Procurement Analyst

Summary See below for important information regarding this job. Duties

• Incumbent is the agency's expert in Procurement system functionality and business capabilities and has a major role in determining how the Procurement process is executed, including system changes or... • ...other process improvements and innovative, data-driven, and authorized artificial intelligence (AI) enabled business solutions.
• Analyzes and evaluates contracting policy and legislative matters; applies critical thinking to identify alternatives, risks, and implementation impacts; and... • ...develops and recommends contracting legislation, policies, procedures, guidance, and controls.
• Studies current and proposed policies and assesses impact on processes, procedures, systems, and data to anticipate emerging challenges, implementation risks, and dependencies.
• Conducts policy studies and initiates changes to appropriate contracting regulations, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)... • ... and the Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) and internal guidance.
• Evaluates and recommends disposition on requested waivers to statutory and regulatory requirements
• Provides expert advice to agency management on policy interpretation and development and interprets conflicting guidance or determines intent of new policy issuances while... • ... adapting recommendations to changing policy, business, and technology requirements. Qualifications To qualify for a Procurement Analyst your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A)" above. B. Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) Requirement: 4 years of acquisition experience C. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Contracting and CAP Requirements above, to qualify for the GS-14 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Reviews and interprets policy issues that have an enterprise-wide impact. Decisions establish precedents for current/future process activities and require consideration of potential risks, dependencies, and downstream effects. Briefs the Process Owners and senior management on the nature of the policy issues and recommended changes for resolution. Evaluates significant trends and issues and interrelated program problems and develops solutions to policy and regulatory related issues using critical thinking, innovative approaches, and data-driven analysis. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.