Program Specialist
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PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
GS-9 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves analyzing trends in supplier quality and material issues for the Navy, developing procedures to ensure high standards in product acquisition, and managing tools to track performance data.
It's ideal for someone with experience in quality control and data analysis who enjoys working in a team to support government contracts.
A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional comfortable with federal processes and improving supplier reliability.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9, including analyzing material and supplier quality trends
- Experience developing quality assurance standard operating procedures
- Skills in managing automated data collection tools for the acquisition lifecycle
- Ability to assess contractor performance for materials and services supplied to the federal government
- Participation in integrated product teams, configuration management boards, or similar committees
- Familiarity with compiling and providing data for acquisition, maintenance, quality assurance, and engineering teams
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Program Analyst in the SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE & LOG SYS DEPT for Naval Sea Logistics Center (NSLC) Mechanicsburg (Located in Portsmouth, ME), a detachment of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-09) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector that includes analyzing material and supplier quality trends; developing quality assurance standard operating procedures; and managing automated data collection tools to support the acquisition lifecycle.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:
- You will provide analysis to identify trends in the receipt of deficient or discrepant materials and services, and supplier quality information.
- You will assess performance of contractors supplying materials and services to the Federal Government.
- You will develop Standard Operating Procedures for achieving and maintaining product quality throughout the items acquisition lifecycle.
- You will participate in material quality assurance or supplier performance integrates product teams, configuration management and control boards, Operation Requirements committees, etc.
- You will develop and manage automated tools to collect, compile, and provide material quality assurance and or supplier performance data for use by the Acquisition, Maintenance, quality assurance, and engineering communities.
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