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Business Industry Specialist

Full Time
$67,147 – $87,291 Per Year
Closing on Jan 07, 2025

Location:
Washington, Bangor
Requires Relocation:
Yes
Start Date:
11/12/2024
End Date:
07/01/2025
Offering Type:
Permanent
Hiring Paths:
The public
Service Type:
Competitive
Travel Percentage:
Occasional travel

About STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)

The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training. From pipefitters to accountants, scientists to engineers, doctors to nurses-the careers and opportunities to make a difference are endless. Civilian careers-where purpose and patriotism unite!

Job summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. 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.

Major duties

You will be the Primary/Lead Government-wide Purchase Cardholder for the Command for all micro-purchase threshold material and service order buys. You will check for mandatory sources of supply prior to initiating purchases, rotating vendors as available, and ensuring funds are available prior to a purchase is made. You will keep logs and transaction files up to date with all required records and documentation, obtaining receipt and invoices from outside Vendors or applicable Parties. You will establish Purchase Orders in Navy-Enterprise Resource Planning, assisting departments with market research, and updating key players on delivery and other lead times. You will serve as the customer liaison between the Command, Vendors, and other Government agencies to resolve discrepancies and/or disputes on invoice payments, while fully protecting the Government’s interest. You will evaluate responses and make recommendations on the probability of meeting requirements and alternate avenues for procurement. You will gather cost and price information to assist in the determination of price reasonableness. You will develop information for use in pricing trends and analysis.

Qualification

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying standard technical procedures to evaluate purchasing/procurement activities, reconciling bank purchases and resolving discrepancies for a Purchase Card program. 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

Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR Successfully obtained an LL.B. or J.D OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.