Acquisition Consultant

ANALYGENCE; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros is seeking an Acquisition Consultant to join our team. You will provide acquisition support in a logistics office, ensuring documentation, tracking, organization, and compliance are audit-ready.

You will track procurement requirements, maintain records, and coordinate with stakeholders to resolve issues while upholding confidentiality and accuracy. A Secret clearance and relevant degree with experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• 3-9 years of related experience or experience as a contract specialist is preferred.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Strong communication and coordination skills are essential.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Track current procurement requirements and contracts managed within the logistics office.
• Maintain accurate and organized acquisition records, files, and supporting materials.
• Monitor acquisition actions and ensure steps, approvals and records are completed.
• Conduct quality-control reviews of acquisition files for completeness and compliance.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve missing or inconsistent documentation.
• Maintain tracking tools and status reports for visibility into procurement actions and contract status.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Task management

Team collaboration

SME collaboration

Meeting coordination

Active Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Tharros has an immediate opportunity for an Acquisition Consultant to join our team. In this role you will provide acquisition support within a logistics office that manages and tracks procurement requirements and contracts. This position will support the procurement team-not a contracting office-by ensuring acquisition-related documentation, tracking, organization, and compliance activities are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Track current procurement requirements and contracts managed within the logistics office.
• Maintain accurate and organized acquisition records, files, documentation, and supporting materials.
• Monitor acquisition actions and documentation to ensure required steps, approvals, and supporting records are completed and properly documented.
• Conduct quality-control reviews of acquisition files for completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Identify missing, incomplete, or inconsistent documentation and coordinate with the appropriate personnel to resolve issues.
• Maintain tracking tools and status reports to provide visibility into requirements, procurement actions, contract status, and outstanding documentation.
• Support the procurement team with documentation preparation, records management, and administrative coordination throughout the acquisition process.
• Ensure acquisition records are organized and maintained in a manner that supports internal and external audits.
• Assist with preparing documentation and records for audits, reviews, and compliance assessments.
• Coordinate with logistics, procurement, program, and other stakeholders to obtain required information and documentation.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise attention to detail when handling acquisition and contract-related information.

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 3 -9 years of related experience and/or experience as a contract specialist.
• Excellent communicator.
• Ability to manage competing tasks; well organized and strong attention to detail.
• Easily works within and across teams.
• Familiar working with technical professionals and other SMEs.
• Strong meeting coordination and facilitation skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products; mid-level Excel proficiency. Proficient with SharePoint.
• Experience working in a complex cyberspace operation and/or multi-stakeholder environment (preferred).
• Basic financial policy knowledge and reporting experience a plus.