Procurement and Property Specialist

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; El Reno (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons is seeking qualified candidates for procurement and property management roles. Candidates must meet GL-05 or GL-07 requirements, including a four-year degree or graduate-level education, and progressively responsible experience in procurement, reporting, and inventory control.

Eligible applicants may have experience with vouchers, contracts, invoices, and disposal schedules for excess property, and must show time spent in qualifying activities.

Qualifications

• Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree.
• One full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement.
• Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
• General experience: at least 3 years progressively responsible experience, 1 year at least at GL-04 level.
• Specialized experience at GL-07: at least 1 year equivalent in difficulty to next lower grade.

Skills

Procurement terminology

Inventory accountability

Report development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate level education or superior academic achievement

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education

GL-05: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree.

GL-07: One full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement.

Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

OR

Experience

GL-05: General experience. You must have at least 3 years of progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GL-04 grade level.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience with the ability to identify deficiencies and formulate solutions; maintain accountability of equipment, tools, or other controlled items.
• Experience gained while performing procurement and administrative support functions, while working in an office or warehouse environment.
• Experience with the skills to develop and create reports to validate accountability of inventory data. This experience may be gained in various professional, administrative, technical, or investigative positions.
• Experience gained in tracking incoming transactions (vouchers, bill ladings, contracts and invoices, etc) to ensure that value procurement codes, signatures, prices, services, and receipts are complete and accurate.

GL-07: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience using and understanding procurement terminology and inventory account codes relating to an computerized automated system.
• Experience includes knowledge of various procurement activities and various inventory methods to maintain accountability of assets.
• Experience gathering information on requests for proposals and experience with identifying discrepancies between inventory and physical property.
• Experience discussing procurement actions with vendors and preparing disposal schedules for excess property.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience

GL-05 and GL-07: Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to successfully perform the duties of this position as described above.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**