Summary See below for important information regarding this job. Responsibilities Senior Staff Acquisitions Program Manager in the Acquisitions Management Directorate. Agency Acquisition Program Manager responsible for implementing and managing a variety of programs that shape and support the Agency's overall Supplier Relationship Management Program. Responsible for programs, policies, plans, systems, and procedures in support of one or more of the following: Enterprise Acquisition Metrics, Strategic Material Sourcing, Performance Based Logistics, Life Cycle Logistics, and/or Strategic Alliances. Serves as an advisor to DLA senior leaders, as well as OSD, the Military Departments, and Industry on unusually difficult and highly controversial aspects of problems and improvement projects associated with Acquisition Programs. Provides Program advice and guidance in the form of overarching policies to DLA's internal and external customers. Responsible for Programs of acquisition management in personnel, budgets, accounting disciplines including financial, systems, and management, cont.... (cont) leadership theories, techniques, and disciplines, organizational structuring, productivity enhancement and government reinvention principles. Responsible for the resource and budget of Programs; budget, cost/workload analysis, activity based costing, manpower and organization structure planning, policy, reporting and management of various Programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for an Acquisition Program Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Mastery of advanced principles, theories and practices of Acquisition Program Management to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems. Comprehensive experience making decisions and/or recommendations that significantly change, interpret, or develop acquisition program policies. Demonstrated knowledge of emerging best commercial and Government practices in acquisition, life cycle logistics, and supply chain management. Comprehensive knowledge of and extensive experience with acquisition and logistics operations management processes applied in the development of new concepts, strategies, tailored logistics support methodologies/arrangements, policies, procedures, practices, metrics and systems. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025\_vol300.PDF Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement. Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.