Supervisory Procurement Analyst

Defense Contract Management Agency (DOD); Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT – HEADQUARTERS is seeking a Supervisory Procurement Analyst for a position open to various locations. The role involves directing reviews, providing CPSR program guidance, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition policies. Travel up to 25% may be required, with a permanent position and U.S.

citizenship. The position is NH-03 under the General Schedule pay scale. This role demands strong leadership, analytical capabilities and experience in cost/price analysis and

Qualifications

• Basic Contracting Requirement: a bachelor’s degree or equivalent DoD contracting background.
• Specialized Experience: 1 year in contracting-related duties at NH-02/GS-11 level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs and assigns reviews with customers, ACOs, DACOs and CPSR Group analysts.
• Provides technical advice on CPSR program operations and risk assessment.
• Reviews Contractor Purchasing System Reports for policy conformance and accuracy of recommendations.
• Prepares and maintains work reports and communicates findings to supervisors.
• Researches qualitative/quantitative methods to improve team effectiveness and outputs.
• Processes requests for training, reassignment, promotion, and disciplinary actions.

Skills

Technical reports

Purchasing practices analysis

Cost/price analysis

Detailed reports

Leadership in contract management

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Current DoD civilian employee with contracting background

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. DCMA Location Negotiable upon Selection. This job will close when we have received 150 applications, which may be sooner than the closing date. See DCMA Location List, not all locations may be available. Learn more about this agency

Overview

1 vacancy in the following location:
Location Negotiable After Selection
No matching locations found.

Telework eligible: Yes

Remote job: No

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Salary

$89,508 – $138,370 per year Position to be filled at NH-03, Pay Lane 2. Salary range reflects General Schedule Rest of U.S. pay. Locality pay will be determined upon selection.

Promotion potential

None

Learn more about pay scale and grade

Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupations and job series

• 1102 Contracting

Supervisory status

Yes

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Secret

Financial disclosure required

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

DCMA-PH-27-13102739-IMP

Control number

891334500

Eligibility

• Internal to an agency – Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) – Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
• Veterans – Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference.
• Military spouses – Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.
• Clarification from the agency – This job is open to current permanent competitive service DCMA employees; Veterans eligibilities include Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA); Military Spouse Preference (MSP), Retained Grade Preference (RGP), and Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibles may also apply.

Duties

• Plans, directs and assigns reviews: Working with the customers, ACOs, DACOs, CPSR Group analysts, and the Group Director.
• Provides technical advice to analysts on matters concerning the CPSR program and its operations and evaluates risk assessment and assigns procurement analyst reviews.
• Reviews the Contractor Purchasing System Reports of analysts for quality, including conformance to policy and directives, and ensures that recommendations to contractors are accurate and supported by fact.
• Prepares reports and maintains records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinates the preparation, presentation and communication of work-related information to the supervisor.
• Researches, learns and applies a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze and improve team effectiveness, efficiency and work products.
• Processes requests for training, reassignment, promotion, transfer, commendation and disciplining of subordinates.
• Assists the Group Director in supporting and meeting internal control responsibilities, including documentation and operation of both internal processes and administrative and technical controls.
• Provides leadership to subordinates and technical guidance to executive/management level representatives from the Military Services, DCMA, and other Government Agencies.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Supervisory Procurement Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A baccalaureate 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Creating technical reports with writing skills.
• Analyzing and evaluating purchasing practices and procedures in accordance with federal acquisition regulations, United States Public Knowledge of the Laws and United States Code of Federal Regulations.
• Analyzing and evaluating cost and price elements to determine price reasonableness.
• Preparing detailed reports and briefings.
• Providing direction, maintaining ethical standards and leading teams in executing complex contract management and/or operational responsibilities in a high-accountability Department of War (DoW environement).

Education

If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part‑time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school’s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full‑time graduate study.

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.

Additional information

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• FLSA: Exempt
• Bargaining Unit: No
• If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel.
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Contracting, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.
• Supervisory Probation Required
• Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in‑person work under the conditions explained by OPM’s February 12, 2025 memorandum and the March 20, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies:

• Accountability
• Customer Service
• Decisiveness
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Problem Solving
• Resilience

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score.

Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

Required documents

Required Documents

Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstatement, etc). Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. IF you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED:

1. Your resume:

• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center – How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.
• To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualifications determinations your resume must include your work schedule. You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific dates of employment (i.e.,"40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – 1/14/2022" or "30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – Present").

2. Veteran’s Documents:

• If applying using veteran’s preference or under a Veteran’s hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
• DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG): In order to receive this preference, you must choose the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self‑Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation.

3. Current Federal Employees:

• You must provide a SF-50 (most current Gen Adj or WGI actions are best), or other equivalent official “Notification of Personnel Action” (Note: Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) is NOTacceptable.) Your SF-50 must reflect Tenure (Block 24) and Position Occupied (Block 34).

4. Transcripts (must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable): Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.

• This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript.

Please review the link for ICTAP, ALL PPP ELIGIBILITIES AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility: Supporting Document.

Agency contact information

DHRSSTAFFING DCMA HQ

614-692-2048

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PH0000 DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT – HEADQUARTERS

3901 Adams Ave

Bldg 10500

Fort Lee, VA 23801

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