Public Sector Procurement & Contracts Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 72,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Public Procurement Analyst for a contract/temporary role in Alameda, CA. You will support public-sector procurement, contract administration, vendor coordination, and solicitation management in a mission-driven government environment.

You will work with directors, project managers, vendors, legal, and risk management to move procurements from planning through contract execution, ensuring compliance and accurate documentation across the process.

Qualifications

• Experience with RFPs, bids, and vendor outreach processes.
• Ability to coordinate solicitations and evaluate proposals while maintaining procurement records.
• Knowledge of public procurement practices and compliance requirements.
• Strong written communication for reports, memos, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities including RFPs, bids, vendor outreach, Q&A, bid conferences, evaluations, negotiations, and execution.
• Coordinate scopes, pricing drafts, amendments, and contract documentation with directors/project managers.
• Research and enforce procurement policies, compliance requirements, and Section 3 procedures.
• Maintain procurement tracking systems: contract dates, PO, invoices, expenses, status updates.
• Coordinate meetings, vendor demos, review meetings, updates, and presentations.
• Prepare procurement updates, admin reports, board memos, and presentations above thresholds.

Skills

RFP process management

Vendor outreach

Contract negotiations

Policy compliance

Reporting and analytics

Public procurement

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, business, finance, procurement

Tools

Procurement software

Microsoft Office

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Public Procurement Analyst for a contract/temporary role in Alameda, CA. You will support public-sector procurement, contract administration, vendor coordination, and solicitation management in a mission-driven government environment.

You will work with directors, project managers, vendors, legal, and risk management to move procurements from planning through contract execution, ensuring compliance and accurate documentation across the process.