Supervisory Industrial Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Supervisory Industrial Specialist serves as the senior Industrial Specialist and subject matter expert for the CMO, providing technical guidance, policy interpretation, and assistance in overseeing complex manufacturing processes, systems, and contractor production activities. The role leads and supervises a Manufacturing/Technical Team, including workload direction, resource management, and performance oversight for personnel supporting delivery management and supply chain predictability. The position analyzes contractor material requirement planning, integrated master schedules, plant capacity, plant loading, and production planning to evaluate risk, assess the ability to meet customer requirements, and forecast schedule impacts. It coordinates with specialists across CMOs, Regions, and Headquarters to address supplier performance, delivery predictability, production delays, and mission outcomes. The role also advises Directors and leadership on team activities, program impacts, trend analyses, and approaches to improve contract operations, manufacturing oversight, and delivery management. It participates in program meetings, working groups, investigations, and negotiations to resolve complex business problems and support communication between operational elements and procuring and receiving activities.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must meet the security requirement of Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination when reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks are grounds for removal.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service.
At least one year of specialized experience directly related to the position, at the NH-02, GS-11, or equivalent level for the NH-03 level.
Experience providing direction, maintaining ethical standards, and leading teams in complex contract management and operational responsibilities in a high-accountability Department of War environment.
Experience leading and providing technical guidance to professional staff monitoring and evaluating complex manufacturing processes and contractor production systems.
Experience applying delivery management principles and techniques to plan, direct, supervise, and analyze schedule trends or conditions affecting contracts and delegations.
Experience assessing contractor capabilities in material requirements planning, integrated master schedules, plant capacity, and production planning; conducting or leading manufacturing systems reviews; and coordinating with multidisciplinary specialists to resolve supplier performance issues.
Experience conducting or leading manufacturing systems reviews and evaluating processes related to material management, accounting systems, property, purchasing, and estimating.
Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary specialists to resolve supplier performance issues and develop sound conclusions and recommendations.
Experience managing resources, directing workload distribution, overseeing team operations, and providing guidance on industrial practices, manufacturing policies and procedures, contract manufacturing operations, and delivery management requirements.
Knowledge of industrial practices, manufacturing policies and procedures, and contract manufacturing operations.
Oral communication skills to provide guidance, coordinate with stakeholders, and deliver customer support across multiple functional areas.
Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
Must obtain DoD Acquisition Engineering & Technical Management Practitioner certification within required timeframes.
Must achieve 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
May be required to serve a trial/probationary period and a supervisory probation period.
Financial disclosure is required.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to subordinates and technical guidance to executive- and management-level representatives from the Military Services, DCMA, and other Government Agencies.
Serve as the senior Industrial Specialist and subject matter expert for the CMO, providing technical guidance, policy interpretation, and assistance with oversight of complex manufacturing processes, systems, and contractor production activities.
Lead, conduct, and/or oversee Manufacturing Systems Reviews and key process evaluations, including reviews of Material Management and Accounting Systems, Property, Purchasing, and Estimating systems.
Supervise a Manufacturing/Technical Team, providing technical and administrative leadership, workload direction, resource management, and performance oversight.
Analyze contractor material requirement planning, integrated master schedules, plant capacity, plant loading, and production planning to assess risk, ability to meet customer requirements, and potential schedule impacts.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary specialists across the CMO, other CMOs, Regions, and Headquarters to resolve issues affecting supplier performance, delivery predictability, production delays, and mission outcomes.
Advise Directors and leadership on team activities, program impacts, trend analyses, and recommended approaches to improve contract operations, manufacturing oversight, and delivery management performance.
Participate in program meetings, working groups, investigations, and negotiations to address complex business-related problems, develop solutions, and ensure effective communication between operational elements and procuring/receiving activities.
Manage resources, direct workload distribution, oversee team operations, and provide guidance on industrial practices, manufacturing policies and procedures, contract manufacturing operations, and delivery management requirements.