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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A">The Office of the State CIO in Oregon is seeking qualified applicants for its IT Investment Strategist / Vendor Manger position. This position has a significant vendor performance management component, and engages
frequently with external stakeholders (other state agencies, units of local government) to align goals and better coordinate purchasing. In this position you have opportunities to leverage your analytical skills to determine optimal pricing methodologies,
determine leverage points in negotiations, and to analyze spend data. This role is responsible for providing leadership in recommending, developing, and managing large, complex and political statewide IT Procurements – but is unique in that it is
<u>not a contracting position</u>. This role collaborates closely with our Basecamp partners at DAS Procurement Services. The role focuses on market research and vendor management, two ‘book-ends’ in the
<a href="http://oregon.gov/basecamp">Basecamp</a> IT investment process. If you’re not interested but know of others who may be, please feel free to share this announcement. If you have any questions or would like more information please don’t hesitate to contact
me (<a href="mailto:Daniel.McKay@oregon.gov">Daniel.McKay@oregon.gov</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A">To view more details about this opportunity please visit the job posting:
</span><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oregon/jobs/2183574">IT Investment Strategist/Vendor Manager (Operations and Policy Analyst 4)</a><span style="color:#19607A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#19607A">From Job Announcement:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">What you will be doing!</span></u></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.4pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">You will provide leadership in recommending, developing, and managing large, complex and political statewide IT
procurements. You will also be responsible for monitoring vendor performance on statewide IT agreements. Additionally, you will be responsible for vendor relationship management and communicating the needs of our state agencies and local government partners
across the State. Finally, you will be frequently presenting to large and diverse audiences in various venues across the state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">What's in it for you!</span></u></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.4pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Work with a diverse group of stakeholders, as well as program staff, with a shared vision of improving government.
Use your creative problem solving skills to build and mold processes and procedures to support fundamental changes in the State's IT environment. Work with IT leaders to support technology strategies that support the enterprise and statewide partners. Learn
and apply the state's Technology Reference Model and governance strategies to promote leading and cutting edge technology initiatives. Develop an understanding of state and national procurement processes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.4pt;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Requested Skills</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> -
We are also looking for candidates with the following knowledge and experience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Supply chain management experience or education.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Vendor management and resolving customer vendor issues.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Performance metric collecting and evaluation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Governance structures and process.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Outreach and relationship building.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Project management fundamentals.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Procurement experience.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Very comfortable with web-based applications and leveraging technology.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Ability to adapt to changing business processes, or lead change.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Ability to speak in public (and also be personable</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Demonstrable analytical skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#385623">Daniel McKay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#19607A">Strategic Sourcing Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#19607A">Office of the State Chief Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A">Ph: <a href="tel:971-283-6938"><span style="color:#19607A">971-283-6938</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#19607A"><a href="http://oregon.gov/basecamp">http://oregon.gov/basecamp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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