PROCUREMENT ANALYST

POSITION SUMMARY

The incumbent serves as a senior Procurement Analyst and advisor with responsibility for assessing, developing, and implementing procurement policies, procedures, deskbooks, guides, acquisition advisories, and processes.

As such, the incumbent performs highly complex analysis and evaluation of contracting matters and issues. Identifies and resolves problem areas and presents sensitive and / or controversial recommendations.

Advises senior management in strategic planning, strategic sourcing, procurement performance metrics, and policy matters.

Leads team(s) on special projects or studies. POSITION DUTIES

This position is located in Washington, DC and is with the Chief Financial Office (CFO). This position is responsible for performing the following duties :

Analyzes, develops, and implements procurement policies, procedures, deskbooks, guides, and processes. Interprets contracting policies and procedures and renders advice and guidance to project / program managers and contracting officers.

Evaluates and recommends improvements in contracting policies, procedures, and instructions to management and higher authorities.

Utilizes procurement expertise in advising senior management in strategic planning, strategic sourcing, procurement performance metrics, and policy matters.

Applies expert judgment and ingenuity in interpreting regulatory guidance and providing recommendations or making decisions.

Plans and advises on implementation of new ideas, procedures, processes, methods or approaches of substantial scope and difficulty.

Reviews, evaluates, and provides specific guidance concerning contracting policies and procedures relative to interdepartmental purchase coordination, government purchases and contracting officer representative matters.

Leads training, workshops, public relations and customer outreach efforts and provides guidance in support of Agency customers.

Hosts briefings and discussions to evaluate effectiveness of current programs, feasibility of future programs and development of planning efforts.

Serves as a senior program representative in working groups and committees and when necessary, leads ad hoc teams to plan and develop strategies and policies.

Designs and implements effective communication strategies to accomplish change management. Leads team(s) on special projects or studies of considerable scope and depth critical to the resolution of unusual or difficult program issues and problems.

Performs other duties as assigned. ASSESSMENT FACTORS

1. Applies decision-making techniques in complex situations to include anticipating and recognizing best practices and choosing options to maximize benefits to the office, directorate or Agency.

2. Assists in developing new policy considering previous policy and future challenges.

3. Serves as a resource to others regarding relevant regulations, guidelines, laws, and directives.

4. Develops and enhances collaborative partnerships with Agency leadership to drive efforts to identify or create strategies to address needs, challenges, or to advance corporate goals.

5. Works as a team member and leader, sharing information with colleagues and others across the Agency and Intelligence Community on best practices and lessons learned. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS

1. Ability to guide junior staff in understanding Agency, DoD and Federal business and industry policies and regulations relevant to their work.

2. Expertise in facilitating meetings, training sessions or focus groups for information sharing. lessons learned, and problem solving.

3. Experience in negotiating and awarding contracts consistent with Agency contracting practices and reviewing contracting actions of others to ensure they are consistent and align with Agency, DoD, and IC policies.

This position is considered an Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).

Accordingly, the position's occupant must be certified with the appropriate DAWIA certification based on mission requirements for the position.

If the selectee does not currently possess the required DAWIA certification upon entry into the position, selectee will be given 36 months to achieve certification.

This position requires DAWIA Contracting Professional Certification.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions : APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

Applications must be received by MIDNIGHT (Eastern Time) on the closing date of the announcement. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

EVALUATION

DIA will evaluate your online application to ensure it demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, work experience, and any mandatory education, certification, and / or license requirements, to successfully perform the duties of the advertised position.

Failure to respond to the position-related assessment factors or to provide clear examples of claimed experience levels will preclude further consideration of your application.

Applicants must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies / knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position at the advertised grade.

Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

ASSESSMENT FACTOR RESPONSES

For each of the following position-related assessment factors use the drop-down menu to select a response from the choices below (A-E) that best describes your highest level of training and / or experience in performing the task.

Responses must be substantiated in your application.

A - Lacks education, training or experience in performing this task

B - Has education / training in performing task, not yet performed on job

C - Performed this task on the job while monitored by supervisor or manager

D - Independently performed this task with minimal supervision or oversight

E - Supervised performance / trained others / consulted as expert for this task

HIGHLY DESIRED ASSESSMENT FACTOR RESPONSES

Although not required, applicants are highly encouraged to submit responses to the highly desired assessment factors. DIA uses these factors to help identify and differentiate the best qualified applicants for the position.

For each of the preceding highly desired assessment factors (optional) select "Yes" or "No" from the drop-down menu as your response.

Ensure your affirmative responses are supported in the appropriate section of your application.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE

DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veteran’s Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.

25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

FOREIGN AREA TOURS OF DUTY ELIGIBILITY

DIA employees applying for a position in a foreign area must be eligible for assignment to or within the foreign area as noted in DIAI 1404.

008, Foreign Area Tours of Duty. Employees currently assigned to a foreign area are ineligible for consideration if selection will cause them to exceed the time limitation for foreign area service or, conversely, the employee will not satisfactorily complete their period of obligated service within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement.

More than one permanent change of station move within a 12-month period is not considered to be in the interest of the government for the purposes of relocation at Government expense.

DUTY AT OTHER LOCATIONS

May be required to perform duty at other operating locations.

DEPLOYMENT / MOBILITY STATEMENT

All DIA employees are subject to world-wide deployment to crisis situations and are subject to geographic relocation in accordance with agency guidelines.

SHIFT WORK

Availability for shift work, extended hours, and travel may be required for this position.

RELOCATION COSTS

Relocation expenses in connection with a permanent change of station may be authorized in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and at agency discretion.