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General description
Join our contract team to develop and maintain contract management best practices, connect vendors with state purchasers and contract opportunities along with helping state and local government entities procure non-IT goods and services through easily accessible contracts that meet their needs.

This position may be eligible for a flexible/hybrid work schedule if certain conditions are met; working arrangements may change at any time as business necessitates.

Contract Specialist III (B19) $4,500 - $5,000
Contract Specialist IV (B21) $5,001 - $5,700
Contract Specialist V (B23) $6,000 - $7,100

Minimum Qualifications
Contract Specialist III - IV

• 60 semester hours or graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree.
• Quantifiable years (or combination of) an internship and/or work experience with general business practices, planning and implementation, completing processes, and/or conducting and analyzing research.
• Experience with research techniques and analytical skills to include collecting, validating the accuracy, examining, and interpreting data.
• Intermediate Excel experience, e.g. navigating among sheets in a workbook, importing data from another database to worksheet, creating a pivot table, analyzing datasets using formulas and calculations, etc.

Contract Specialist V

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Quantifiable years of experience with planning, developing, drafting, or managing complex contract instruments and application of contracts in a public sector or corporate environment.
• Experience with applicable laws for local, state, or federal rules, regulations and policies regarding contract development, purchasing, management, supply chain management, or contract monitoring.
• Experience with research techniques and analytical skills to include collecting, validating the accuracy, examining, and interpreting data.
• Intermediate Excel experience, e.g. navigating among sheets in a workbook, importing data from another database to worksheet, creating a pivot table, analyzing datasets using formulas and calculations, etc.

Preferred Qualifications
Contract Specialist III

• Experience with planning, developing, coordinating, administering, or managing projects.
• Experience with applicable laws for local, state, or federal rules, regulations and policies regarding contract development, purchasing, management, supply chain management, or contract monitoring.
• Experience using statewide Term Contracts, TXMAS contracts, Open Market processes, the CMBL, or familiarity with the Texas SmartBuy purchasing system.

Contract Specialist IV

• Quantifiable years of experience in planning, developing, drafting, or managing complex contract instruments and application of contracts in a public sector or corporate environment.
• Experience with planning, developing, executing solicitations, awarding contracts, or managing contracts per the guidelines and procedures published in the Texas Procurement and Contract Management Guide.
• Experience using statewide Term Contracts, TXMAS contracts, Open Market processes, the CMBL, or familiarity with the Texas SmartBuy purchasing system.

Contract Specialist V

• Experience working complex contacts with contract management, purchasing, project management, and/or providing legal assistance as a paralegal in a public sector or corporate environment.
• Experience in planning, developing, executing solicitations, awarding contracts, or managing contracts per the guidelines and procedures published in the Texas Procurement and Contract Management Guide.
• Experience using statewide Term Contracts, TXMAS contracts, Open Market processes, the CMBL, and familiarity with the Texas SmartBuy purchasing system.

Substitutions
Contract Specialist III
One additional year of (or combination of) an internship and/or quantifiable work experience with general business practices, planning and implementation, completing processes, and/or conducting and analyzing research may substitute for thirty semester hours of the required education, with a maximum substitution of 60 semester hours (two years).

Contract Specialist IV
One additional year quantifiable work experience with general business practices, planning and implementation, completing processes, conducting and analyzing research and/or having knowledge of applicable laws for local, state or federal rules, regulations and policies regarding contract development and/or contract management, purchasing, supply chain management, contract monitoring, or project management may substitute for thirty semester hours of the required education, with a maximum substitution of 60 semester hours (two years).

Contract Specialist V
One additional year of quantifiable experience with planning, developing, drafting, or managing complex contract instruments and application of contracts in a public sector or corporate environment may substitute for thirty semester hours of the required education, with a maximum substitution of 120 semester hours (four years).

In this role you will have the following:
Knowledge of:

• Texas state government organization, administration, and legislative processes.
• Applicable local, state, or federal rules, regulations, and policies, as well as related legislative and legal practices and procedures, relating to contract and procurement administration and management.
• State contracting, purchasing and procurement policies and procedures as published in the Texas Procurement and Contract Management Guide.
• Contracting, purchasing, and procurement regulations and policies including electronic commerce procurement processes.
• Contract and purchase order: development and oversight, writing and specifications, solicitation and award, management, and close-out.

Skill in:

• Conducting market research, performing strategic sourcing analysis, and negotiating best value from suppliers.
• Analyzing large amounts of contract or procurement data, invoice data, expenditure data to identify opportunities for cost savings and/or reducing contractual risks for the state.
• Managing contract and procurement records and data.
• Effectively conveying information and encouraging an exchange of ideas. (Communication)
• Identifying, defining and solving problems. (Problem Solving)

Ability to:

• Evaluate complex solicitation, procurement, and contract documents.
• Effectively demonstrate negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Use a PC or laptop and standard business productivity software such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Work with others to achieve a common goal. (Teamwork)
• Adjust to changing workplace demands. (Adaptability)
• Meet the needs and expectations of internal and external customers. (Customer Service)
• Effectively demonstrate skill and ability to perform the specific job duties and tasks as defined by a job description. (Technical Competence)
• Be dependable, meet deadlines and produce high-quality work. (Workload Management/Productivity)

Veterans:
To receive veteran's preference a copy of your DD214 (Member 4) is required.

Veterans, Reservist or Guardsmen with an MOS or additional duties that fall within the essential duties of the job position or other related fields pertaining to the minimum experience requirements may meet the minimum qualifications. All active duty, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if they meet the qualifications for this position. Please call Human Resources, CPA Veterans Liaison at 512-475-3560/800-531-5441 for more information or assistance.

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Important Notes to the Candidate:
Salary is contingent upon qualifications. CPA employees in the same job classification, if selected, will be laterally transferred with no increase in salary. (An example might be an Accounts Examiner III in Revenue Administration who moves to an Accounts Examiner III in the Enforcement division). If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

Applications submitted through Work In Texas:
Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the supplemental questions to be considered for the posting. To complete the supplemental questions please go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login and access your profile.

The Comptroller’s Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.