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Job opening: PURCHASING AGENT

Salary: $51 115 - 66 450 per year
City: Columbus
Published at: Jan 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a PURCHASING AGENT in the Marine Corps Recruiting Command of 4TH MARINE CORPS.

Duties

You will purchase supplies and services to specifications, research and requirements. You will collect data to determine prices for new items. You will monitor purchases and reconcile credit card billing statements.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret 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.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing software, purchasing/tracking inventory and price negotiation through the Government Purchase Card Program as well as other software programs (e.g. Wide Area Workflow, Purchase Request Builder, Global Combat Service Support Systems). 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


Contacts

  • Address 4TH MARINE CORPS Building 54 Suite 3 Box 806 New Cumberland, PA 17070 US
  • Name: Department of Navy EIC
  • Email: [email protected]

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