Supervisory Acquisition and Utilization Specialist

Duties

• Directs - maintains - and carries out management duties involving many separate and distinct phases of operations within the Business and Procurement Planning and Purchasing sector in the Supply Chain Service
• Supervises employees from separate but interrelated units and conducts semi-annual and annual performance reviews
• Aids subordinate staff with performance issues as necessary
• Schedules and grants leave and monitors overtime usage
• Resolves informal complaints and grievances - discusses corrective actions with employees - and recommends appropriate disciplinary and/or adverse action
• Plans - coordinates - and evaluates the logistical actions required to support the clinical and administrative mission that the organization provides
• Establishes - expedites - and reviews the micro-purchase orders and consolidation of all procurement packages
• Serves as the Approving Official for approving reconciled purchase card transactions and exercises Ordering Officer Authority in determining best value and contract sourcing
• Develops sole source justifications in relation to cost - limited availability or unusual nature
• Negotiates performance requirements among multiple sites and service lines to obtain agreement and standardize enterprise equipment - supply - and/or service requirements
• Furnishes instructions and explanations on new regulations and procedures and prepares reports - briefs - and contract data for meetings - inspections - audits and in-progress reviews
• Collaborates with leadership - staff - and other stakeholders to develop and execute acquisition strategies and conducts analyses and recommends courses of actions
• Maintains oversight of the procurement process from pre-award to final delivery of requirements and ensures compliance with the terms of contracts
• Advise on all phases of negotiation with the contract specialist/contracting officer for contract modifications - change orders - supplemental agreements - delivery order processes and all phases of contract administration
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement -07/21/2026.
• The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience includes: serving as a team lead or senior specialist assisting with the direction and control of supply chain planning; handling contract related services - product acquisition - and procurement of items in a health care environment; overseeing contracts from pre-award to post-award; preparing procurement packages including development of requirement documents (e.g. performance work statements and objectives - cost benefit analysis - sole source justifications - etc.); developing and analyzing reports to make recommendations on acquisition and contracting issues; participating in negotiations throughout all phases of contract administration; and monitoring expenditures and reporting on deviations from contract terms.