Senior Acquisition Specialist

The Senior Acquisition Specialist provides senior-level acquisition expertise for complex high-dollar procurement actions in compliance with FAR DFARS agency policy and applicable procurement regulations. This role supports specialized manufacturing and modernization requirements by helping translate technical needs into executable acquisition strategies acquisition plans market research procurement schedules milestone trackers source selection documentation and other required acquisition materials. The specialist coordinates with program technical contracting budget and leadership stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly defined risks are identified early procurement timelines are realistic and acquisition documentation is complete compliant and decision-ready. Through this support the Senior Acquisition Specialist strengthens acquisition readiness improves schedule discipline reduces procurement risk and helps advance mission-critical requirements from planning through award.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop complex high-dollar acquisition strategies that comply with FAR DFARS agency policy and applicable procurement regulations.
• Provide senior-level acquisition planning expertise for specialized manufacturing modernization industrial operations and mission-critical procurement requirements.
• Translate technical requirements into clear executable acquisition documentation including Performance Work Statements (PWS) Statements of Work (SOW) acquisition plans market research reports evaluation criteria and related procurement artifacts.
• Develop and support Justification and Approval documents procurement request packages milestone documentation and other acquisition materials required to support timely procurement decisions.
• Use Oracle EBS Purchasing modules to support procurement planning purchasing actions requisition tracking approval workflows reporting and acquisition status visibility.
• Use federal procurement purchasing and tracking systems to monitor milestones identify schedule risks maintain acquisition status and support leadership reporting.
• Develop and maintain procurement schedules that align acquisition activities with project milestones funding timelines technical dependencies and required approval gates.
• Advise stakeholders on procurement lead times market research findings acquisition alternatives vendor availability sourcing risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support alignment of complex procurement schedules with ERP WMS warehouse modernization manufacturing or other operational improvement milestones when applicable.
• Coordinate with program technical contracting budget and leadership stakeholders to resolve acquisition issues clarify requirements and keep procurement actions moving toward award.

• 10 years of experience supporting federal acquisition planning procurement strategy development and complex contract actions in FAR/DFARS-regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing acquisition approaches for high-value technical manufacturing modernization industrial operations logistics supply chain or mission-support requirements.
• Strong background preparing acquisition planning materials procurement packages justification documents market research summaries milestone trackers decision briefings and other contract support documentation.
• Experience supporting specialized or technical procurements that require coordination across program contracting engineering budget logistics manufacturing or operational stakeholders.
• Proficiency using Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Purchasing modules or similar enterprise procurement systems to support requisitions approvals procurement tracking reporting and status visibility.
• Experience using federal procurement purchasing workflow or tracking systems to monitor acquisition milestones identify schedule risks and support leadership reporting.
• Ability to analyze procurement timelines vendor/market information requirement dependencies and acquisition risks to help keep complex actions moving toward award.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to brief acquisition status issues risks and recommendations to technical and senior leadership audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising senior leadership on acquisition strategy procurement lead times market conditions sourcing options schedule constraints and risk mitigation.
• Experience supporting acquisitions tied to ERP WMS warehouse modernization manufacturing modernization supply chain logistics or operational improvement initiatives.
• Experience working in high-security defense industrial manufacturing federal production supply chain or mission-critical operational environments.
• Professional certification such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt PMP FAC-C DAWIA or comparable acquisition contracting project management or process improvement credential.
• Experience helping organizations improve acquisition workflows reduce procurement delays strengthen documentation quality or improve procurement status visibility.

HeiTech Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability veteran status or any other protected status under applicable law.

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HeiTech Services may utilize technology-assisted tools including artificial intelligence to support the review of application materials. These tools are used to enhance efficiency; however all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers in accordance with federal hiring guidelines.