Procurement Technician (OA)

DLA Careers; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers is seeking a Procurement Technician (OA) to support the DLA Disposition Services Acquisition Directorate. The role involves independent execution of contractual tasks, maintaining files, and preparing status reports to ensure audit readiness.

The position requires experience with data gathering, filing, and strong communication skills. It includes standard 1st shift duties and compliance with federal requirements.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience for GS-07 level; one year equivalent.
• Ability to search and compile data for summaries and reports.
• Use of software to gather and interpret information.
• Create and maintain accurate filing systems.
• Strong written and oral communication to support personnel.
• Typing at least 40 words per minute

Responsibilities

• Independently accomplish a variety of contractual tasks for the DLA Disposition Services Acquisition Directorate.
• Maintain contract and task order files and perform closeout actions to ensure audit readiness.
• Support contract specialists in solicitation, evaluation, and award activities.
• Resolve invoice problems with contractors and government personnel.
• Maintain all files per established guidelines.
• Prepare detailed status reports on specific contracts.

Skills

Specialized experience

Data gathering & interpretation

Filing systems

Written & oral communication

Typing proficiency

Education

Graduate education creditable if related

Foreign education evaluation required

Tools

None specified

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Responsible for the independent accomplishment of a variety of contractual tasks, supporting contract specialists in pre-award and post-award functions for the DLA Disposition Services Acquisition Directorate.
• Maintains contract and task order files and performs timely and accurate contract closeout actions to maintain audit readiness.
• Performs technical work supporting contract specialists involved in the solicitation, evaluation, and award of various types of contracts.
• Works on invoice problems with contractors and government personnel that may prevent closing out of task orders and contracts.
• Maintains all files in accordance with established guidelines.
• Maintains detailed status reports on specific contracts.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: 1st Shift
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Procurement Technician (OA), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cutoff/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Searching and compiling data to develop summaries, reports, and recommendations.
• Using software programs to gather and interpret information.
• Creating and maintaining accurate filing systems.
• Using written and oral communication to support personnel.
• Education: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.
• Typing Proficiency Requirement: Must be able to type at least 40 words per minute

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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