Senior Statewide Procurement Officer - Procurement Specialist 5

Full Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.

Procurement Specialist 5 – Senior Statewide Procurement Officer

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) – Central Procurement is seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Statewide Contracting Officer to join our team.

In this role, you will help ensure essential state services are delivered efficiently and responsibly by securing best-value master agreements and guiding complex procurements across Iowa’s Executive Branch.

At Central Procurement, you are at the heart of state operations. We offer a collaborative, mission-driven environment where your expertise directly influences operational excellence, fiscal responsibility, and the quality of life for Iowans.

What You’ll Do

Solicitation Resource

• Partner with State agencies as a subject matter expert to design and architect complex technical specifications for high-impact procurements.

• Lead the full procurement lifecycle, aligning solicitations with strategic financial goals while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.

• Develop and execute data-driven sourcing strategies from solicitation through award and vendor selection.

• Negotiate complex agreements and manage vendor relationships to maximize operational efficiency and responsible use of taxpayer funds.

• Interpret and apply Iowa Code and Administrative Rules with precision to ensure all solicitations meet statutory and policy requirements.

Agency Resource

• Develop enterprise-wide procurement strategies and contribute to the modernization of statewide policies and procedures.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and technical resource for agency staff, providing mentorship, quality oversight, and guidance on complex procurement initiatives.

• Identify high-value commodities and services for statewide term contracts and promote organizational compliance with contractual terms.

• Act as a strategic liaison between agencies, businesses, and political subdivisions, delivering presentations and outreach to align stakeholder needs with State objectives.

Contract Manager

• Drive supplier performance through proactive contract management, monitoring, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Conduct portfolio and lifecycle analysis for assigned agencies to inform renewals, rebids, and long-term sourcing strategies.

• Lead negotiations for enterprise-wide master agreements, single-agency contracts, and participating addendums.

• Coordinate the strategic deployment of contracts across digital procurement platforms to ensure an accessible, user-friendly experience for agency partners.

Why Join the State of Iowa?

At the State of Iowa, we invest in our employees so they can invest in public service. As a valued member of our team, you’ll receive a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.

• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation accruals with annual rollover, unlimited sick leave accrual, and 9 paid holidays each year.

• Health & Wellness: Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance options to fit you and your family’s needs.

• Retirement Security: Participation in the IPERS retirement system plus optional deferred compensation (457) plans.

• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax savings options for medical and dependent care expenses.

• Life & Disability Coverage: Employer-paid life insurance with additional voluntary options available.

• Support Programs: Access to Employee Assistance Programs, wellness resources, and employee discount programs statewide.

• Work-Life Flexibility: Opportunities for flexible schedules and telework based on position and business needs.

To learn more about the benefits of working with the State of Iowa, visit our benefits webpage.

Join us in delivering smart, strategic procurement solutions that keep Iowa moving forward.

E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Requirements

621 Service and Performance Contract Negotiations and Management:
6 months experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination. Differs from labor contract negotiation. These are contracts with various vendors or other service providers and the applicant must have demonstrated experience and/or education that allowed them to review performance and service delivery and know what to do and be able to act when performance does not meet expectations. Includes: drafting or developing contracts for provision of products and/or services and the related budget components; negotiating the terms of contracts to include: costs, timeframes and performances expectations and/or work products; monitoring and managing all aspects of the contracts: to include timely submission of financial reports, performance reports, work products and determining when appropriate benchmarks for payment of invoices are met. Specific educational courses that relate to the selective might include: contract management, business law, principles of economics, business management and similar courses.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Nine years of full-time work experience in the procurement of technical, standardized, expendable, and non-expendable items, or in services procurement and contract administration, including the review of ongoing compliance with contract requirements and terms.

2) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business or public administration, accounting, or economics, and experience equal to five years of full-time work in the procurement of technical, standardized, expendable and non-expendable items, or in services procurement and contract administration, including the review of ongoing compliance with contract requirements and terms.

3) A total of nine years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

4) All of the following (a, b, and c): 5) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Procurement Specialist 4.

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