Strategic Sourcing Agent

About this role

Overview & Benefits

Oakland County is more than just a workplace. It is a place where you can make a real difference. As one of Michigan’s leading public service organizations, we are committed to strengthening communities, delivering essential services, and improving the quality of life for nearly 1.3 million residents.

When you join our team, you become part of a mission-driven workforce guided by integrity, innovation, and a passion for public service. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to do meaningful work that matters. Apply today and help shape the future of Oakland County, where we are All Ways Moving Forward.

For more information about Oakland County benefits and employee perks, please visit: https://www.oakgov.com/government/human-resources/benefits/new-hire

General Summary

$77,840 - $104,290 Hybrid

GENERAL SUMMARY

Ready to shape the future of public procurement and deliver exceptional value to the community? As a Strategic Sourcing Agent, you will lead the sourcing, evaluation, and management of suppliers to secure goods and services at the optimal balance of cost, quality, and value for Oakland County. You will administer complex and high-value ($1M and above) formal solicitations, negotiate favorable contract terms, monitor supplier performance, mitigate risk, and market trends to support operational efficiency. Serving as a trusted advisor to County departments, you will guide the full procurement process—from developing specifications and evaluation criteria to conducting evaluations and awarding solicitations—while maintaining reports that inform procurement strategy and contract portfolios. You will represent Oakland County at procurement and vendor outreach events, engage with vendors and the public to ensure a fair and transparent process, and utilize countywide and department-specific software to successfully execute assignments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead construction bids and/or other complex, high-dollar solicitations, including services in technical areas such as engineering, financial services, and information technology. • Determine bonding requirements and oversee formal bids valued at $1M and above in accordance with County policies and procedures. • Serve as a strategic advisor to departments by guiding procurement methods, establishing evaluation criteria and pricing matrices, and verifying sourcing strategies with Fiscal Services. • Ensure adherence to Board-approved procurement policies, fair business practices, and the integrity of all public bid events. • Monitor supplier performance, negotiate contract terms, and maintain reports that support procurement strategy and contract portfolio management.

Why You’ll Love This Job

• You will manage high-impact, high-value projects that directly support County operations. • You will play a central role in shaping procurement strategy and influencing sourcing decisions across departments. • You will represent Oakland County in vendor outreach and procurement events, serving as a key point of contact for suppliers and the public. • You will collaborate with departments and leadership to ensure fair, transparent, and policy-driven procurement practices. • You will have the opportunity to provide leadership and guidance to procurement staff through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

If you are ready to bring strategic thinking, sound judgment, and procurement expertise to a role that makes a measurable difference, we invite you to join Oakland County’s Purchasing team. Minimum Qualifications SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May provide leadership through demonstrating skills, observing, assisting and instructing lower level or newly assigned Procurement staff.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Responsible for construction bids and construction related contracting including determining bonding requirements for solicitations valued at $1M and above, and formal bids for difficult and complex services for the County, including but not limited to highly technical areas such as engineering services, high dollar financial services, and information technology services.

Functions as an advisor to departments on fair processes, procurement protocols, policies and procedures, and determines the best possible strategic sourcing methods, verifying those sources with Fiscal Services. Ensures departmental adherence to Board-approved procurement policies and fair business practices, as well as the integrity of all public bid events.

Maintains the integrity of the solicitation process by coordinating all communications between the vendor community and the County. Responds to bidders and departmental questions during the solicitation and the evaluation and selection process.

Coordinates and oversees the creation, revision and review of c omplex scopes of work. Determines additional information needed to secure the best supplier submissions. Approves final scope prior to inclusion in the bid process.

Proactively engages with Corporation Counsel and Risk Management to determine the appropriate contract type to ensure that the correct insurance requirements are established for solicitations and contracts, to minimize the County’s risk.

Proactively engages with Information Technology to determine the necessary questionnaires and review needed based on scope of work.

Coordinates and leads all procurement meetings related to highly complex contracts, including pre-bid meetings, evaluation and selection meetings, pre-award meetings, negotiation related meetings, supplier interviews, and bidder debriefing meetings to explain the evaluation and scoring process to help vendors better understand the evaluation process. Attends site visits for solicitations as well as e-mail and phone exchanges regarding these issues. Schedules vendor contacts for product demonstration and obtains information for County departments.

Manages the evaluation process including development of the scoring matrixes, analyzing complex bids, c

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