Acquisition Management Support II/Acquisition Specialist

Alluvionic•Crane, IN

13d•Remote

About The Position

Alluvionic is currently seeking experienced applicants for an Acquisition Manager II position that will support the Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC) at Crane, IN. This role requires the candidate to be a US Citizen with an active Secret Clearance and is contingent upon award of contract. The position is remote.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field from an accredited university.
A minimum of six (3) years’ experience is required if the candidate does not possess a Bachelor’s degree.
DAWIA certification preferred
An active Secret clearance required.
Minimum of ten (2-5) years of experience working with DOD acquisition
Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time, as well as lead and participate in meetings and working groups
Strong communication, organizational, creative, analytical and problem solving, interpersonal and presentation skills
Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS
Familiarity with IT for NAVSEA (compliance)

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Perform as the point-of-contact for obtaining IT Approvals for the procurement of IT hardware, software, and/or services via the Crane Chief Information Officer (CIO) Office and the Navy Information Dominance Approval System (NAV-IDAS) tool.
Perform Acquisition Management Specialists (AMS) and Acquisition Quality Managers (AQM) type functions by generating acquisition packages to support customer IT procurement requests.
Prepare NAVSEA/NAVSUP statistical acquisition reports.
Establish and maintains electronic and/or hardcopy data library of documents and work order files for documents received for processing.
Coordinate with various AMS and AQM personnel to support customer IT Approval procurement needs, and coordinate documentation as required.
Interface with customers/users across the departments to obtain requirements related to IT procurements; perform analysis to determine the best approval approach; gather information necessary to process requests; review current compliance areas and guidance to validate that the proposed procurement meets applicable policies and statutes; and input Information Technology Procurement Requests (ITPR)s into the NAV-IDAS system.
Perform requirements identification, solution determination assistance, strategies, justification write-ups, compliance element adherence/validation and documentation, and response to inquiries including defense of need or approach.
Support and/or perform actions required to assist customers in obtaining compliance in the various compliance areas.
Track all in-progress requests; maintain constant communication with customers; respond to rejections and questions on ITPRs; interface with the Crane CIO Office; work with the Crane Functional Area Manager group on Navy registration requirements and efforts; and work with customers and managers.
Perform requirements development/analysis and assist with generating documentation to obtain Navy level approval in order to procure servers and server software for use in RDT&E environments.
Review, follow-up and resolve errors during acquisition cycle.
Provide tracking and analysis of procurement data to provide recommendations to improve quality, schedule and efficiencies.
Participate in the development and maintenance of acquisition documents, and assists with the validation/verification, discrepancies/deficiencies resolution and accuracy/adequacy assessment of acquisition document requirements.
Ensure organizational adherence to FAR/DFARS/NMCARS to include NSWC Crane Acquisition Quality Assurance Guide.
Develop Procurement Data Packages (PDP) from line departments ensuring all pre-solicitation requirements are adequately addressed to prepare for solicitation.

Benefits

Generous paid time off, with additional days earned at your ten-year anniversary
Paid holidays per our company handbook
Health insurance through Cigna Healthcare, with employer contributions toward employee and dependent premiums
Health Savings Account through Optum Bank
Vision and dental insurance through Mutual of Omaha
Long-term and short-term disability insurance, fully paid by the company
Employer-paid AD&D and life insurance, with options to purchase additional coverage
Retirement plan with company match on employee contributions
Annual incentive pay opportunities
Tuition reimbursement (after six months of employment)
Employee referral bonus per our company handbook
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Professional organization membership (after six months of employment)
Paid professional certification (after six months of employment)
Workers’ compensation, fully paid by the company
Employer-paid IDShield® membership
On-site notary services for headquarters employees
Company-wide celebrations and events