PURCHASING AGENT

Summary

You will serve as a PURCHASING AGENT in the NAVAL ACADEMY.

Duties

• •You will screen purchase requests to determine proper authority to purchase, compliance with established policy, accuracy of description, availability and type of funds provided and conformance with any existing authorities to purchase.
• •You will review submitted purchase requests for accuracy, policy and budgetary compliance.
• •You will make similar or repetitive purchases of parts, supplies, equipment, minor service contracts, and other products.
• •You will purchase a variety of commercial supplies and equipment using competitive market and sole source procedures, e.g., Federal Supply Schedules and mandatory sources.
• •You will utilize a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; monitor purchase requests; process receipts; and monitor active and delinquent invoices. Develops reports and spreadsheets.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 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) Procuring commercial supplies and equipment using competitive market and sole source procedures; 2) Revising, sorting and calculating data on purchase requests and receipts; 3) Developing accounting reports and resolving accounting errors; 4) Utilizing a variety of software programs to enter, maintain, and reconcile information; and 5) Developing purchase requirements, market research, required sources of supply and solicitation procedures for requirements exceeding the micro-purchase threshold. 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.