Bidding Coordinator

Franklin County; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin County Board of Commissioners seeks a Bidding Coordinator to support procurement activities including ITBs, RFPs, RFQs and RFIs. You will lead timelines, review specs, and guide development of evaluation documents to ensure alignment with policy.

Responsibilities include bid openings, tabulations, and initial analyses of responsiveness, plus maintaining bidder lists and files. You’ll collaborate with agencies, respond to inquiries, and support records requests while presenting findings.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business administration, paralegal, supply chain management, or related field and 3 years purchasing experience.
• CPPB certification is required.
• Strong understanding of public procurement principles and agency policies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ITBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs with agency collaboration.
• Lead procurement timelines and coordinate stakeholders.
• Review specifications, requirements, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop scope, requirements, and evaluation documents.
• Host pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences.
• Log bids, create bid tabulations, and assess responsiveness.
• Maintain bidder lists and manage physical/electronic files.
• Support public records requests.
• Provide bid results, recommendations, and summary documents.

Skills

Procurement principles

Attention to detail

Project lifecycle management

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate’s degree in business administration

Paralegal

Supply chain management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Classification Purpose:

The primary purpose of the Bidding Coordinator classification is to facilitate county procurement activities, including, but not limited to, the preparation of Invitation to Bid (ITB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and Request for Information (RFI) documents using knowledge of industry trends, state and county regulations, and county policies and procedures.

Job Duties:

Collaborate with county agencies to prepare ITBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs, and lead stakeholders in developing procurement timelines and activities. Review specifications, functional and non-functional requirements, questionnaires, and evaluation criteria. Guide the development of scope, requirements, and evaluation documents to ensure alignment. Conduct pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences. Respond to vendor and stakeholder inquiries and manage the drafting and posting of addenda and clarifications. Address questions and concerns. Identify project stakeholders and serve as project liaison for competitive procurements between county agency representatives, the public, and interested vendors. Conduct bid and proposal openings by logging bids, creating bid tabulation sheets, and performing an initial analysis of responsiveness and deficiencies. Create bid numbers develop and maintain bidders, lists and prepare and manage physical and electronic files. Support the fulfillment of public records requests. Collaborate and maintain contact with agency representatives, providing bid opening results and recommendations, and supporting the creation of resolution and summary documents. Draft and redline documents. Serve as point of contact on projects. Schedule and attend virtual and in-person meetings. May support vendor outreach and supplier diversity initiatives. Participate in workshops, webinars, training, and other professional development opportunities as identified with supervisor. Serve as county subject matter expert in competitive procurement activities. Provide ongoing best-practice updates to bidding processes, methodologies, tools, templates, and resources. Participate in procurement training and development sessions provided to agency partners and the vendor community. Manage project planning with agency partners. Maintain regular and predictable attendance

.These duties are illustrative only and you may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.

Major Worker Characteristics

Understanding of public procurement principles; Excellent attention to detail; Ability to manage a project through its lifecycle; Experience with public relations and responsive customer service; Professional communication with stakeholders; Ability to understand and follow office practices and agency policy and procedures; Proficient reading comprehension; Ability to identify and solve a problem and apply critical thinking skills; Proficient in Microsoft Office products and standard office equipment operations; Ability to draft and redline large documents and complete routine forms; Maintain accurate records; Arrange items in numerical or alphabetical order; Schedule, lead, and present at meetings with the public, vendors, and/or stakeholders both in-person and in a virtual setting; Work independently and collaboratively; Respond to telephone and email inquiries; Handle sensitive inquiries from, and contacts with, officials and general public.

Minimum Class Qualifications for Employmen t:

Associate’s degree in business administration, paralegal, supply chain management, or related field and three (3) years of experience in purchasing-related activities; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Additional Requiremen ts:

Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) certification desi

red.Supervisory Responsibilities: None required.Unusual Working Conditions.

Summary:

At Franklin County Board of Commissioners we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.