.
Demonstrated experience leading all phases of a vendor evaluation and selection.
Adept at learning the client business, building internal partnerships, fostering collaboration, and recommending strategies aligned with the client culture and business model.
Experience developing public sector procurement documents (e.g., RFPs) and related acquisition documents for software products and services.
Ability to craft evaluation materials including Evaluation Guide, demonstration scripts, interview scripts, scoring criteria, scoring analyses and others.
Ability to provide high level expertise across a broad range of business and IT-related subject matter areas.
Experience with procurement policies and procedures.
Experience negotiating and managing software and services contracts.
State, local or County experience (prefer five years at multiple client engagements).
Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms to all levels of management including Executive Leaders.
Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities with high attention to detail.
Possesses strong analytical skills and good listening skills with ability to effectively coach and mentor others; must be able to lead by influence.
Exhibits effective team skills.
Ability to make decisions at the project team level and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis.
Education
Bachelor of Arts or Science degree required; in a technical or scientific field preferred.
MBA or other advanced degree(s) desirable.
Computer Literacy
Demonstrates working knowledge with MS-Office suite of software applications and tools, including: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS-Project, MS-Outlook.
Duties & Responsibilities
Design, develop and execute procurement strategy.
Charter the acquisition project, establishing project mission, goals and objectives, documenting project governance, and developing project standards and procedures.
Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders for enterprise business and technical areas.
Conduct high-level joint application design sessions with primary client stakeholders and formalize into design documents.
Serve as primary author of the comprehensive procurement documents for client procurement of software and/or services.
Develop comprehensive statements of work for sample contracts in procurement documents.
Draft presentations for and lead vendor pre-proposal briefings.
Draft and coordinate responses to vendor questions during the proposal period.
Coordinate design and execution of vendor evaluation and vendor selection processes.
Document formal evaluation processes for the Evaluation Team.
Facilitate, coordinate and manage vendor presentations during the evaluation process.
Draft software demonstration scripts and vendor interview scripts.
Provide expert insight and analysis as requested by the client.
Vendor Selection and Contract Negotiations: support the client Evaluation Team during selection and provide financial and solution analyses during negotiations and contract execution.
Organize and support the negotiation process with selected vendors; recommend negotiation strategies based on expertise and experience.
Finalize the statement of work into a clear, actionable, accountable plan document.
Draft and organize Best and Final Offers as needed.
Develop and deliver Evaluation Process Summary and results to the executive team.
Manage assignments, milestones and schedules; monitor progress against the plan.
Ensure project resources and relationships are effectively managed across a wide range of groups.
Verify that project management documents are developed, completed and signed off at the appropriate review gates.
Draft, review and recommend approval of deliverables.
Facilitate resolution of issues with input from the Client Project Managers; escalate unresolved issues to Project Directors or Steering Committee, as appropriate.
Report project progress, budget and status to the appropriate levels (e.g., Executive Sponsor, Executive Council, Steering Committee) and recommend corrective action when necessary.
Identify, document and manage risks, including ensuring a risk mitigation plan is in place.
Please provide updated resume, availability and contact information.
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Responsibilities
The ERP Public Sector (Local government) Selection Consultant is responsible for all phases of planning and execution of State, Local or County enterprise software and services procurement.
This position supports the local government client in developing procurement strategy, defining project mission, goals and objectives, gathering system requirements, authoring RFPs or RFIs along with associated procurement materials, facilitating the vendor evaluation and selection process, and supporting contract negotiations with the awarded vendor.
This role requires executive briefing skills, strong organizational and technical writing skills, group facilitation skills as well as knowledge of the procurement process.
The primary responsibility is to objectively lead the client through a well-designed, documented solicitation and evaluation process that is not protested and results in a clear statement of work and contract with a qualified vendor.
Qualifications / Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Ten years of recent experience with solicitation and vendor evaluation on large, complex public sector IT projects, preferably ERP-related.
Possesses knowledge and experience in local government procurement strategies.
Demonstrated experience leading all phases of a vendor evaluation and selection.
Adept at learning the client business, building internal partnerships, fostering collaboration, and recommending strategies aligned with the client culture and business model.
Experience developing public sector procurement documents (e.g., RFPs) and related acquisition documents for software products and services.
Ability to craft evaluation materials including Evaluation Guide, demonstration scripts, interview scripts, scoring criteria, scoring analyses and others.
Ability to provide high level expertise across a broad range of business and IT-related subject matter areas.
Experience with procurement policies and procedures.
Experience negotiating and managing software and services contracts.
State, local or County experience (prefer five years at multiple client engagements).
Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms to all levels of management including Executive Leaders.
Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities with high attention to detail.
Possesses strong analytical skills and good listening skills with ability to effectively coach and mentor others; must be able to lead by influence.
Exhibits effective team skills.
Ability to make decisions at the project team level and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis.
Education
Bachelor of Arts or Science degree required; in a technical or scientific field preferred.
MBA or other advanced degree(s) desirable.
Computer Literacy
Demonstrates working knowledge with MS-Office suite of software applications and tools, including: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS-Project, MS-Outlook.
Duties & Responsibilities
Design, develop and execute procurement strategy.
Charter the acquisition project, establishing project mission, goals and objectives, documenting project governance, and developing project standards and procedures.
Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders for enterprise business and technical areas.
Conduct high-level joint application design sessions with primary client stakeholders and formalize into design documents.
Serve as primary author of the comprehensive procurement documents for client procurement of software and/or services.
Develop comprehensive statements of work for sample contracts in procurement documents.
Draft presentations for and lead vendor pre-proposal briefings.
Draft and coordinate responses to vendor questions during the proposal period.
Coordinate design and execution of vendor evaluation and vendor selection processes.
Document formal evaluation processes for the Evaluation Team.
Facilitate, coordinate and manage vendor presentations during the evaluation process.
Draft software demonstration scripts and vendor interview scripts.
Provide expert insight and analysis as requested by the client.
Vendor Selection and Contract Negotiations: support the client Evaluation Team during selection and provide financial and solution analyses during negotiations and contract execution.
Organize and support the negotiation process with selected vendors; recommend negotiation strategies based on expertise and experience.
Finalize the statement of work into a clear, actionable, accountable plan document.
Draft and organize Best and Final Offers as needed.
Develop and deliver Evaluation Process Summary and results to the executive team.
Manage assignments, milestones and schedules; monitor progress against the plan.
Ensure project resources and relationships are effectively managed across a wide range of groups.
Verify that project management documents are developed, completed and signed off at the appropriate review gates.
Draft, review and recommend approval of deliverables.
Facilitate resolution of issues with input from the Client Project Managers; escalate unresolved issues to Project Directors or Steering Committee, as appropriate.
Report project progress, budget and status to the appropriate levels (e.g., Executive Sponsor, Executive Council, Steering Committee) and recommend corrective action when necessary.
Identify, document and manage risks, including ensuring a risk mitigation plan is in place.
Please provide updated resume, availability and contact information.
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