Kim Grantham

Experience

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  ARIZONA STATE PARKS

  Aug 2000 - Jul 2005

  Buyer III
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  Clark County Water Reclamation District

  Jul 2005 - Mar 2013

  Procurement Specialist
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  Arizona Department of Education

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

  Performed the following key responsibilities:• Entire solicitation process for formal and informal solicitations, • Contract management including renewals, review contracts from outside entities • Vendor management, resolving performance issues and • Vendor negotiations• Team leadership of procurement staff, taking the leadership role in the absence of the Chief Procurement Officer • Staff training on procurement best practices, procurement policies and procedures, • Creating training materials, • Reviewing requisitions in ProcureAZ for compliance with contracts/agency policies/procurement code and converting into purchase orders, • Updating procurement policies and procedures as well as updating the department’s templates Position Highlights:Responsible for the solicitation process of a Multi-State Request for Proposal – involves 9 States in a consortiumResponsible for solicitations utilized by local schools, districts and education organizationsAdministering 130 contracts with an annual spend of approximately 30 million for 20 program areas Show less

  • Senior Procurement Specialist

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Senior Procurement Specialist

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
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  Arizona Department of Economic Security

  Dec 2015 - Sept 2020

  Procurement Manager

  *Manages a team of seven members that are responsible for the formulation and administration of contracts. *Working knowledge of the Arizona Procurement Code. *Responsible for the formation of Inter-Governmental Agreements (IGAs), Inter-Service Agreements (ISAs), Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs)*Negotiations, and dispute mediation*Lean methodologies; government audit and compliance reviews*Interpretive, evaluate policies and objectives; auditing, research and analysis, and report preparation*Developing formal performance objectives for team members and providing coaching; *Knowledge various computer applications and experience with the State's e-procurement systems.* Writes Standard Work, develop templates, and establishes of guidelines and policies; *Special Assignments that include preparing complex specifications, solicitations and contract documents; negotiate contracts. Show less

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  City of Phoenix

  Sept 2020 - now

  Procurement Manager