Deputy Procurement/Contracts Manager (On Site, Paducah, KY)

About the role

Amentum is hiring a Deputy Procurement/Contracts Manager to work in its Paducah, KY office. The role supports the Procurement/Contracts Manager in running the organization's procurement and subcontracting program in line with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) and the approved purchasing system. It is a working supervisor position that awards and administers subcontracts and purchase orders and leads procurement staff daily.

Key responsibilities

• Support the procurement lifecycle: planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, award, administration and closeout.
• Ensure compliance with FAR, DEAR, DOE directives and internal procedures.
• Review and approve procurement documents such as price reasonableness determinations, sole source justifications and source selection records.
• Help develop acquisition strategy, including contract type selection and evaluation methods.
• Oversee subcontract administration, including modifications, funding actions and closeout, and ensure FAR/DEAR clauses flow down correctly.
• Support audit readiness and DOE procurement system reviews (e.g., PERT/CPSR).
• Act as an interface with the DOE Contracting Officer, project teams and functional groups (Finance, Quality, Legal), and attend and present at ETEBA or other small business conferences.
• Lead, train and guide procurement staff, manage workload and oversee performance.
• Act on behalf of the Procurement/Contracts Manager as delegated.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Contracts or a related field; additional education may count as experience at the company's discretion.
• Minimum 10 years of federal procurement/subcontracting experience; extra experience may offset education requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working under FAR/DEAR in a DOE or federal contractor setting.
• Experience with an approved purchasing system.
• Preferred: experience with DOE programs (e.g., Environmental Management), DOE procurement reviews (PERT or CPSR), Deltek Costpoint or similar systems, and professional certification such as NCMA CPCM or CFCM.

Required skills

• FAR/DEAR compliance and audit readiness
• Knowledge of contract types, source selection and cost/price analysis
• Leadership, team development, negotiation, problem solving, decision making and risk management

What we offer

• Salary range of $116,000 to $189,000.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.