SUPERVISORY PROCUREMENT ANALYST

Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Whitehall (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) seeks a Senior Acquisition SME to lead special projects and provide expert guidance on agency contracting Ombudsman issues. You will shape policies, interpret acquisition rules, and develop procedures across the division.

You will advise senior management and contracting officers, supervise procurement analysts, and mentor staff to maintain high professional standards. This role requires strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Senior acquisition subject matter expert on special projects.
• Experience supervising a staff of procurement analysts.
• Ability to train and develop subordinates to high professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, interprets, develops, and establishes policies, procedures, and acquisition instructions.
• Serves as SME in development and approval of policy and systems as part of special studies or task groups.
• Provides technical advice to senior management and contracting officers within the agency.
• Acts as consultant on the most complex or controversial issues for subordinates.

Job description

Who May Apply:

Current, permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service, eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants and current DFAS VRA employees. This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. Serves as the senior acquisition subject matter expert on special projects such as agency contracting Ombudsman. Provides technical advice to senior management and contracting officers within the agency. Reviews, interprets, develops, and establishes policies, procedures, and acquisition instructions for assigned area of the agency acquisition mission. Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) in the development and approval of policy and systems as a member of special studies or task groups with the agency. The incumbent has complete supervisory authority over a staff of procurement analysts. Incumbent is responsible for training, developing their subordinates, and ensuring they are performing at the highest professional levels. On the most complex or controversial issues, acts as a consultant for the responsible subordinates.