Lead purchasing compliance and CPSR readiness for a defense contractor, serving as the subject matter expert ensuring all procurement activities align with FAR, DFARS, and customer requirements. This role combines strategic system ownership with hands-on audit preparation to strengthen compliance and operational efficiency across the enterprise.
What you'll do
- Own and maintain a CPSR-compliant purchasing system aligned with FAR Part 44, DFARS, and agency-specific requirements
- Lead CPSR readiness initiatives including audit preparation, mock reviews, documentation management, and corrective action implementation
- Establish and continuously improve procurement policies, procedures, and internal controls across subcontracts, consulting agreements, and ODC purchases
- Review and approve all purchasing files in SpendLogic, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and audit readiness of supporting documentation
- Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, competition requirements, price/cost analysis, and sole source justifications to mitigate procurement risk
- Develop and deliver compliance training to internal stakeholders on procurement requirements, source selection, and purchasing system processes
- Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external audits, including DCMA reviews, and manage relationship with Contracts, Finance, and Delivery teams
Mission
Agile Defense is a defense contractor supporting the nation's critical missions through advanced technologies and adaptive innovation. This role directly supports DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) audit readiness and compliance with federal acquisition regulations essential to maintaining a healthy government contracting relationship.
Required skills
- CPSR (Contractor Purchasing System Review) compliance
- FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) Part 44
- Subcontract administration and lifecycle management
- Price and cost analysis
- Competition requirements and sole source justifications
- ERP systems (Costpoint)
- SpendLogic procurement filing system
- Procurement file documentation and audit readiness
- DFARS and agency-specific requirements
- Internal controls and process improvement