Clarification from the agency

Open to all groups of qualified individuals. Current employees within the Federal civil service. SES reinstatement eligibles and SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Provides functional management oversight over the following programs: Category Management, Government Purchase Card Program, Sustainability, Industry Engagement, Acquisition Business and Information Systems and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting Systems (CPARS). Uses cost effective techniques to maximize DHHS' flexibility to achieve quality, timeliness and economies of scale through acquisition support programs such as category management, sustainability and purchase card programs.

The incumbent shall oversee tailored strategies and actions to reduce unaligned contract spend and execution of plans to increase use of best-in-class contract solutions. Implement and maintain efficient processes and policies to support federal category management goals. Actively works closely with industry to understand the direction of the marketplace and incorporating innovative approaches and solutions to meet HHS contracting needs.

Addresses plans to drive efforts that address federal policies and goals to include statutory small business goals and other socioeconomic requirements. Actively develops and implements a category management business model that will enable the federal DHSS to eliminate redundancies, increase efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery.

Actively implements and oversees the Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program. Guides and provides expert consultation on streamlined approaches for small purchase and simplifying administrative efforts
associated with procuring goods and services under the micro-purchase threshold. Maintains DHHS program policies and procedures in accordance with prevailing federal policies.

Establish management direction for the Sustainability Procurement Program and an integrated strategy with acquisition-related goals for purchasing green products. Establish and maintain policies and
procedures to ensure DHHS contracts contain appropriate sustainable practices clauses or requirements to comply with the provision of applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders.

Maintain Departmental industry engagement plan and establish collaborative strategies to work with vendors and industry associations to ensure lines of meaningful communications. Stimulate collaborative communication between HHS acquisition offices and industry partners.

Provide guidance and oversight for the HHS Consolidated Acquisition Solution and provides the framework
to implement acquisition business processes from concept of need through contract close-out. Executes consolidated acquisition solutions for the Department and provides a requisitioning process through iProcurement along with various processes supporting pre and post award contract execution.

The incumbent consults and collaborates with the DAS for Acquisitions and other top-level agency and other Federal officials on a wide range of strategic transition plans, programs, management methods and policies, which will improve business practices, processes, and systems. Knowledge of management principles pertaining to large government and corporate organizations is key for this role along with a demonstrated ability to lead change, lead people, and achieve results through building partnerships and coalitions.

Conditions of employment

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):

1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's):

This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume.

1. Demonstrated experience and knowledge with acquisition programs and federal acquisition initiatives to streamline and enhance acquisition procedures.
2. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working with and modernizing automation tools to streamline and enhance contracting efforts (e. g. contract writing systems, data repositories, integration of contract writing systems financial management systems) and leverage technology solutions to improve business processes and performance.
3. Demonstrated experience leading the development of new processes in an interdisciplinary team, conducting analysis and interpreting large, varied and, complex data sets in order to inform the work of senior decision-makers.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES), demonstrating possession of the technical qualifications and achievement of the five executive core qualifications are the documents that will be used to determine your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE PAGE LIMITS ABOVE OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.