About the Position: This position is a Lead Acquisition and Business Specialists provide advice, guidance, and support to Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal contracting staff and mission partners for the effective use of various strategic source vehicles to meet acquisition needs. They exercise independent judgment in the performance of research and strategy execution of innovative solutions that offer efficiencies to the acquisition and business management process.

Duties

Serve as team leader in managing customer and industry relations to ensure Category Management and Strategic Sourcing principles are applied to acquisition strategies to ensure objectives are met. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates by setting priorities, preparing schedules and assigning work based on established priorities. Develop ACC-RSA’s strategy for employing Category Management and Strategic Sourcing principles, vehicles and tools, and other acquisition tools. Serve as senior advisor to senior-level program officials in procurement planning meetings. Serve as a senior advisor on improved utilization of category management tools, strategic sourcing, and acquisition execution. Administer a variety of recurring and ad hoc assignments in such areas as acquisition and procurement related research and analysis, oversight and review, process improvement. Administer customer relations program to seek opportunities to advise, counsel, and support ACC-RSA mission partners and consider the use of strategic sources and solutions. Foster relationships with key senior mission partner acquisition personnel, overseeing the planning, coordination, and facilitation of corporate outreach, seminars, workshop, briefing, and training events.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Foundational Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Must file financial statement.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: One year of experience of specialized experience which includes: 1) Coordinating with personnel for acquisition, procurement management and/or project management of government acquisition projects to include acquisition, procurement strategy development, procurement and/or programmatic business arrangements, contracts, negotiation, contract modifications; 2) Reviewing contracts for compliance with acquisition program requirements by evaluating audit and contract compliance review reports, regulations, and other relevant material; 3) Developing departmental contract and acquisition guides or procedures; AND 4) Interpreting commercial and/or government contract/acquisition automation practices, products, capabilities and developments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyCommunicationsLeadershipStrategic Thinking Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13). Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W6QK1A ACC-RSA DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk