Supervisory Acquisition Analyst

About the Position: This Supervisory Acquisition Analyst position is located at Aberdeen Test Center, Command Staff (S-8) Resource Management with duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. (merit)

Major duties

• Manages the full lifecycle of acquisition planning and contract administration
• Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)
• Develops acquisition strategies, reviews solicitation packages and contract types, monitors administration (funding, cost adjustments, closeouts), and validates DA/DoD tasker reports.
• Advises program officials in procurement planning meetings, assists with statements of work, analyzes contractor costs
• Develops innovative contracting approaches, solves complex or ambiguous regulatory problems, and ensures compliance with DA/DoD regulations.
• Plans and publishes guidance and training materials for acquisition personnel, oversees the Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, validates contractor manpower and budget data (PDC, CMRA)
• Supervises subordinate employees, sets priorities, assigns work
• Evaluates performance, interviews and recommends candidates for hire, resolves complaints, handles minor disciplinary actions, and identifies staff training and development needs.

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 Employees of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command with personal competitive status Current Civilian Employees of the Command Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1) Pre-award to post-award acquisition planning, milestone tracking, compliance reviews, and complex contract modifications, and; 2) advising program officials, developing SOW's, determining pricing strategies, and solving complex regulatory hurdles, and; 3) Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for contracts when so designated by a Contracting Officer. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/Procurement Leadership Strategic Thinking