Procurement Analyst

Procurement Analyst, Washington DC

Secret Clearance Required

Join the team who values your skills and expertise. Cherokee Nation System Solutions (CNSS) helps federal agencies improve productivity and find innovative solutions. Taking a personalized approach, CNSS offers a complete line of innovative services and consulting to government agencies, including call center, application modernization, data utilization, advanced analytics and IT infrastructure. Your valuable skills can help us give customers the support they deserve and the quality they expect from our team – a team of experts, like you.

Cherokee Nation System Solutions is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation’s mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com.

SUMMARY

The Procurement Analyst provides data analysis, operations and administrative support, and industry outreach for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The contractor supports office functions related to regulations, policies, and procedures governing Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program, Woman-Owned Small Businesses Program, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Program, and Small and Disadvantaged Business Program as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Department of State Acquisition Regulation, 1 FAM and other applicable law.

• Data Analysis

• Utilizes Federal Procurement Data System-NG (FPDS-NG), Sam.Gov, Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), and Electronic Subcontracting Report (e-SRS) to generate standard and Ad Hoc government procurement reports, which include Small Business Goaling reports, geographical spend reports, utilization of Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), small business utilization over time, and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) -based reports
• Conducts data analysis and provides data-driven evaluations of Agency and Bureau- level small business goal performance to ensure OSDBU accomplishes mission goals in an optimal manner.
• Provides data analysis and expertise to support OSDBU to include, but not limited to, analysis of Department buying behaviors and acquisition strategies including development of contract inventories and small business set aside strategies and ad hoc research on Federal contracts and suppliers 
• Utilizes DSBS, FPDS, GSA MAX, Usaspending.gov and sam.gov to assist the OSDBU and Contracting Officers with market research activities.   
• Operations & Administrative

• Supports the OSDBU office in its transition and implementation of the MS Suite, including SharePoint, OneDrive, TEAMS, PowerBI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Supports OSDBU SharePoint sites by assisting with site design, taxonomy and maintenance, data entry and migration and archiving of files and records management.
• Assists OSDBU TEAMS presence by populating specific TEAMS and channels by maintaining, uploading, and organizing files; ensuring the Wiki content is current, and assisting OSDBU team in responding to any questions and communications in the OSDBU internal and collaboration Teams.
• Evaluates, identifies, and optimizes existing communication channels across the OSDBU organization to develop and implement a OSDBU stakeholder communications plan to provide support to specific groups such AQM, program offices, SBA, and vendors.
• Maintains an effective oral and written communication with the Office Director, OSDBU staff, internal and external clients, inter and intra agency government officials.
• Supports special projects by drafting project plan, regularly reporting on progress, actively seeking and incorporating input from OSDBU team and other stakeholders, as necessary.
• Provides general administrative support to office operations.
• Serves as a backup for the OSDBU Front Desk.  
• Industry Outreach

• Serves as a small business advocate under the direction of the Director of OSDBU. The responsibilities of the position are in furtherance of the small/minority business programs outlined in the Small Business Act, P.L. 99-399 Section 136 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), and the Department’s contracting regulations and policies.
• Counsels small businesses on doing business with Department of State.
• Facilitates meetings between select small businesses and Contracting Officers and Program Managers.  
• Responds to questions on small business programs posed by the contracting Officers, Program Management personnel and public.
• Produces content/materials i.e., subject matter expert articles, blog content, training resources, and best-practices, to be incorporated into internal and external websites.
• Supports OSDBU outreach efforts by maintaining the public website using WordPress, including making necessary updates to existing sites as well as adding new sites and content, as directed by OSDBU leadership.
• Develops attractive presentations using various media from scratch, understands the basic design elements of composition, color, and balance; and inputs new data into existing templates.  
• Supports planning and execution of small business events from inception to completion,  which includes but is not limited to, scheduling,  creating agenda, creating a milestone chart to regularly monitor and measure the extent of progress, creating order of execution, scheduling pre-event meeting with the OSDBU staff, assigning tasks to the OSDBU staff, making site selection, designing floor plan, deciding on appropriate audio video equipment, inviting guest speakers, marketing the event to small business communities, planning for contingencies,  identifying means of transportation from and to the event site, Identifying  available nearby parking facilities, taking necessary steps to secure funding,  responding to inquiries received from participating small businesses and invited guests,  making sure that participating small businesses and invited guests have received current version of the agenda, parking information, and direction to  the event site, coordinating all event activities with the partnering organization, and seeking feedback from participating small business after the event is over.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years related experience, and/or 9 years’ experience in business administration, law, procurement, or related disciplines.
• Five (5) years or more work experience in government contracting/procurement/acquisitions, business administration, business management, and/or entrepreneurship.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• An active SECRET Clearance which can be verified in DISS is required
• Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, familiarity with statutes, laws, rules, and regulations related to governmental purchasing programs, and competitive bidding processes
• Strong data mining, market research, and analysis skills
• Ability to make sound decisions and recommendations based on data analysis
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams
• Proficiency with Adobe
• Ability to solve problems and encourage consistent, solid performance.
• Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Excellent English language (written and spoken) communications skills.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Ability to work independently to assess priorities and manage daily coordination of details with minimal supervision
• Public speaking proficiency
• Ability to successfuly pass a drug screen and background investigation prior to hire

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is primarily performed in a climate-controlled office environment.

Pursuant to U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, Cherokee Federal is now requiring that all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8th. An individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine (i.e., Moderna or Pfizer) or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (i.e., Johnson & Johnson). As a prospective employee, you will fall under this requirement and proof of vaccination will be needed for on-boarding, should you be selected. When you originally applied to our position posting, this necessity may not have yet been implemented. Limited exemptions for religious or medical reasons will be considered.

TEMPORARY NOTE: On Tuesday, Dec. 7, a federal judge issued an injunction blocking President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors (EO 14042). Cherokee Federal is monitoring the court case and awaiting a final ruling. As a result of the injunction, Cherokee Federal is halting the enforcement of the mandate, however, if the injunction is lifted and the mandate remains, Cherokee Federal must reenact its vaccine requirement.

ABOUT THE TEAM
Cherokee Federal is a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing and mission solutions portfolios — ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.

Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600 employees work in 20 countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.

Why Cherokee Federal? Visit cherokee-federal.com to learn why you should join our team!

COMPLIANCE

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing compensation.. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please copy and paste the links to the following two sites: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/ofccp_eeo_supplement_final_jrf_qa_508c.pdf

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may e-mail CNB.Complianceatcn-bus.com for assistance. This email address is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the application process or status. Please do not send email request pertaining to recruiting as this email box is not for resumes or follow up on job applications.

For Pay Transparency Non Discrimination provision, please copy and paste the following link: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

We maintain an Affirmative Action Plan for proactively seeking employment and advancement for qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Upon request, we will schedule time Tuesdays – Thursdays from 10:00am – 2:00pm CST to make applicable Affirmative Action Plans accessible. Please submit a written request with the email subject line: 2021 Request to View Affirmative Action Plan to the Compliance Administrator at CNB.Complianceatcn-bus.com.

Please do not send email for job application follow-up or staffing advertisement/request pertaining to recruiting as this email box is not for resumes or job applications.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $98,030.00 - $98,030.40 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 precautions are taken by each individual DOS entity.

Experience:

• Sourcing & Procurement Occupations: 5 years (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: One location