FMS Acquisition Manager, Journeyman

COLSA•Dayton, OH

About The Position

The FMS Acquisition Manager will work in the International Acquisition Programs Division. The office plans, coordinates, executes, manages, documents, reports, and provides overarching programmatic and technical support for FMS, Section 1206, and Special Defense Acquisition Fund new business enterprises across all platforms in the Mobility Directorate’s portfolio. The FMS Acquisition Manager must demonstrate an understanding of DoD acquisition processes, and analytical methods or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate information required by the USG; assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions to problems relating to improvement of acquisition effectiveness and compliance; assist with developing and drafting acquisition documentation and assisting with quality control; assist with performing work measurement studies, program or operations efficiency reviews, cost studies, or workload change impact analyses; and rely upon and use automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions.

Requirements

Demonstrate an understanding of DoD acquisition processes
Demonstrate an understanding of analytical methods or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate information required by the USG
Ability to assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions to problems relating to improvement of acquisition effectiveness and compliance
Ability to assist with developing and drafting acquisition documentation and assisting with quality control
Ability to assist with performing work measurement studies, program or operations efficiency reviews, cost studies, or workload change impact analyses
Ability to rely upon and use automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions
Knowledge of OEM-specific scheduling tools, or other tools mandated by the USG and integration techniques
Ability to apply EVM principles and program control best practices in order to evaluate and report program health and status
Ability to interface and coordinate with lateral USG organizations, including but not limited to headquarters, major commands, aircraft wings/squadrons, test agencies, and USAF Centers or other external agencies
Ability to assist with the resolution of programmatic issues including, but not be limited to, interfacing/querying Air Staff, Air Force Major Command, and DoD personnel
Ability to document the status, decisions, and open actions to be resolved because of inquiries, and deliver executive-quality products to the USG
Ability to manage the action item process following each review
Ability to gather information, prepare charts, present briefings, and provide other support as needed for program briefings and reports
Knowledge in Security Assistance (SA), technology transfer, disclosure and releasability, export/import compliance, risk management, program/project management, Total Package Approach (TPA) logistics support and sustainment, technical data management, contractor services, and training/training support.
Ability to maintain and update program/project management documents, develop standard plans and operating instructions/procedures, financial management, develop and maintain IMS and critical path models, identify, assess, and document acquisition and acquisition logistics resource requirements, evaluate and respond to Letters of Request (LOR), formulate Letter of Offer and Acceptance Data (LOAD), and Manpower Requirements Packages (MRP).
Maintain a current U.S. passport
Willing to travel to foreign Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.
Ability to assist in the review of documentation, correspondence, reports, and data submitted by other contractors, USG stakeholders and support agencies, international partners, and other agencies for Government review and release, development, coordinate, and implement, as appropriate, a Government response(s) with the relevant directorate or division Security Assistance Program Manager (SAPM), management authority, or action agency.
Ability to assist the SAPMs and Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS) and Security Assistance Manpower Requirements System (SAMRS) technical support personnel in all phases of the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of FMS, pseudo-FMS, Section 1206, and SDAF cases.
Ability to assist with LOA development, implementation, and execution.
Ability to assist with LOAD preparation, coordination, validation, and data entry in DSAMS.
Ability to assist with MRP preparation, coordination, validation, and data entry in SAMRS.
Ability to assist the USG with LOA and MRP amendment and modification, including DSAMS and SAMRS data entry.
Ability to assist in establishing and maintaining FMS-peculiar OIs, guides, and process models, including the development and maintenance of self-inspection/assessment processes, procedures and checklists.
Ability to assist in developing and maintaining relevant action items, risk management, and critical path model databases, and tracking and reporting systems.

Nice To Haves

Informal scheduling training to program team members as required.
Use Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools as required.

