Job opening: PURCHASING AGENT
Salary: $57 007 - 74 110 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Aug 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Duties
You will approve purchases using a commercial purchase card to secure equipment, supplies, and services.
You will enter data into a database to produce purchasing reports.
You will discuss documentation discrepancies to resolve purchasing issues.
You will confirm necessary information needed to support or complete purchase requests is gathered.
You will advise requestors of available supplies or services, sources, and prices to reduce cost expenditures and expedite orders.
You will Gather data used to prepare documents, reports, logs, spreadsheets, instructions, or other similar correspondence.
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
- 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.
- You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
- 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.
- 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.
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: 1) Using purchasing regulations, policies, procedures and business practices to purchase a variety of commercial and specialized supplies and services; 2) Ensuring post-award procedures are met by monitoring the delivery of supplies or services and recommending solutions to problems such as delays or damage in shipment, poor quality or workmanship, etc.; 3) Maintaining records for accountability of procured supplies, equipment and services and; 4) Preparing and submitting purchase orders. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.
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
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/purchasing-series-1105/
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards
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.
Contacts
- Address NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CTR
Naval Construction Training Center
Port Hueneme, CA 93041
US
- Name: Richard Manning
- Phone: 850-452-8069
- Email: [email protected]
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