Acquisition Strategy, Acquisitions Management, Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Business Development, Business Support, Contract Creation, Contract Management, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Information Technology & Information Systems, Leadership, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mobile Devices, Process Analysis, Process Flow, Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Process Improvement, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Test Plan/Schedule
Program & Management Analyst (Acquisition)
This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," dated October 15, 2021. As a PROGRAM & MANAGEMENT ANALYST (ACQUISITION) at the GS-0343-12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include:
- Participates in the development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of program management and acquisition plans for large labor, maintenance and commodity projects primarily relating to Information Technology (IT) programs.
- Determines financial and business capability of present and potential contractors related to acquisition plans, scrutinizing operating data to determine the effect of proposed contract conditions on the contractor's ability to perform.
- Maintains responsibility and is accountable for analyzing a variety of acquisition mechanisms for DMDC, such as identifying the full complement of acquisition alternatives including review of complex commodities and service contracts.
- Provides support on a variety of acquisition management, business and program tasks. These tasks include implementing DMDC acquisition strategy and developing contract specific acquisition milestone plans, assisting the Financial Management Branch in formulating and executing budgets for Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Procurement Defense Agencies (PDA) and Research, Development Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriations.
- Identifies, develops, and implements business process improvement initiatives; and provides various program and business management support.
- Serving in the role of Contracting Officer Representative (COR) responsible for the management and oversight of a diverse portfolio of contracts.
- Develops work flow (process) diagrams for the Acquisition & Contract Management Division leadership and DMDC; analyzes process flows identifies areas for process improvement; provides process improvement recommendations to the Acquisition & Contract Division Director.