Acquisition Analyst III

Position Summary

Are you looking for a position where you are an essential member of a team and where your skillsets are mission critical to meeting programmatic goals and milestones?  Do you thrive on working independently on multiple tasks?  Are you an outstanding communicator, compiler and consolidator of information/data?  Are your Powerpoint Presentation skills on point? 

Serves as SETA support to the PM EW&C Integration Division. PM EW&C is the assigned Office or Primary Responsibility (OPR) for the Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), United States Army Europe (USAEUR), and the 1st Multi Domain Task Force (MDTF) Operational Needs Statement (ONS). The Acquisition Specialist provides management, technical expertise, and supervision to ensure successful delivery of the ONS capabilities and accomplishment of desired outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Research, analyze, assess, and coordinate acquisition program documentation based on urgent capability pathway including, but not limited to, Simplified Acquisition Management Plans (SAMP), operational needs statements, user agreements, acquisition decision memorandums, metrics, etc.
• Prepare documentation in support of Milestone Decisions and other key activities/events.
• Assists in developing spend plans, Budget, Requirements, and Program (BRP) plans/submissions, acquisition requirements packages, Weapon System Reviews, and Program Objective Memorandum.
• Develop repeatable acquisition processes, acquisition artifacts (e.g., requirements documents (SOW, SOO, PWS), acquisition plans, requests for proposals, source selection plans, risk management plans, and other documents as necessary.
• Experience providing pre- and post-award acquisition support, including market research, cost analysis, performance requirements, and rough orders of magnitude.
• Ability to translate operational mission needs into acquisition, technical, and programmatic requirements.
• Track acquisition documentation action items and comments to closure.
• Track programmatic issues and risks to ensure they are addressed in acquisition documentation.
• Assist with the development of status updates and briefs to program leadership, including GOs/SESs, and external stakeholders.
• Assist with the development and tracking of spend plans, budget execution, and vendor contracting actions.
• Coordinate independent cost estimates and technical evaluations.
• Develop and coordinate Memorandums of Agreements through the staffing process.
• Develops program documentation including long-range plans, policies, and schedules to improve the programmatic and technical effectiveness of the management team.
• Conceives new approaches to various near term and long-range projects. Advises staff concerning program and financial management, engineering development, and logistics support of assigned projects.
• Provides guidance to activities supporting the project to ensure proper balance consistent with requirements and available resources.
• Submits suggestions for new opportunities and reports user/customer problems or opportunities to the Integration Division Chief.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; thereby, in accordance with Federal Requirements, medical requirements include but are not limited to full COVID-19 vaccination status by 8 December 2021, except in limited circumstances where a candidate is legally entitled to an accommodation – proof of vaccination required.

Knowledge and Skills

The required skills and knowledge include: experience using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, with excellent chartsmanship skills

The minimum years of related experience required:  10 years of experience in acquisition program management. 

Education

The minimum level of education required is: B.A or BS in any discipline

Desired Requirements

The desired skills, knowledge, and education include excellent interpersonal skills, proven verbal and written communications, and the ability to work on multi-functional teams in a fast-paced development environment; ability to self-start and multi-task in a fast paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks with minimal supervision.  Excellent organizational, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.  

Other Qualifications

Outside of the above, other certifications, licenses, or clearances include minimum of 20% travel required to Army and contractor locations within CONUS.  Position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Physical requirements for the job include sitting, walking, standing and lifting up to 15 pounds.

Company Policy

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