Project Manager – Sourcing & Contracts Policies (Hybrid)

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Project Manager Sourcing & Contracts Policies (Hybrid)

Location: Washington DC

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

The district governments PASS Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution. The client seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by overseeing the development and updating of procurement templates policies and procedures.

Roles & Responsibilities

Provide project planning activities including:

Developing maintaining and monitoring project schedules.
Creating and maintaining project documents.
Coordinating submissions of workstream weekly status reports.
Developing PMO status reports and preparing status presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Reporting status to the PMO project leadership and organizational leadership.
Organizing project artifacts in Microsoft Teams.
Coordinate and contribute to the development and revision of procurement sourcing contract and related templates to reflect current policies procedures and legal requirements.

Coordinate and contribute to the development and revision of procurement process and procedure documentation to ensure clarity and compliance with organizational and legislative policies
Collaborate with the PASS Modernization Project PMO legal staff client leadership procurement staff and other subject matter experts to gather information for template policy and procedure development
Facilitate workshops or meetings to obtain information needed for documentation or to determine documentation requirements.
Ensure all documents meet legal requirements regulatory standards and adhere to client style guides and templates.
Conduct ongoing reviews of existing documentation to identify areas for improvement.
Produce high-quality documentation that is clear consistent accurate and meets procurement industry standards.
Maintain all documents in designated Microsoft Teams folders ensuring they are organized up-to-date and easily accessible by procurement staff.
Develop simple understandable step-by-step job aids to support the implementation of new or revised templates and documents.
Translate the strategic vision for templates policies and procedures into actionable plans including:

Project plans resource alignment training communications transformation management change management system integration testing user acceptance testing go-live preparations and post-go-live support.

Balance multiple priorities by coordinating workstream resources and monitoring activities to maintain PMO schedules updating as necessary and mitigating impacts to other workstreams.
Leverage prior experience on large projects or significant segments of complex projects to:

Analyze complex delivery dates and create innovative Microsoft Project schedules or Agile Scrum Roadmap Timebox schedules.
Align schedules with organizations stakeholder groups functional workstreams technology methodology tools and solution components to deliver on time and within budget.
Monitor progress to track milestones and report status.
Oversee project scope and objectives including managing RAID (Risks Actions Issues and Decisions) change management and communications processes.

Organize and maintain all project artifacts in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint folders for team access.
Participate in PMO Steering Committee and other project meetings documenting discussions and decisions.
Serve as a liaison to facilitate communication between the PMO other project managers and team members.
Support the PMO in all aspects of the project.

Skills:

Skills	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience
Bachelors degree in English communications business or a related field or equivalent experience is required.	Required	20	Years
Expert proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) required.	Required	16	Years
Project management experience in technical writing or documentation management with demonstrated writing and editing skills.	Required	16	Years
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages and tailor documents for diverse audiences.	Required	16	Years
Proven leadership and decision-making skills managing a diverse team including onsite and virtual team members	Required	16	Years
Willing to work onsite 4 days a week	Required
PMP certification	Desired	16	Years
Experience or familiarity with contract law or procurement processes.	Desired	16	Years
Experience managing cloud ERP testing.	Desired	5	Years
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams	Desired	8	Years

Job Title: Project Manager Sourcing & Contracts Policies (Hybrid) Location: Washington DC Duration: 12 Months Job Description: The district governments PASS Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution....