Information Technology Strategic Sourcing and Asset Management Analyst

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2024-10-18

Location:East Professional Center

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Administration or As Assigned

Reports to: Director, IT Asset and Quality Management

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Band: 13

Compensation: $49,980.00 – $69,972.00

The IT Sourcing and Asset Management Analyst ensures the most value and the best possible price from our suppliers for Department of Information and Technology (DoIT) procurement and sourcing needs. Build strong partnerships with the internal procurement department and external partners to optimize the procurement competitive bidding process. Improve IT service delivery cycle time by facilitating timely responses and decisions during the sourcing/procurement process. Develop methods to proactively renegotiate existing contracts to mitigate risks associated with lapses in contracts or services. Act as a decision support and advisor for the procurement and sourcing needs within IT service areas, including RFI/RFP oversight and

federal funding (E-Rate) as a funding source. Facilitates the entire cycle of the IT procure-to-pay process, which includes requisitioning, invoicing, and payment matters. In addition, they will support and inform governance of our IT assets through their entire lifecycle, which includes computer devices, hotspots, mobile phones, digital displays, network equipment, software/hardware contracts, and other technology resources

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work collaboratively with our internal procurement partners, external suppliers, DoIT executive leaders, managers and other teams to support the procurement and asset management of IT assets.
• Facilitates the entire cycle of the IT procure-to-pay process, which includes requisitioning, invoicing, and payment matters.
• Manage IT hardware assets and software license portfolio with respect to risk, cost control, governance, compliance, and performance objectives.
• Develop and maintain district policies and processes related to IT procurement and RFP standards.
• Perform data manipulation, cost-benefit analysis, solutions to support required IT service delivery capabilities, and discussions with suppliers.
• Periodically research and understand market trends and utilize market intelligence to contribute to path-forward decisions.
• Responsible for researching and understanding assorted technologies, software, and complex IT service options.
• Use and manipulate data to design and implement strategies for cost reduction, including negotiations, conducting RFPs, optimizing service and managing the implementation of service turn-ups or terminations.
• Work with the district E-Rate funding partners to ensure optimal access to funds for procuring eligible services and internal support for compliance.
• Manage the district E-Rate program.
• Establish a cadence to engage in two-way dialogue with suppliers and partners to ensure alignment with IT goals and their capabilities.

EXPERIENCE:

• Three plus (3) years working in a strategic sourcing role with IT, Telecomm, and
• managed service contracts and bids
• Three plus (3+) years working with IT procurement processes
• Three (3) years of Vendor and Supplier negotiation and relationship-building
• Two plus (2+) years performing cost-benefit analysis
• Two (2) years with IT asset management processes and policies
• Two (2) years writing RFI/RFP for competitive bids
• Prior IT and Telecom sourcing experience (preferred)

EDUCATION:

• Undergraduate degree and 3-5 years of relevant work experience in business,
• management, finance, or a related discipline or equivalent work experience

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings

NOTE: The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility.

Education

To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

TitleIX_EEO@ClevelandMetroSchools.org

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