Deputy Procurement/Contracts Manager-Paducah, KY

Amentum; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Deputy Procurement/Contracts Manager to lead procurement activities in Paducah, KY, ensuring compliance with FAR, DEAR, and DOE directives. The role supervises procurement personnel, administers subcontracts and POs, and provides day-to-day leadership for compliant, auditable subcontracting aligned with DOE mission requirements.

The position requires interfacing with the DOE Contracting Officer, internal teams, and outside conferences, with responsibilities spanning strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Contracts, or

Responsibilities

• Support management of procurement lifecycle activities including acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, award, administration, and closeout.
• Ensure compliance with FAR, DEAR, DOE directives, and internal procurement procedures.
• Review and approve procurement documentation, including price reasonableness determinations, sole source justifications, and source selection records.
• Assist in acquisition strategy development, including contract type selection and evaluation methodologies.
• Oversee subcontract administration activities, including modifications, funding actions, and closeout.
• Ensure proper flow-down of required FAR/DEAR clauses.
• Support audit readiness and compliance with DOE procurement system reviews (e.g., PERT/CPSR).
• Serve as an interface with DOE Contracting Officer (CO), internal project teams, and functional organizations, and will attend and present at periodic ETEBA or other small business conferences.
• Provide leadership, training, and guidance to procurement staff, support workload management and performance oversight.
• Act on behalf of the Procurement / Contracts Manager, as delegated.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Contracts, or

Job description

The Deputy Procurement/Contracts Manager in Paducah, KY supports the Procurement/Contracts Manager in the execution and oversight of the organization's procurement and subcontracting program in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR), and the approved purchasing

system.

This position is a working supervisor role that awards and administers subcontracts and POs and provides day-to-day leadership to procurement personnel and ensures subcontracting activities are compliant, auditable, and aligned with DOE mission requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support management of procurement lifecycle activities including acquisition

  planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, award, administration, and closeout.

• Ensure compliance with FAR, DEAR, DOE directives, and internal procurement

  procedures.

• Review and approve procurement documentation, including price reasonableness

  determinations, sole source justifications, and source selection records.

• Assist in acquisition strategy development, including contract type selection and

  evaluation methodologies.

• Oversee subcontract administration activities, including modifications, funding

  actions, and closeout.

• Ensure proper fl ow-down of required FAR/DEAR clauses.

• Support audit readiness and compliance with DOE procurement system reviews

  (e.g., PERT/CPSR).

• Serve as an interface with DOE Contracting Officer (CO), internal project teams, and

  functional organizations (e.g., Finance, Quality, Legal), and will attend and present

  at periodic ETEBA or other small business conferences.

• Provide leadership, training, and guidance to procurement staff, support workload

  management and performance oversight.

• Act on behalf of the Procurement / Contracts Manager, as delegated.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Contracts, or