REMC SAVE Bidding Specialist

Under the direction of the REMC SAVE Project Director and working collaboratively with the REMC SAVE team, this position will be responsible for bidding and assisting with Invitations to Bid for REMC SAVE. REMC SAVE is a statewide service of the REMC Association of Michigan to school districts and other public agencies.

What You’ll Bring

Need to Have

· Bachelor’s degree required. A degree in business is preferred.

· One to three years of recent and relevant successful experience in applying best practices to business and/or purchasing practices.

· Demonstrates ability to learn, understand, interpret and apply rules, policies and procedures.

· Analytical abilities for problem solving, ability to develop recommendations based on objective evaluation.

· Ability to implement new initiatives for continuous improvement of processes and services.

· Advanced skills with technology tools to create and generate documents, presentations, spreadsheets and reports in a user-friendly manner.

· Demonstrated ability to apply systems thinking.

· Demonstrated effective writing and proofreading skills.

· Demonstrated excellent customer service skills.

· Ability to work both independently and cooperatively as a team member.

· Ability to effectively prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and balance competing priorities.

Job Requirements:

·         Coordinate, develop and analyze bids related to SPOT Connect requests and any other bid as requested by the REMC SAVE Project Director. Make award recommendations to the REMC SAVE Project Director.

·         Effectively communicate with statewide constituents.

·         Review vendor/contract terms and conditions to ensure they meet requirements and monitor compliance of the terms and conditions. Communicate with vendors as needed.

·         Coordinate bids in compliance with state school code, state purchasing policies, REMC Association procedures and Ingham ISD Board Policy.

·         Conduct statewide training for SPOT Connect and REMC SAVE services.

·         Work with REMC SAVE staff, REMC Association staff and REMC Directors to assist with the development and implementation of comprehensive and effective marketing plans based on research, data and constituent needs.

·         Assist with benchmarking of best practices to advise REMC SAVE Project Director of the potential for improvements in existing services and the potential for development of new services.

·         Performs other duties as assigned.