Contract Management Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Advises leadership on theater procurement and agreement oversight, coordinates requirement reviews, resolves complex issues, and prepares executive decisions to optimize regional contract support. Please review the U.S. Embassy website https://kr.usembassy.gov/services-controlled-substance/ for South Korea prescription/drug regulations.

Duties

• •Advises senior leaders and stakeholders on complex acquisition issues, evaluating operational risks, resource limitations, and policy implications to resolve unprecedented procurement challenges.
• •Reviews package documentation and contract approval requests to ensure strict compliance with higher headquarters policies while directing corrective actions for deficient files.
• •Develops, evaluates, and recommends business processes, review mechanisms, and management controls to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of organizational contract support.
• •Conducts comprehensive studies of support actions to identify workload patterns, recurring deficiencies, and trends, translating findings into actionable decision packages.
• •Leads multidisciplinary working groups and presents formal briefings to senior executives to align organizational priorities and resolve differences concerning procurement policies.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes the following: 1) Experience interpreting and applying federal procurement regulations (such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)) to advise senior leadership or requesting activities on complex, unusual, or sensitive contracting issues of major importance; 2) Experience reviewing and analyzing complex acquisition packages, independent government cost estimates, performance work statements, and justification documents to ensure compliance with higher headquarters regulations prior to routing to a contracting office; 3) Experience serving as a liaison or advisor coordinating requirements among diverse military stakeholders, requiring activities, legal counsel, and external contracting commands to identify acquisition obstacles and establish clear milestones; 4) Experience analyzing procurement workflow patterns or systemic bottlenecks, conducting studies of contract support processes, and developing recommendations, standard operating procedures, or local command guides to improve acquisition efficiency; and 5) Experience leading multidisciplinary teams or working groups to resolve complex procurement disputes, and preparing and delivering technical briefings, reports, and decision papers directly to senior civilian or military executives. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). To be eligible for promotion or placement under this plan, applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and minimum qualification requirements prescribed by OPM within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, or within 30 calendar days after the date of the rating for open continuous announcements. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information Additional Information: Student Loan Repayment may be authorized if it determined to be in the organization's interest. Advanced In-Hire Rate may be authorized if determined to be in the organization's interest. Relocation or Recruitment incentive may be authorized if determined to be in the organization's interest. Advanced Leave Accrual may be authorized if determined to be in the organization's interest.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.