ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 0851-PDO-Purchasing Technician
OPENING DATE: 15 May 2008
CLOSING DATE: 21 May 2008 (Receipt date)
POSITION: Purchasing Technician, YB-1105-02
SALARY RANGE: $32,217 - $56,973 per annum
LOCATION: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), DODDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam Pacific Area Service Center, Procurement Division, Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan
DoDEA is a DoD Field Activity responsible for the oversight of two school systems, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary & Secondary Schools (DDESS). DoDEA employs more than 13,500 individuals responsible for educating more than 95,000 students in 13 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The mission of DoDEA is to provide a quality education from prekindergarten through grade twelve for the eligible minor family members of DoD military and civilian personnel on official assignments.
WHO MAY APPLY: Current DoDEA employees in the Pacific Director’s Office.
PAYMENT OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES IS NOT AUTHORIZED.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS - One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06/GS-07 grade level.
Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants, who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements. For example, purchasing materials or supplies with experience negotiating, awarding, and administering contracts.
PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: Forty (40) words per minute typing speed are required for the position. Applicants may meet this requirement by presenting a certificate of proficiency or by self-certifying their proficiency. A statement of typing proficiency/self-certification must be contained in the application package.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs a variety of procurement functions to include the following: purchases, rents or leases supplies, services and equipment, primarily through the use of delivery orders against existing contracts. The incumbent carriers out the procurement process for each item and service. Stays abreast of the needs of the organization and develops and maintains procurement sources for purchase orders for recurring supplies and services. Provides input into the procurement plan, and provides advice to managers regarding services and products desired. Reviews incoming purchase orders for legal and procedural compliance and determines appropriate method of purchase. Works closely with customers in writing up the technical descriptions for RFQ for the more complex services or products. The employee negotiates changes or modification of purchase orders when unknown or unplanned situations develop. Assures applicable clauses are used to ensure warrant terms, tests and inspects of products purchases and vendor performance and downtime inservice contracts.
RANKING FACTORS:
Candidates who meet minimum experience and/or education requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledges, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) determined necessary for successful job performance.
Include in the write-ups such things as experience in and out of federal service that gave you the specific knowledge, skills, and/or abilities; objectives of your work; and evidence of your success (such as accomplishments, awards received, etc). The KSA’s are listed below.
- Knowledge of Federal, DOD and DoDDS contract laws, regulations, directives, policies and procedures to determine correct method of procurement requirements.
- Knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures to perform complex open-market purchasing utilizing RFQ/RFP.
- Knowledge of government specifications and detailed purchase descriptions and performance work standards sufficient to obtain and evaluate proposal to provide complex and professional services.
- Ability to obtain and maintain small purchase warrant/authority.
- Knowledge of common business practices with respect to sales prices, determining price reasonableness, discounts, deliveries, stock and shipment methods for complex items, or highly technical or professional services.
A SEPARATE NARRATIVE STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE RANKING FACTORS LISTED ABOVE IS REQUIRED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO YOUR APPLICATION.
PAY, BENEFITS AND WORK SCHEDULE:
Applicants who are currently employed overseas and are not receiving allowances and benefits may not be eligible for such allowances. Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to Japan. For more information on overseas allowances and benefits, please visit http://www.dodea.edu/offices/hr/employees/allowances/default.htm.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Selectee will be required to participate in direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14R.
Applications must meet the qualification, time-in-grade, and time after-competitive appointment requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement
TO APPLY, ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
1. Résumé, Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)*, or any other written format.
- Applications must include the total employment period, i.e., starting and ending dates (month and year) for each work experience, paid and unpaid, related to the job for which you are applying, including the hours per week.
- Also include a description of your duties and accomplishments, your employer’s name and address, supervisor’s name and phone number, and salary. If you are currently employed, you must indicate if we may contact your current supervisor.
2. Declaration for Federal Employment (Optional Form 306)*.
*Form can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/index.asp
3. SF 256, Self-Identification of Reportable Handicap, (SF-256)*.
*Forms can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/index.asp
4. Supplement on plain paper in narrative format that concisely addresses each of the ranking factors. Make sure you reference the specific Knowledge, Skills and Ability (Ranking Factors) listed on this announcement. If other KSA’s are cited, the application may be considered incomplete. Include work experience, education, and training which clearly demonstrates how well you possess each factor.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BY THE CLOSING DATE
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED; therefore, do not submit original documents.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION.
WHERE TO APPLY:
Submit your application and attachments:
- Submitted in person to the Human Resources Division, Building 290, Torii Station, Okinawa, or
- Applications may be attached to an email and sent electronically to donna.snow@pac.dodea.edu
All applicants will be considered without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or any other non-merit factor. Reasonable accommodations will be made qualified applicants with disabilities, except when doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employing agency.
The Defense Authorization Act of November 18, 1997 extended Veterans’ Preference to persons who served on active duty during the Gulf War from August 2, 1990 through January 2, 1992. The law grants preference to persons otherwise eligible and who served on active duty during this period, regardless of where the person served or for how long. The law also authorized the Secretary of each military department to award the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in Bosnia during the period November 20, 1995 to a date to be determined. The award of the Medal is qualifying for Veteran’s Preference. More information on Veteran’s Preference is available in the VETGUIDE that may be found on the United States Office of Personnel Management web site at www.opm.gov.
Applications received in postage-paid Government envelopes will not receive consideration, and applicants are reminded of the legal prohibition against the use of such envelopes or other Government property for other than officially approved activities. These prohibitions are contained in 5 USC 735.205, 39 USC, and 18 USC.
Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism.
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