Purchasing Agent - Newport, United States - US Naval Education and Training Command

US Naval Education and Training Command

Verified Company

Newport, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

You will advise requestors of available supplies or services, sources, and prices to reduce cost expenditures and expedite orders.
You will approve purchases using a commercial purchase card to secure equipment, supplies, and services.
You will resolve problems and billing discrepancies by working with vendors.
You will use the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) system to certify purchasing invoices for payment.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

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
Males born after 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 travelrelated purchases.

Qualifications:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS06 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) Interpreting supply regulations, policies, procedures, and instructions to respond to customer inquiries; 2) Reviewing supply requisitions and supporting documents to determine priority, status, changes, and to expedite delivery of urgently required items; 3) Utilizing automated supply databases to enter data, correct information and produce/retrieve reports; and 4) Utilizing an electronic contract invoice system to review and track invoices.

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

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A 40 hour work week is typical for this position.

This position is being recruited at the full performance level.

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.

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).

A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ).

To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Physical Demands:
Work is primarily sedentary. No special demands are involved.

Some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items 50 pounds of less such as boxes of supplies, copy paper boxes and files is required.

Work Environment:
Work is performed in a typical office environment that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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