Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

Serves as a Procurement Analyst in Army Materiel Command (AMC). Works with data analytic software and methodologies. Analyzes supplier performance data from internal and external sources and supports data aggregation for scorecard metric calculation display. Analyzes data analytic tools, models, methods, and techniques to identify and demonstrate trends in financial data Supports the planning, development, implementation, and management of effective and affordable product support strategies for demands throughout the life cycle for weapons, materiel, or information systems Conducts ongoing surveillance of awarded contracts and delivery orders to ensure on-time delivery of supplies and acceptable performance of services. Responsible for initiating/coordinating acquisition requirements, developing requirements packages and acquisition strategies that support the efficient and effective management of a procurement program, and tracking/evaluating supplier performance. Develops recommendations for process improvements, category management, and other potential acquisition strategies. Monitors contractual delivery schedules to ensure end-user needs are met, considering command-assigned priority of the end item and contract delivery status. Tracks open deliveries and maintains communication with the contracting center and contractors to facilitate proactive delivery status updates. Communicates delivery delays to internal stakeholders to facilitate decisions regarding supply posture, order release strategy, and readiness driver mitigation. Verifies funding is available to execute or support acquisition strategies based on AMC prioritization model(s). Updates financial requirements with the budget office and tracks changes in funding authorizations. Ensures accuracy of cost and target award dates against the spend plan. Reviews and amends planned procurement stage gates, base estimates, complexity, and constraints as acquisition requirements evolve. Works with contracting center, engineering support activity, and other stakeholders to resolve delays to contract award and delivery delays. Informs supply planner of requirement amendment impacts to contract award timeline and works with contracting center to process requirement changes, as required. May be required to take Contracting Officers Representative (COR) training and be appointed as COR for one or multiple contracts.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Life Cycle Logistics Advanced certification within 48 months as of entrance on duty.
• This position has a Data Analytics requirement. The incumbent must meet all requirements for Data Analytics level one (1) certification within 12 months of being placed on the position.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized expereience 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. Experience required: 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: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Determining appropriate acquisition strategies; 2) Developing procurement documentation; 3) Monitoring acquisition schedules for timely completion; 4) Monitoring contractor performance; and 5) Utilizing data analytics software. Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address AD-W4GVAA HQ COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk