Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Responsibilities Maintains regular coordination with customers to facilitate continuous program/process improvements. Supports the weapon system manager to develop and document the supply and maintenance strategy, in applicable documentation, in accordance with policy and regulatory guidance. Supports the planning, development, implementation, and management of effective and affordable product support strategies for supply and maintenance throughout the life cycle for weapons, materiel or information systems. Supports and addresses supply/maintenance planning impact to system cost, schedule, performance, life cycle management and supportability requirements in accordance with repair parts (Class II and IX) supply policy in support of sustainability goals. Coordinates with sustainment teams and OIB operations teams to set conditions for effective program support for both new and ongoing requirements and independently performs program support activities. Conducts regular and recurring assessments of repair programs to ensure on-time delivery of due-ins or prompt notification of delayed status items. Tracks open deliveries and communicates between the stakeholders to facilitate proactive delivery status updates. Facilitates program support activities to prevent or proactively resolve any delayed status for due-ins from the OIB. Proactively communicates status of programs and delivery delays to appropriate stakeholders to facilitate decisions regarding supply posture, order release strategy, and readiness driver mitigation. Provides advice and guidance to junior employees, keeps the Team Lead and Supervisor apprised of program status, and initiates escalation actions to leadership based on established business rules. Contributes to the development of long-range and near-term OIB goals, metrics, and supply chain process performance targets. Supports the development and implementation of outcome-based supply and maintenance support strategies that optimize supply chain management principles to enhance system readiness and life cycle cost affordability. Supports working level commodity reviews and Sales and Operations Planning (SOP) meetings with other supply chain functions and sustainment teams to review supply plans, collect additional data, and assess performance. Develops guides used by sourcing analysts or other staff personnel within the organization when guidelines for performing the work are scarce or of limited use. Facilitates timely funding of OIB programs through close coordination with customers and G8 to include opening and tracking tickets for fiscal year completion. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12/13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities. This is a DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (Acq Demo) position in the NH-03 broadband, subject to the CECOM control point policy. Management will set the pay for this position consistent with the qualifications and education of the selectee and the expected contribution for the position. This non-supervisory position is subject to a salary control point equivalent to the GS-13, step 05 base salary, or if the incumbent's salary currently exceeds the GS-13, step 05 level the incumbent's salary may be put on a salary control point at the incumbent's existing salary. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Logistics Modernization Program (LMP); 2) Implementing strategies to improve repair program processes or validating repair program funding; 3) Providing support for supply and maintenance throughout the life cycle for weapons, materiel, or information systems; and 4) Interpreting guidance and reports to explain and defend decisions to stakeholders. Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Direct Deposit of Pay is required. FLSA: Non-Exempt May require overtime work. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Logistics Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized. Relocation and Recruitment Incentive will not be authorized. Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will not be authorized. Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized. Superior qualifications and special needs pay setting may be authorized at managements discretion for eligible candidates. Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized. This is a DoD Acquisition Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process, and expanded developmental opportunities. This position is subject to the Command's policy regarding control points. The salary for this position ranges from the equivalent of GS-12 step 01 to GS-13 step 05. All selections under an announcement must be made within 3 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.