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U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (PROCUREMENT) in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Summary 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. Responsibilities 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 Conditions of Employment 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. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. FLSA: Non-Exempt May require overtime work You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) CP 13 Supply Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized. The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12/13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities. This non-supervisory position is subject to a salary control point equivalent to the GS-13, step 05 base salary, or if the incumbent's salary currently exceeds the GS-13, step 05 level the incumbent' s salary will be put on a salary control point at the incumbents existing salary. This is a DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (Acq Demo) position in the NH-03 broadband, subject to the CECOM control point policy. Management will set the pay for this position consistent with the qualifications and education of the selectee and the expected contribution for the position. This is a DoD Acquisition Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process, and expanded developmental opportunities. This position is subject to the Command's policy regarding control points. The salary for this position ranges from the equivalent of GS-12/step 1 to GS-13/step 05. This non-supervisory position is subject to a salary control point equivalent to the GS-13, step 05 base salary, or if the incumbent's salary currently exceeds the GS-13, step 05 level the incumbent's salary may be put on a salary control point at the incumbent's existing salary. Superior qualifications and special needs pay setting may be authorized at managements discretion for eligible candidates. Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized. Relocation and Recruitment Incentive will not be authorized. Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will not be authorized. Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate will not be authorized. All selections under an announcement must be made within 3 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.

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