Contract Specialist

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PVH Corp. seeks a Contract Specialist within the Department's Administrative Division to oversee federal contracting processes, procurement guidance, and contract administration. Duties may expand to other positions as needed by this announcement.

Qualified candidates must meet both the basic requirements and the minimum qualifications, including degrees or specialized education and experience, with CTAP considerations for eligible applicants. This is a federal vacancy under DOJ oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in any field or 24 semester hours in accounting/business/finance/law/contracts/purchasing/economics/management/marketing/quantitative methods/organization and management.
• GS-1102 experience in Federal Government at specified grade levels qualifies.
• CTAP eligibility requires surplus or displaced status and a qualifying score per ranking criteria.

Skills

Market research

Procurement guidance

Contracting procedures

Solicitations RFPs

Audit reports review

Education

Bachelor degree or higher

24 semester hours in business/finance/law/contracts

GS-1102 experience in Federal Government

Job description

The successful candidate will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Administrative Division. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

To be qualified for this position, you must meet BOTH the Basic Requirements AND the Minimum Qualifications.

Basic Requirements

• A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field.


• -or- At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.


• -or- You occupy and have occupied a GS-1102, Contract Specialist position in the Federal Government on January 1, 2000, in one of the following grade levels GS-5, GS-7, GS-9, GS-11 or GS-12.

Minimum Qualifications

• GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.


• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing acquisition guidance and assistance regarding procurement requirements, contracting procedures, and acquisition planning, conducting market research, preparing solicitations, requests for quotations, and requests for proposals, reviewing and analyzing audit reports, negotiating with contractors, and reviewing completed official contracts.


• Education: 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in one or a combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.


• Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of the first two years.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.