Areas of responsibility include assisting with procurement and negotiations with vendors, managing day-to-day vendor relationships to ensure deliverables and performance are aligned with business needs and agreements and conducting regular vendor performance reviews. Reports to the Vendor Management Section Director. May oversee team managing administration of major IT contracts. Serves as a Lead Worker. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

- Accountable for developing strategic relationships with vendors in support of TxDOT's future needs in collaboration with
other staff.
- Accountable for managing strategic vendor relationships to ensure best in value pricing, product and service quality and
continuity of services.
- Assist with procurement & negotiations of products/service.
- Coordinates and play a significant role in conducting benchmarking and measuring strategic vendor performance along many
different dimensions such as cost, quality and risks.
- Accountable for conducting regular vendor performance reviews.
- Responsible for performing on-site reviews, analysis, tests, training and/or to provide technical support for IT
activities; drives to perform this essential function.
- Provides advice in developing complex, multi-year incentive based contracts with new suppliers.
- Accountable for determining appropriate contract vehicle and initiating the contract and procurement process for all
projects in the portfolio.
- Resolves or escalates issues.
- Serves as a lead worker.
- Works with staff to monitor contract compliance and business alignment.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 6 years of experience in business, government, contract administration, vendor management or related activities. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Cert TX Contract Mgr (CTCM)
  • Must have or obtain the above listed licenses or certifications within twelve (12) months of date of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Skills in Negotiation, communication, strategic thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills, project management, attention to detail, and relationship building.
•    Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field.
•    Experience in procurement, supply chain, or project management.

Competencies:

Extensive knowledge of
•    Statistical analysis methodologies and reporting procedures
•    Highway letting programs
•    Developing and implementing programs
•    Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
•    Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
•    Traffic safety programs
•    Contract development and oversight
•    Mainframe systems and operations
•    Auditing and investigative methods, practices and procedures
•    Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and terminology
•    Budgeting methods and procedures
•    Financial management and accounting systems
•    Applicable contract/grant/funding/project/program processes, policies and procedures
•    Investigative practices and procedures
Considerable knowledge of
•    Applicable computer systems and applications
•    Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
Expert skill in
•    Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks
•    Collecting, sorting and compiling data
•    Monitoring the status and progress of projects
•    Overseeing and coordinating projects and program activities
•    Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
•    Planning and coordinating workshops, seminars and task force activities 
•    Coordinating and scheduling activities/resources
•    Evaluating products, equipment and material
•    Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
•    Interpreting applicable information
•    Developing and giving presentations
•    Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
•    Grant writing
Proficient skill in
•    Scheduling work assignments
•    Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external.
•    Reading and interpreting applicable plans, schematics, blueprints and maps.
•    Extensive knowledge of:
•    Developing business cases, ROI analysis and acting as a sponsor for IT initiatives
•    Project management principles, practices and application
•    Information security and technology support and consulting services
•    Business technology support and consulting services
•    Strategic planning based on business goals and objectives
•    Contract development and oversight
•    Contract proposal and evaluation procedures
•    Expert skill in
•    Negotiating settlement of differences without damaging relationships; applying effective questioning and listening
•    techniques to determine other parties' positions in a direct and diplomatic manner
•    Analyzing issues, facts, and available information to develop logical solutions; researching inconsistencies of facts or
•    data; drawing correct inferences from information and making recommendations that support business decisions
•    Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
•    Determining business needs
•    Composing correspondence and technical documents
•    Resolving contract, financial and service level issues and minimizing risks/impact
•    Collaborating and cooperating with others to build effective working relationships with internal and external members to
•    accomplish organizational goals
•    Proficient skill in
•    Leading projects and project teams
•    Other Attributes
•    Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that
•    support business objectives and goals
•    Protects sensitive and confidential information

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools

Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

• To be selected for and continue employment in this position, the selected incumbent must maintain the security or integrity of the agency’s critical infrastructure and will be subject to regular assessments of criminal history and/or reviewed for connections to foreign adversaries.