Senior Acquisition Specialist

VPD Government Solutions is a rapidly growing, employee-centric professional services company providing Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, Acquisition and Grants Management, PMO, IT PMO, and Data Analysis & Governance support to our federal clients. Our employees proudly serve as trusted advisors and innovative problem solvers for our clients. We are seeking a Senior Acquisition Specialistto join our diverse and talented team.

Position Overview:

The Senior Procurement Specialist will assist the Acquisition Policy Division Director in providing required team leadership and guidance, program management vision; consult with senior leadership as needed in support of Enterprise Services – Acquisition (ES-A) day to day operations. Senior Acquisition Policy Division Lead shall provide the Acquisition Policy Division Director with qualified and experience and all supervision to its personnel ensuring each of the task areas below:

Responsibilities:

• Innovation, Quality and Strategic Planning and execution of Acquisitions

• Process Management and Improvement

• Knowledge Management

• Acquisition Workforce Management Support

• Commerce Acquisition Policy and FAR policy implementation support

• Performance Planning and Metrics Support

• Acquisition Quality Assurance and Quality Control support

• Audit Liaison and Tracking

• Purchase Card Management Support

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in related fields

• 7+ years of experience at a senior/director level providing Federal Acquisition Policy support

• Active or previously held FAC-C Level III Certification

• Active or previous Federal Contracting Officer preferred

• U.S. Citizenship required

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Preferred, Black Belt Desired

• SSGI Certified Agile Professional (SSGI – CAP) preferred

• Experience and knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), CAR, Freedom of Information Act, and other regulatory and policy supplements. Program Management Institute guides and/or Federal Acquisition Institute

Why work for VPD?

VPD is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work in 2022-2023! See more about what our employees think! Working at VPD Government Solutions | Great Place to Work® Robust employee benefits package beginning on 1st of the month following hire date including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance 401(k) with 5% employer matching- immediate vesting!

Flexible time off program including 3 weeks of paid time off and 11 paid holidays Professional development opportunities

• Employee-centric work culture including company sponsored events, happy hours, and team-building opportunities, frequent communications/information sharing from Leadership, supportive and positive teamwork environment, “open door” policy, etc.

Work Location: Remote or Hybrid (within 50 miles of DOC) – Department of Commerce

VPD is Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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