Acquistion Specialist

Who we are:

Walsingham Group provides comprehensive service capabilities in operations and maintenance; energy and fuel management; infrastructure and logistics; training solutions; and intelligence support.

With demonstrated experience supporting contracts within and outside of the United States, Walsingham brings a unique blend of worldwide logistics, broad operational staffing, and the expertise to manage government-owned contractor-operated facilities.

Job Description

FLSA

EXEMPT

Full Time

• The Acquisition Specialist serves as an acquisition SME responsible for researching, analyzing, identifying, developing, coordinating, documenting capability based operational requirements, and testing equipment in preparation for acquisition and operational fielding.
• Conduct market analysis for cutting edge Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) and Government of the Shelf (GOTS) developmental efforts applicable to the assigned commodity area.
• Assist in ensuring cost, schedule, and performance are within scope and tolerance of the specified project. Should be familiar with POM (Program Objective Memorandum) planning cycle.
• Maintain awareness of numbers, location, and cost of commodity area equipment and systems.
• Assist in developing, identifying, defining, and resolving a wide variety of complex technical and management issues related to major aspects of war, mobilization, and contingency plans, as well as core comprehension of Acquisition, Systems Engineering, and Developmental and Operational Test and the most productive use of resources.
• Support programs regarding plan of action, which are complicated by extreme diversity in the activities of supporting organizations, volatility, of customer requirements, changing priorities or goals and conflicting or inadequate policies, regulations and/or guidelines,
• Assist in programs for acquisition of complex and highly technical items and devices in both a classified and unclassified environment.
• Apply sound fiscal and program management principles to constantly changing funding levels and directives, which impact upon program or project milestone decision authorities.
• Support assessments of programmatic uncertainties (risk) due to possible cost escalation, life cycle management beyond budgeted levels, technological, and safety issues.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions

Requirements

• Must have TS/SCI security clearance
• Background in communications euipment and C4I is highly desired but not required
• 5+ years of experience as acquisition systems management in Special Tactics, Joint, and Special Operations Forces operations, employment scenarios, tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of tactical combat, survival, and support systems and procedures for use of such equipment and systems during major operations such contingency, military operations other than war, mobilization, and deployment
• Knowledge of USSOCOM requirements generation process in preparation for Program Objective Memorandum (POM), strategic planning process, Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP), and DOD/USSOCOM acquisition directives.
• Ability to plan, organize, and develop studies or projects and to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial resources and may require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement Walsingham Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances

Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.