Strategic Sourcing Specialist

About the Role

Serves as a senior analyst/advisor in assessing and developing key strategic sourcing program plans and initiatives for the agency.

Responsibilities

• Develops techniques for assessing and evaluating quantified study results.
• Identifies and evaluates analytical assessments pertaining to the effectiveness of current contracting methodologies to establish a baseline for proposing modifications of new contracting approaches in support of strategic sourcing objectives.
• Establishes sourcing strategy approaches and works with Acquisition Specialists and others to develop supporting contract arrangements, providing recommendations to the Integrated Supplier Team (ISTs) for implementation.
• Represents the agency as a technical expert on sourcing strategies and Key Performance Indicators on committees and task forces to formulate general program guidance.
• Completes market research to support acquisition strategies, including assessing commercial market capabilities.
• Leads cross-functional teams focused on acquisition strategies.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible.
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive. Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• Position requires DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics, Advanced acquisition certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2 years.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Sourcing Strategy Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Experience in assessing customer challenges, identifying root causes of challenges, and developing tailored logistics strategies that provide outcomes for customers.
• Developing complex briefings and presenting such to Department of Defense (DoD) officials, senior officers, and senior civilians.
• Experience with contracting, acquisition, supply chain management, and/or logistics management in the aviation industry.
• Assessing and developing long-term program management, strategy, and milestones.
• Leading a cross-functional team.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

Additional Information

• Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.
• Drug-Free Workplace Policy: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing-designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug-testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids. Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.