Job opening: PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS ANALYST
Salary: $82 830 - 107 680 per year
Published at: Nov 27 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to provide effective management of Justification and Approvals (J&A's), Sole Source Justifications (SSJ's), and Urgent justification Statements (UJS's) for the Center and provide written documentation of justifications for noncompetitive procurements in accordance with regulations and policies.
Duties
Provides sound technical advice/guidance to organization personnel (program manager, engineers, management officials, etc.) on J&A program requirements for utilizing other than full and open competition acquisition strategy.
Perform a wide range of assignments and training that encompass the requirements and acquisition processes for noncompetitive PRs.
Ensure acquisition justifications for noncompetitive procurements are in accordance with public law, regulation, and good business practices.
Provides competition/commercial items analysis and advisory support to Acquisition Officers for projects which involve various logistics disciplines.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- The employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate Secret security clearance.
- PCS expenses if authorized will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations
- Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station.
- The employee must be willing and able to travel on military and commercial aircrafts.
- The employee may be required to work overtime.
- The employee may be recalled to duty.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS: In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes providing acquisition strategy support and perform the necessary research and required coordination with the appropriate functional personnel for effective management and written documentation of procurements utilizing other than full and open competition (sole source and restricted source actions).
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of acquisition and supply laws, regulations, functions, policies, procedures, techniques and methods sufficient to provide interpretation of policies and procedures.
2. Knowledge of acquisition functions, operations, procedures, documentation, program requirements, and work methods to review, compile, plan, organize, and research acquisition and supply data, and to prepare or evaluate J&A, SSJ, and UJS documents.
3. Knowledge of distribution and tracking data systems.
4. Skill in identifying factors which inhibit competition/commercial item acquisition and providing assistance in determining effective remedies and solutions.
5. Skill to analyze and review acquisition data (i.e., screening analysis information, issues regarding the data and its availability, market research information, and other pertinent supporting information), to identify trends and problem areas and plan, coordinate, and implement corrective actions.
6. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address Robins AFB
455 Byron St
Ste 474
Robins AFB, GA 31098
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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