The Office of Financial Affairs (OFA) seeks two Sourcing Analysts to analyze the agency’s need & plan, find, evaluate, & contract with suppliers of goods & services, & ensure supplier performance.
Requirements
- Receive & open formal bids & proposals in accordance with established procedures
- Arrange delivery of samples & submissions from potential suppliers to evaluators
- Interview vendors, check references, &/or visit suppliers' plants & distribution centers to examine, learn about, & evaluate products, services, prices, performance, & capabilities
- Conduct routine evaluation process of multiple samples & submissions from potential suppliers
- Analyze price proposals, financial reports, & other data & information to determine reasonable prices for expected scope, & to balance specifications, projected cost, & market availability to scope best fit
- Create routine requests for proposals for response by potential suppliers
- Review, distribute & monitor requisitions, purchase orders & contracts
- Make recommendations concerning contract proposals & contract amendment proposals according to agency procedures
- Post & distribute opportunities to potential suppliers according to policies & procedures
- Coordinate responses to solicitation questions with requestor & legal counsel
Benefits
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)