Acquisition Specialist, Junior

KAIROS Inc•Patuxent River, MD

2d•$55,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

KAIROS, Inc. is seeking an energetic, experienced, and highly motivated Acquisition Analyst/Management Analyst, Junior, to join their team. Established in July 2013, KAIROS, Inc. is a growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in Life Cycle Program Management, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Logistics and Sustainment, Enterprise Platforms and AI, and Additive Manufacturing services. The company focuses on optimizing customers’ program performance and mission through proven methodologies and ethical practices. Their headquarters is in California, MD, near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. This position will support a program office located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Pax) and will perform life cycle acquisition/procurement management support for supply requirements in the areas of planning, acquisition/procurement document development, monitoring, tracking, and close-out.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Technical, or other related discipline.
In lieu of a Bachelor degree an Associates degree plus two (2) years of additional work experience may be substituted.
In lieu of an Associates degree, and additional four (4) years of work experience may be substituted.
At least one (1) year of experience supporting a Navy, DoD, or NAVAIR program.
Experience working with NAVAIR Acquisition Management System digital tools, such as Program Management Tool (PMT).
Demonstrated ability to successfully work with large and diverse teams.
Strong customer relations, analytics, and documentation skills
Self-starter, highly motivated, strong work ethic with a commitment to quality
Microsoft Office Suite proficiency, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Ability to work independently
Ability to multitask and meet competing, deliverable deadlines
Detail oriented
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues
Ability to adapt to evolving technology
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be able to complete the full background investigation.
Requires an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

Supports and drafts program milestone-related documentation to ensure compliance with all aspects of the DoD and SECNAV 5000 series directives.
Supports the development of program acquisition documentation such as STRAPs, AS documents, Procurement Initiation Documents, SOW, funding documents, CDRLs, and APBs.
Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies, and documentation for compliance with specifications, contracts, and mission requirements.
Attends, participates, supports, analyzes, provides input, develops, prepares, and reports on briefs, point papers, reports, correspondence, meetings, conferences, and review boards.