You will serve as a Supervisory Purchasing Agent in the Contracting Department of NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND.

Duties

You will serve as serve as the Supervisory Purchasing Agent responsible for simplified acquisition procurements. You will coordinate with managers from other divisions to achieve customer procurement requirements in support of a number of simultaneous major ship availabilities. You will provide guidance to purchasing agents and contracting interns, including advice in matters such as acquisition strategy, pre-award procedures, and post-award functions. You will review purchase actions for conformity to existing rules and regulations and are responsible for the legality of all procurement actions originated by subordinates.

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 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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the duties of a purchasing agent demonstrating knowledge of contract administration/procurement principles, policies, regulations, and procedures to administer purchase orders and post award procurement actions. Examples of specialized experience include: 1)Performing a wide-range of purchasing methods/contract types in order to plan, establish, negotiate, administer, and evaluate a wide range of contracts to satisfy procurement requirements and solve a variety of support issues for various types of equipment/programs at different stages in the acquisition lifecycle; 2) Conducting periodic studies and making recommendations to senior management to improve purchase techniques and administrative/production lead times; and 3) Providing technical guidance to Purchasing Agents and Contracting Interns, including advice in matters such as acquisition strategy, pre-award procedures, and post-award functions. 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 NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND 467 W Street Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]