Certified Technology Procurement Specialist

Highly responsible professional work managing logistics coordination and administrative support for the City of Tampa's information technology hardware and technology services procurement.

This position specializes in vendor relationship coordination, billing administration, inventory management, and technical service delivery support. Serves as operational liaison between departments, vendors, and the procurement team. Works under general supervision with considerable initiative and independent judgment.

Coordinates vendor relationships for IT hardware and technology services including managed services, installations, and telecommunications. 

Monitors service level agreements, tracks performance metrics, and resolves service issues. 

Maintains vendor scorecards and performance documentation. 

Administers billing for technology services including telecommunications and managed print services. 

Reviews and processes invoices, reconciles accounts, tracks expenditures, maintains financial records, and resolves billing discrepancies.

Performs related work as required.

Knowledge of: Coordinates receiving, inspection, and distribution of IT hardware. Implements asset tracking procedures and maintains records of inventory, service history, and equipment lifecycle data. 

Ability to: Provides coordination support for IT deployments, implementations, and upgrades. Tracks timelines, coordinates communications, and schedules vendor resources. Maintains procurement documentation ensuring regulatory compliance, organizes contract files, and gathers technical requirements. Supports vendor evaluation and market research activities. Provides training to staff on procurement procedures, vendor management, and billing protocols.

Primarily sedentary office work with extended computer use. Occasional travel to vendor sites and City facilities. Ability to lift materials up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, supply chain management, or related field and three (3) years of experience in IT hardware coordination, technology services administration, or vendor management with demonstrated experience in contract coordination, billing administration, and inventory management.

OR 

An equivalent combination of education (not less than high school diploma/GED), training, and experience that provides the required competencies.

Valid Florida driver's license

Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.

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