Job Specifications
Jacksonville naval hospital, FL
$50,000 - $66,000 PA
5 days ago
Full Time
Entry Level
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Purchasing Agent
About the Position: Serve as the Purchasing Agent in the Material Management Contracting Department at the Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida. The primary purpose of this position is to perform simplified acquisition and purchasing functions for a wide range of supplies, services, and equipment. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoW.
- Performs dual-role functional responsibilities as both a primary Purchase Cardholder and an Approving/Certifying Official (AO) under the GCPC program.
- Independently utilizes the GCPC to procure commercial supplies (up to $15,000) and services (up to $2,500).
- Safeguards card security, obtains and verifies procurement receipts, maintains detailed transaction logs, and meticulously reconciles monthly Statements of Account (SOA) for submission to approving authority.
- Resolves billing, shipping, and merchant discrepancies independently.
- Serves as the AO managing and auditing a portfolio of up to seven (7) individual cardholders.
- Plans, coordinates, and executes difficult or complex procurements for supplies, services, and equipment using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).
- Collaborates directly with requesting offices to clarify ambiguous specifications or secure necessary technical data.
- Conducts comprehensive market research to determine commercialize and verify if requirements can be fulfilled via mandatory Government sources, existing agency contracts, or Federal Supply Schedules (FSS).
Requirements
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized Experiences requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1). Maintaining detailed purchase card transaction information; 2). Provide receipts on goods received through purchase order software; and/or 3). Make purchases for a range of equipment, services and/or commodities through the use of small purchase procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.