This vacancy is for a GS-1102-13, Procurement Analyst located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT POLICY and OVERSIGHT -CG-HCA-PPO in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia.
USCG is seeking a highly skilled contracting professional to act as a Procurement Analyst serving as an expert responsible for managing agency-wide Acquisition Career Management and Category Management Programs. This pivotal role supports strategic oversight, workforce development, and data-driven category management solutions to optimize agency procurement operations.
Key Responsibilities: Program & Project Management: Serve as a key leader for initiatives related to Career Management, Category Management and other contracting programs, ensuring the achievement of both immediate and long-term strategic objectives.
Perform program management activities for the sustainment of the Small Business and other contracting programs, including creating and reviewing documentation, representing the contracting community's needs with stakeholders (DHS, USCG, contractors), and ensuring all statutory goals and deliverables are met. Training & Development: . Provide strategic oversight of professional development frameworks for hybrid civilian and military contracting workforces.
Lead the entire contracting and procurement (C&A) lifecycle training initiative, from curriculum design and development to direct instruction. You will be responsible for ensuring the C&A workforce receives comprehensive technical skills theory to successfully perform their jobs, achieve full proficiency, and support the USCG mission while maintaining the highest standards of fiscal accuracy and compliance.
Administer professional credentialing pathways, competency models, and career progression tracks to eliminate critical skill gaps. Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Execute structured category management principles to maximize the agency's buying power across diverse procurement portfolios. Leverage business intelligence software, financial reports, and spend data analytics to identify procurement trends and savings opportunities.
Establish cross-functional strategic sourcing strategies that streamline buying behaviors and optimize government resources. Policy & Process Improvement: Develop, recommend, and issue new contracting guidance and procedures to enhance efficiency and ensure alignment with federal and department regulations. Serve as an agency-wide Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Career Management, Category Management, and other programs (e.g.
Small Business) providing authoritative guidance on policy interpretation to management and the contracting community. Analysis & Reporting: Oversee the management of assigned USCG contracting programs, including the compilation of critical data, development of business case evaluations, and the formulation of strategic recommendations for leadership.
Analyze the impact of proposed legislation on procurement lifecycle, developing the official USCG position to safeguard agency interests. Manage and respond to complex internal and external reporting requirements and high-level information requests.
This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.
Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).
College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.
Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.
See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
aden.p.williams@uscg.mil · 410-636-3504
This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-26.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-16 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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