Purchasing Agent

Duties

• You will analyze purchase requests for adequate purchase descriptions, proper authorizations, proper funding, and other special approvals to ensure compliance with current procurement regulations and policies.
• You will provide written data/documentation with explanations for rejection and the corrective action required of customer when requirements are lacking.
• You will determine the method of solicitation and establish reasonable quote times based on type of requirement, urgency of need and knowledge of commodity.
• You will analyze proposals for conformance with the specifications and terms and conditions of the solicitation and compliance.
• You will prepare an accurate and complete contract document and contract file, ensure that the appropriate clauses and special provisions are incorporated.
• You will perform post-award contract administration including contract closeouts and contract modifications.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Per the preliminary nationwide injunction on E.O. 14043, COVID-19 vaccinations will not be implemented or enforced. For more information on vaccine status and workplace safety protocol requirements see Additional Information below.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
  
  

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Review and screen Purchase and Material requests for accuracy of funds, item descriptions, and determine if requests meet current supply and service procurement policies and regulations; 2) Determine sources of supply by performing extensive searches of mandatory resources; 3) Determine best sources of procurement to meet customer requirements based on type of requirement, urgency, and knowledge of item or service; 4) Tracks and maintains up-to-date status of requisitions and purchases; and 5) Documents all purchases in accordance with current regulations and instructions; reconciles and validates monthly credit card statements with completed purchases.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

COVID VACCINATION INFORMATION: To comply with the recent preliminary nationwide injunction on Executive Order 14043, Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees, the Department of the Navy is not taking any action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement. New hires will need to provide their vaccination status as well as comply with workplace safety protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

This announcement uses the Defense Industrial Base, Major Range and Test Facilities direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Work is primarily sedentary. However, some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items that weigh less than 20 pounds will be required. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Majority of the work will be performed in an office setting with no unusual risks or hazards. Normal office safety precautions are in effect.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.