Job Opportunities

Join the Department of Administrative Services – State Purchasing Division, Strategic Sourcing team and help drive best-inclass sourcing strategies for the State of Georgia, which spends $4 billion annually to provide the goods and services to support government infrastructure.

As a member of the Strategic Sourcing team, you will have the opportunity to own and supervise the Goods Category group or the Information Technology category group. Each group is geared toward cost reduction and process optimization while exercising your knowledge of multiple sub-categories with a major category of spends.

The Category Manager we seek will be dynamic, progressive, and collaborative; in a work environment that is vibrant, fast moving and stimulating. She/he will supervise a team of procurement professionals responsible for achieving target savings and performances for the Goods Category or the IT Category; developing and executing procurement strategies that are designed to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost for the assigned categories within the category, and developing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

This position is responsible for the ongoing analysis of State Purchasing’s data, which is obtained from disparate sources from around the State; including supplier data, financial systems, and a data warehouse. This position requires proficiency with analytical tools, knowledge of data analysis methodologies, knowledge of information systems concepts, and presentation software. This position requires an emphasis on data analysis and a working knowledge of SQL.

The Department of Administrative Services State Purchasing Division is seeking a Business Analyst with strong procurement systems knowledge and business analysis skills for a position within the Strategic Sourcing Unit. The Business Analyst will analyze, configure, troubleshoot and support PeopleSoft Enterprise Supplier Relationship Management modules including, eProcurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Contracts and Supplier Portal and SciQuest’s Catalog Hosting and Management Services. This individual should have knowledge of procurement tools and processes in order to work directly with state entity’s procurement staff to assist with the implementation of Team Georgia Marketplace™ as well as support production use of the modules. He/she should have good organization, presentation, data analysis and problem solving skills to assist the implementation team and state entity staff in developing and using Team Georgia Marketplace™.