Total 38 information analyst job vacancies in Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory category in The United States of America

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The duties and responsibilities for a Procurement Analyst generally include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Overseeing the development and recommendations of policies and procedures in the functional area of procurement and acquisition.
• Assessing procurement programs and develop guidance to users across the agency.
• Advising management, contracting officers and procurement professionals on procurement actions.
• Evaluating the impact of statutory, regulatory, and government-wide policy changes on procurement programs and systems.

• Provides direction and advice to District elements, Branch Chiefs, and the Chief of Contracting in areas of acquisition planning, contractual strategy, and execution of acquisition programs.
• Responsible for Contracting Division’s compliance with all upper level data calls to include coordination and reporting, as required or requested, for all protests against awards, reports of procurement management reviews, inspections;
• investigations, contract operation review audits, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Congressional Inquiries, GAO, Army / DoD Inspector General, and Internal Reviews.
• Resolves acquisition compliance problems and develops path forward for corrective action.
• Analyzes cost and pricing data for procurements which have no precedent.
• Conducts training of contracting personnel to improve acquisition practices.

• Manage the day-to-day operations, implementing and administering the GPC program.
• Establishing policy and guidance for a Government Purchase Card Program.
• Providing oversight and administration to the Government purchase Card program.
• Expanding the program by developing creative card uses to ensure the Agency objectives are achieved.
• Participating in re-engineering efforts to streamline the purchasing process.
• Resolving issues and disputes between cardholders, approving officials, and vendors.

The Procurement Analyst duties include:

• Serving as the SBA resident or liaison procurement center representative (PCR) for one or more major Federal and/or military procurement installations that have acquisition responsibility for major end items and assemblies, spare or replacement parts, systems, services, or end products procured for both military and civilian federal agencies.
• Reviewing all procurements over the simplified acquisition threshold not set-aside by the agency, including bundled requirements, for the potential of initiating a small business set-aside.
• Reviewing subcontracting plans from assigned activities to ensure plans contain aggressive subcontracting goals for small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran owned small business and HUBZone firms.
• Performing compliance and capability reviews that support SBA's Surveillance Review Program and Certificate of Competency Program.
• Performing analysis of Federal procurement data and small business goaling achievements as they relate to participation of small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns (including 8(a) Business Development concerns), economically disadvantaged/women-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and qualified HUBZone concerns in acquisitions relating to Federal buying.
• Counseling small business concerns and advising them on how to market and sell their products and/or services to federal procurement agencies.
• Participating in high level conferences with commanding officers/senior executives/heads of contracting activities to advocate for increased opportunity for small business and to provide a strong acquisition climate for eligible small businesses.
• Working closely and cooperatively with the SBA District Office(s) in the area of geographical coverage to promote SBA's programs and SBA resource partners and stakeholders.
• Conducting periodic training seminars for procuring activity personnel to keep them abreast of changes in the procurement process that impact small business, including small disadvantaged business, 8(a), woman-owned small business, veteran owned small business and HUBZone firms.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• Supervise employees within an acquisition workforce, planning work to be accomplished and setting and adjusting priorities, and preparing and overseeing schedules for completion of work.
• Advise higher headquarters and staff on complex contract types, appropriate contract type, authorizations and approval requirements and other questions requiring position statements for the head of the contracting activity.
• Develop and deliver training for a specific need(s) and/or corrective action(s).
• Communicate to the team the assignment, project, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines for completion.
• Manage the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees.
• Train or arrange for the training of team members in methods and techniques of working in teams to accomplish tasks or projects.
• Participate on various panels for high visibility and complex procurements to ensure results are in full compliance with all solicitation and evaluation procedures and processes.
• Perform acquisition document reviews for all mega projects and complex actions, which involve the major contracting elements of LRD.

• Serves as the Supervisor of the Acquisition Procedures Division (APD) and as the Chief of the Contracting Office (CCO) for the Directorate of Acquisition Management.
• Serves as the procurement technical expert for initiatives such as designing and implementing a quality assurance process for reviewing pre/post contracting files.
• Preparing/creating/analyzing metrics for internal/external reporting and maintenance of pertinent records.
• Provides oversight of acquisition and contract administration execution.
• Leading, participating, establishing and maintaining a Policy Office.
• Ensures that procurement rules, regulations, and guidance documents are created and maintained.
• Ensures that contracting clauses and local operating procedures are promptly disseminated to acquisition personnel.

