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Cloud Computing Engineer

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Applies expertise, exercises fiduciary duty and judgment to protect the interests of Salk, its donors and grant agencies and ensures all procurement services related actions are in compliance with Salk policies and other applicable regulations. Procures, contracts, and qualifies supply sources for an assigned set of goods and services that are of a more complex or technical nature, including license agreements, custom products, consulting and professional services. Reviews and establishes price, payment schedules, quality requirements, delivery, terms, conditions and other related specifications. Obtains competition through RFQs and RFPs and maintains required documentation according to department policies, including source selection, price reasonableness and sole sources. Advises internal clients, recommends alternative sources and product/service options when appropriate. Analyzes spend within assigned goods and services to identify opportunities for strategic sourcing. Assists with formal cross-functional RFP process including documentation, supplier qualification, pre-bid meetings, scoring and analysis. Implements, administers, maintains and closes out assigned contracts including performance management, corrective actions, amendments and renewals. Mediates and resolves conflicts, disputes or issues between suppliers and internal clients. Provides customer service support including returns, invoice resolution and overdue orders. Promotes awareness and understanding of the procurement, contracting and bidding processes and policies, both internal and external (government). Maintains and updates information in the supplier database as necessary. Assists the Procurement Services Senior Director with special projects. Position may require administrative support in other department areas.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
40% Procurement & Strategic Sourcing:
  • Reviews, interprets and updates as needed, requisitions for goods and services. Obtains additional information
  • as required to ensure internal client satisfaction.
  • Conveys any special circumstances, requirements or terms and conditions that may apply to a pending
  • request.
  • Prepares and administers requests for quotes, proposals and information (RFx) or otherwise obtains
  • competition as required to issue purchase orders. Reviews and negotiates the responses to ensure the best
  • value for the internal client; taking into consideration pricing, quality, service or delivery schedules, terms and
  • conditions.
  • Selects suppliers and places orders through an e-procurement system associated with assigned goods and services and attaches all documentation required per procurement procedures and policies.
  • Ensures that all requirements are met once an order is placed; works with internal clients and suppliers to resolve billing issues and delivery discrepancies.
  • Expedites orders to meet initial delivery or new delivery requirements.
  • Reviews spending trends and identifies potential opportunities for strategic sourcing, contracting, supply chain maximization and supply base consolidation. Participates in strategic sourcing initiatives.
  • Assists in a back-up capacity in the absence of other Buyers, and helps train and provide guidance and informal mentoring to other Buyers as needed.
30% Contract Administration & Supplier Relationship Management
  • Manages, assists or participates in all aspects of contract life cycle management from supplier qualification to
  • RFx development to contract completion.
  • Ensures all procedures are followed and the highest ethical
  • standards are upheld.
  • Vets potential suppliers to ensure they meet all requirements to do business with Salk.
  • Ensures they are not debarred or otherwise excluded from government procurements actions.
  • Reviews and negotiates contractual terms, pricing and other specifications, including those related to release &
  • indemnification and non-disclosure agreements.
  • Compiles final contract documents and ensures proper execution and filing.
  • Assists in the implementation of newly awarded contracts including the coordination of meetings between
  • internal clients, supporting departments such as Salk Research Laboratories, Facilities, Communications, EH&S,
  • Finance, Logistics Operations, IS/IT, and suppliers.
  • Manages or participates in supplier business reviews to review performance to metrics and find opportunities
  • to increase value to internal clients.
  • Establishes, nurtures, and maintains, excellent supplier relationships.
  • Coordinates contract modifications including; amendments, performance management and corrective action
  • requests, renewals and terminations.
  • Ensures that all required documentation is complete and kept up to date.
  • Utilizes the contract manager module in the e-procurement system as required.
20% Customer Service
  • Interacts professionally, ethically and courteously with internal and external clients.
  • Provides assistance to internal clients on how to enter requisitions, search for products and services, find
  • information on their orders and provide answers to other general questions about the e-procurement system.
  • Follows up to resolve invoice discrepancies, returns, service issues and overdue purchase orders with internal
  • clients, supporting departments and suppliers.
  • Maintains contact and provides updates on status regularly.
  • Explains procurement and policies in a way that is understandable to internal and external clients.
  • Provides guidance on forms and information required to ensure their needs are met in an expeditious manner.
  • Provides and interprets information about contracts and purchase orders.
  • Provides guidance to companies interested in doing business with Salk so they can provide appropriate
  • documentation to offer quotes or proposals in the future. Gives link to Salk's supplier information website.
  • Provides excellent customer service. Demonstrates integrity, and the highest of ethical standards as a
  • representative of the Procurement Services department.
10% Administrative & Other Duties As Assigned
  • Accurately enters data into the e-procurement (SciQuest / Jaggaer and financial ERP (SCT/Banner) systems.
  • Maintains records and files to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as government
  • and agency regulations.
  • Maintains and reports information regarding performance metrics and savings.
  • Prepares letters, composes memos, and other correspondence as needed.
  • Performs other administrative tasks as requested; including database management, generation of activity
  • reports, updating SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) and document control.
  • Other duties as assigned.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:.
EXPERIENCE
Required:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a senior or advanced Buyer role, preferably in a procurement department that supports a non-profit scientific organization, university or biotechnology company.
  • Experience successfully managing supplier performance and relationships, preferably with suppliers performing services and more complex goods.
  • Experience successfully negotiating price, quality, specifications and other contractual terms.
  • Experience using an e-procurement and ERP/information management systems.
  • Experience conducting requests for information, quotes and proposals (RFx).
  • Experience in contract administration and life cycle management.
Preferred:
  • Experience in procuring and contracting for goods and services directly related to scientific or health related research and their related support activities.
  • Experience editing and writing contractual clauses.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES 
Required:
  • Strong communications skills with ability to communicate effectively to a broad variety of constituencies including executive administration, department heads, principal investigators and senior researchers
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a project team to analyze requirements and determine appropriate design approaches
  • Ability to work with the software development and scientific computing/research communities
  • Ability to train peers on cloud technologies and infrastructure management
  • Ability to train scientists on cloud technologies and infrastructure management
  • Work with department leadership on establishing and managing priorities
  • Assist in developing budgets and track expenses for cloud-based infrastructure projects
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with varying priorities at the same time
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and learn independently
Preferred:
  • Ability to produce high quality written materials including training and infrastructure documentation (e.g., maintain a wiki)
  • Constantly curious about new developments and technologies
  • Ability to train peers on cloud technologies and infrastructure management
EDUCATION Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related scientific discipline, or an equivalent amount of demonstrated experience in lieu of a degree
Preferred:
  • Advanced degree in computer science, IT, bioinformatics or related scientific discipline
The salary range for this position is $129,000 - $158,000 annually.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The incumbent in this position will be constantly adjusting focus, seeing, touching/feeling, talking, hearing, reading, writing, and working indoors.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)