Lead Procurement Analyst

About the Position: The Huntsville Center Contracting Directorate seeks a GS-1102-13 Lead Procurement Analyst in the Operations Branch. Serves as Team Leader and senior Procurement Analyst, providing technical leadership for a team supporting contracting systems, programs, reporting, and operations. Collaborates with teams and stakeholders to resolve complex issues, improve processes and data quality, and support mission execution. Position location-negotiable at approved worksites.

Leads a team of procurement and systems analysts by coordinating workload, communicating assignments, monitoring work progress, coaching employees, and supporting achievement of team objectives.

Provides technical support for contracting systems by resolving complex system issues, assisting users, supporting system administration functions, and providing guidance on contracting system procedures.

Analyzes acquisition policies and acquisition data to assess impacts on operations, prepare reports, support internal controls, and recommend improvements to leadership.

Provides oversight and technical guidance for contracting systems, programs, and operational requirements, including reporting, internal controls, warrant and Government Purchase Card programs, and resolution of complex issues.

Develops and delivers training and guidance on contracting systems, policies, procedures, and program requirements to support employee proficiency, compliance, and data quality.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the basic requirement and the experience --no substitution of education for experience is permitted. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.