Responsibilities

Support key acquisition events and reviews as needed, such as: System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM), Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and others as applicable.
Assist with establishing and maintaining databases and assist in the development and analysis of key program metrics.
Assist with tracking technical metrics and reporting status.
Apply an understanding of DoD and AF program/project analysis to assist with planning, organizing, completing and presenting assessments of program/project activity management concepts, analyses, studies and procedures to the USG; Assist with performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action; Evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/laws and recommend improvements to the USG.
Support the development, review, and approval processes for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and staffing; Assist in translating user requirements documents such as the Capability Development Document (CDD), Capability Production Document (CPD), and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) into Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation for the directorate.
Support USG implementation of policies, processes, and tools for capability planning and development; Assist capabilities managers in arranging and supporting High Powered Teams (HPTs) for capabilities development; Assist in developing and implementing capability based planning processes for AFMC; Assist in facilitating AFMC support to Capability Review and Risk Assessment (CRRA) and integrate AFMC/Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) capability based planning activities and by providing input for Integrated Summits (I-SUMMITs).
Promote the use of Modeling Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) throughout the acquisition lifecycle process and foster the development and maintenance of common use MS&A tools useful to the divisions/groups/industry.
Assist in integration of intelligence information and infrastructure to ensure cross-enterprise capabilities planning and system acquisition.
Provide support for all aspects of program cost, schedule, and performance; Assist with Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), data calls, and reviews; Support and assist in planning, organizing, and managing of general and critical aspects of the development, production, and/or deployment of the systems, subsystems, and equipment as well as the acquisition program management of the full life cycle requirements.
Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval.
Assist in producing or supporting the development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance.
Assist with developing, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining schedules and metrics that are needed to track program status; Assist with providing schedule analysis of overarching program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with knowledge of OEM-specific scheduling tools, or other tools mandated by the USG and integration techniques. Assist with applying EVM principles and program control best practices in order to evaluate and report program health and status. The Contractor shall provide informal scheduling training to program team members as required. The Contractor shall use Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools as required.
Interface and coordinate with lateral USG organizations, including but not limited to headquarters, major commands, aircraft wings/squadrons, test agencies, and USAF Centers or other external agencies to accomplish assigned tasks; Assist with the resolution of programmatic issues including, but not be limited to, interfacing/querying Air Staff, Air Force Major Command, and DoD personnel; Assist with documenting the status, decisions, and open actions to be resolved because of inquiries, and deliver executive-quality products to the USG.
Assist with providing technical support, planning for, coordinating, and participating in integrated program reviews and conferences, including but not limited to, the following: executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews. Support shall include the management of the action item process following each review. The Contractor shall assist with program briefings and reports by gathering information, preparing charts, presenting briefings, and providing other support as needed.
Support DAG and PEG processes, including but not limited to, Execution Reviews, Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR), other acquisition reports, and the Task Management Tool (TMT).
Participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs).
Assist in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations, orally and in writing, to higher organizational management.
Program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.
Utilize and maintain knowledge in Security Assistance (SA), technology transfer, disclosure and releasability, export/import compliance, risk management, program/project management, Total Package Approach (TPA) logistics support and sustainment, technical data management, contractor services, and training/training support.
Assist in maintaining and updating program/project management documents, developing standard plans and operating instructions/procedures, financial management, developing and maintaining IMS and critical path models, identifying, assessing, and documenting acquisition and acquisition logistics resource requirements, evaluating and responding to Letters of Request (LOR), formulating Letter of Offer and Acceptance Data (LOAD), and Manpower Requirements Packages (MRP).
Maintain a current U.S. passport and be willing to travel to foreign Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.
Assist in the review of documentation, correspondence, reports, and data submitted by other contractors, USG stakeholders and support agencies, international partners, and other agencies for Government review and release, development, coordinate, and implement, as appropriate, a Government response(s) with the relevant directorate or division Security Assistance Program Manager (SAPM), management authority, or action agency.
Assist the SAPMs and Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS) and Security Assistance Manpower Requirements System (SAMRS) technical support personnel in all phases of the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of FMS, pseudo-FMS, Section 1206, and SDAF cases. Assist with LOA development, implementation, and execution. Assist with LOAD preparation, coordination, validation, and data entry in DSAMS. Assist with MRP preparation, coordination, validation, and data entry in SAMRS. Assist the USG with LOA and MRP amendment and modification, including DSAMS and SAMRS data entry.
Assist in establishing and maintaining FMS-peculiar OIs, guides, and process models, including the development and maintenance of self-inspection/assessment processes, procedures and checklists. Shall assist in developing and maintaining relevant action items, risk management, and critical path model databases, and tracking and reporting systems.