• Data Analysis: Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as receiving GR TAT, WO cycle time, WARS indicators & Warehouse productivity.
• Process Improvement: Improve workflow optimization by analyze current warehouse processes and workflows to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements. Also communicate with stakeholders to implement and optimize warehouse technology solutions.
• Reporting: Generate and distribute regular reports on warehouse performance, inventory status & other relevant metrics and Provide data and insights for special projects or executive requests.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for developing an overall strategy to streamline warehouse process and provide senior management visibility to warehouse performance.
• Analyze Failure transaction and work with IT to implement short-term and long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team such as Operations, Finance, Planners, Procurement, HSE.
• Participate as a key member on ERP/Systems/Database evaluation and implementation by working with process owners and system consultants.
• Create / improve processes relate Warehouse/Logistics/Inventory complying business requirement.
• Identify and suggest improvements/Cost Savings through data mining and analysis.
• Responsible for reporting accuracy with gap analysis.
• Involve in automation project and initiative for design, analyze, development and implementation.
• Ready at any time to learn and execute new assignment.
• Understand business requirement and develop solution within internal and/or engage 3rd party.
• Able to manage a team with leadership skill set with good environment.
• Involve in ISO compliance and be a strong representative from Logistics in internal & external audit programs.
• Advance in using Microsoft Office application (Word, Excel & PowerPoint, Visio).
• Handle daily adhoc job-based business requirement.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems effectively.

• Assists the Area Director in the implementation of the agency's five (5) office of Government Contracting (GC) mission programs including, the Prime Contracts Program, Subcontracts Program, Certificate of Competency (CoC) Program, Size Program, and Timber Program; acting as the alter-ego of the Area Director as necessary.
• Leads the development and execution of annual SBA compliance audits (Surveillance Reviews) to assess the quality and effectiveness of a Federal activity's implementation and execution of its small business program.
• Represents the SBA independently as the Area's most senior PCR to multiple federal procurement centers (PCs) regarding procurement policy or operations which affect SBA's small business programs and small business interests. Serves as Area-wide PCR and subject matter expert (SME) for Federal procurement within the Area Office and is not limited to specific local PCs. Reviews and monitors procurement requests from all assigned PCs to evaluate their impact on small business and competition and makes recommendations to improve small business participation when warranted.
• Provides supervisory and administrative guidance and oversight to Area Office Procurement Center Representatives (PCRs), Commercial Market Representatives (CMRs), Industrial Specialists (IS), and Program Management support personnel. This includes setting and rating annual performance achievements, counseling performance, approving leave, and providing support in order that employees can effectively accomplish their work.
• Ensures all required Area Office reports are submitted correctly and in a timely manner.

• Provide guidance and direction over the evaluation, implementation, and operation of existing management information and automated business systems.
• Provide functional and technical support and trains on a variety of systems to staff.
• Analyze systems and data for inaccurate and incomplete information.
• Develop new reporting and analytic tools.
• These duties are described at the full performance level (GS-12). Applicants may be selected at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade level.

You will serve as a Division Chief under the direction of the Office of Procurement Policy and Oversight. As Division Chief, Procurement Policy and Systems, you will be responsible for facilitating the procurement of goods and services throughout the Coast Guard (CG) by developing, coordinating and administering the CG procurement program, assuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies in all service-wide CG acquisition activities. You will be responsible for building a service-wide acquisition workforce and electronic acquisition tools through the development and issuance of contracting policies and procedures. You will direct and coordinate a service-wide acquisition program that promotes the CG's mission success while preserving the public trust.

Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include:

• Evaluating employee performance, assuring that developmental and training needs are met, interviewing candidates for vacancies, selecting personnel, and hearing and resolving employee complaints.
• Providing expert technical leadership and consultation in the oversight of the acquisition process for one or more of the agency's major procurement and reporting systems programs covering acquisitions of vital national importance and overseeing the in-depth compliance review and evaluation of complex, unusual or unprecedented contract actions.
• Serving as the agency-wide expert in the functional area of procurement, e.g., pre-awards issues or price/cost analysis and post award issues.
• Advising contracting activities in formulating programs or concepts to reflect optimum utilization of resources, data, and procurement systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's). Performs regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy. Prepares status reports of all ECOs and ECRs in process
• Manage the E&O process as well as financial forecasting process for their respective product lines so that it follows the published accounting rules
• Specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity
• Obtain alignment from cross functional groups on the adjusted ECO implementation plan
• Review and approve new buy requests to ensure balance is made between availability and potential E&O
• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/requirements
• Works with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects.
• Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management. Assists in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems, when necessary; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters. May manage obsolete inventories.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Functional Knowledge - Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Business Expertise - Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrated with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Leadership - Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
• Problem Solving - Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Impact - Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Interpersonal Skills - Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related
• Candidate should have experience across several operational disciplines in a contract manufacturing environment and possesses experience and or a depth of knowledge in a minimum of two skills in the following areas: High mix, low volume manufacturing, Supply Chain factory engineering, quality, and program management.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in Planning/Inventory control
• Proven record of managing and driving continuous process improvement activities. Strong analytical skills, ability to identify root cause for action/resolution and understanding of Bill of Material management (BOM)
• Experience working in tier one ERP & PLM systems such as Oracle / SAP / Agile /Teamcenter
• Proficient in MS Office Suite with advanced Excel skills
• Proficient in word processing/typing, presentation/PowerPoint/Power BI
• Basic: Alphanumeric data entry, spreadsheet

• As a new District, the Procurement Analysts within the BOB will have the opportunity to heavily impact the development of local policies, procedures, standards, training, and standard operating procedures.
• Serves as the technical Procurement Analyst on acquisition policy and initiatives in support of the District.
• Serves as the technical SME in support of all contract actions, particularly complex actions with atypical acquisition strategies or requiring formal source selection procedures.
• Assists in planning, developing, and establishing District strategy, including support for the overall SAD regional acquisition program in support of the USACE and SAD Campaign Plans.
• Provides guidance and technical assistance, guidance, and training to all acquisition project delivery throughout the process.
• Conducts routine reviews of all contracts and purchase actions as well as periodic audits of designated contract files based on dollar value, method of acquisition, and other factors.

Analyzes and evaluates contracting matters; initiates, develops and makes recommendations on contracting policies, procedures, guidance, and control; leads the Personal Service Contractor (PSC) enhancement efforts; supports divisional programs and projects.

Conducts research to respond to questions and resolve issues. Collects data/information, and timely incorporates solutions/improvements to streamline and reduce administrative burdens in executing and administering PSC contracts.

Serves as a focal point in managing the Agency Staff Tracking and Reconciliation System or other workforce tracking records system, focusing on proper system use and accuracy of contractor data and coordinates with Human Resources to ensure accuracy of federal (i.e. FTE, Intern) data. Collaborates with other departments and divisions to incorporate refinements and efficiencies to the system to ensure proper use and accurate records.

Reviews and analyzes proposed new and revised portions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and 2 CFR 200. Writes plans, procedures, and guidance, incorporates updates into the Agency policies and guidance. Integrates new developments and best practices into ongoing programs and initiatives. Advises on impact of regulatory changes to all levels within/outside the Agency.

Recognizes issues related to federal contracts and assistance awards, research possible solutions and alternatives, and provides expert advice and guidance to all levels within/outside the Agency. Responds to technical inquiries regarding the MCC Contract Operations Manual (COM), MCC Grants Manual, and Federal procurement regulations, policies, and procedures.

Serves as the lead/Contracting Officer Representative on the Division's requirements: Timely develops requirements, submits purchase requests, evaluates offers, reviews payment requests, etc.

Serves as the lead on various Divisional programs and projects: System management (CPARS, FPDS, SAM, Agency contract writing system, G-Invoicing, etc.), quality assurance reviews, COR/PM management, invoicing procedures, etc. Maintains Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representatives (FAC-COR) Level III.

Develops and presents training on procurement- and assistance-related topics.

Serves as an audit POC for the Division. Liaises with the auditors and Agency colleagues to timely supply requested data and information. Resolves any discrepancies or findings.

Provides assistance to the administration and management of MCC's charge card/purchase card program in accordance with General Services Administration (GSA) and Agency policy by serving as an Agency Program Coordinator (APC).

Helps manage the MCC Contracts and Grants Management SharePoint sites and architecture by creating and managing access to document libraries, editing and creating pages, and directly updating internal trackers and SharePoint lists related to MCC CORs and purchase card holders. Develops new SharePoint sites and pages within the existing CGM SharePoint infrastructure and updates existing sites and pages as needed to continually improve the look and utility.

Advises on contracting policies and supports planning and analysis of project assignments by gathering and evaluating information, setting specific goals, assessing problem areas, and preparing recommendations for resolution via white papers, Microsoft Excel charts/graphs, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence dashboards etc.

Serves as the backup to the Branch Director. Where appropriate, provides a high level of technical assistance to managers, supervisors, and fellow team members on problems of unusual complexity or sensitivity in the areas of policy, systems and training. Provides direction and specific guidance to less experienced members of the team in any of the major areas cited above.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Provides expert guidance to senior officials, Small Business (SB) professionals, Contracting Officers, program managers, regarding SB targets and matters relative to SB Program development and expansion of SB participation in acquisition programs.
• Oversees the Department’s SB professionals; provides substantive input for contracting personnel on SB performance; and makes recommendations to ensure compatibility of policies & procedures to facilitate immediate and long-range SB goals.
• Monitors all small business and socio-economic program acquisition activity for regulatory and statutory compliance and resolves noncompliance issues.
• Plans, evaluates, reviews, and prioritizes SB program/project financial resources, and formulates, justifies, and reviews SB programs/projects.
• Leads/participates in interagency working groups under the OSDBU and SBPAC councils to contribute to the development of governmentwide policies, procedures, and rules relating to the implementation and execution of small business legislative issues.