Job Details

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 16002
Department: Purchasing Department
Opening Date: 12/23/2025
Closing Date: 1/23/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 100

Position Description
Under minimal supervision, the Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing the process of identifying, evaluating, and engaging supplies to secure products and services that are key for Harris County's operations. This position involves supplier management, cost control, and ensuring that the Purchasing Office meets organizational needs. Individuals in this role must possess a strategic mindset, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Sourcing: Supports the procurement initiatives of strategic sourcing by assisting and developing/driving sourcing strategies for commodities or services within a spend category with the sourcing category manager(s) and stakeholders.
• Sourcing Management: Determines the best sourcing approach to maximize value to the County and decrease the total cost of ownership. Evaluates sourcing events in the intake process, prioritizes them, and aids in identifying potential sourcing opportunities, including contributing to the development of saving estimates. All while actively maintaining an awareness of market conditions and supply opportunities.
• Vendor Management: Assists in vendor negotiations, process improvements, and compliance related activities to meet County goals and ensures vendor feedback is incorporated into the sourcing pipeline to support vendor selection and evaluation.
• Compliance: Ensures all controls and compliance requirements are satisfied throughout the sourcing process.
• Leadership: Leads the development and execution of solicitations, bids, and RFPs including scope, bid and solicitation package development, bidder identification, and creation of advertisements; facilitating bid clarifications and awards.
• Collaboration: Partners with Departments and Purchasing functions throughout the sourcing processes.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Requirements
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in a directly related field and four (4) years of relevant experience in areas related to sourcing and purchasing, contract negotiation and management, and vendor management experience.

OR

• Associate's Degree in a directly related field and six (6) years of relevant experience in areas related to sourcing and purchasing, contract negotiation and management, and vendor management experience.

OR

• High school diploma or GED and eight (8) years of relevant experience in areas related to sourcing and purchasing, contract negotiation and management, and vendor management experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to define clear requirements, scope, and criteria for projects.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence without authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Skilled in creating, processing, and evaluating bids/solicitations.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate sourcing opportunities, conduct cost modeling, and analyze total cost of ownership.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Occasional weekends, holidays, and overtime may be required based on the specific needs and demands of the department.

Location:

• Harris County Purchasing Office Building - 1111 Fannin St 12th Floor Houston, TX 77002

Compensation:

• Annual Salary Range: Depends On Experience

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• This position is based in an office environment, where the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, scanners, and filing cabinets is routine.
• The physical demands associated with this job are minimal, with occasional lifting and moving objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• The role is predominantly sedentary, involving mainly sitting with occasional standing and walking.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports To: Sourcing and Contracting Management Director
• Supervises Positions: Sourcing Management

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.
03

Which of the following best describes your verifiable experience in areas related to sourcing and purchasing, contract negotiation and management, and vendor management experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than four (4) years
• Four (4) years but less than six (6) years
• Six (6) years but less than eight (8) years
• Eight (8) years or more
• I do not have this experience

04

Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience working in areas related to sourcing and purchasing, contract negotiation and management, and vendor management experience. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2025" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.
05

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

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