Summary This position is located in the Fleet & Family Readiness Support Services Center, Acquisition Branch (N945) of the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), Millington, TN. The purpose of this position is to act as a Procurement Technician for CNIC purchasing requirements and provide assistance to the CNIC Navy-wide NAF Purchase Card Program. Responsibilities In order to qualify for this position, resumes must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicant resumes are the key means for evaluating skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position therefore, applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing experience. Duties included but are not limited to: Provide procurement assistance to program managers, technical and financial specialists, co-workers, requestors, and vendors. Review purchase requests for supplies and services to ensure accuracy and completeness of the requests, and to verify funds availability. Check required and mandatory sources of supply. Determine whether to order using the purchase card, an existing contract, or an open market purchase order. Prepare purchase orders and delivery orders for approval and signature by the Contracting Officer. Retrieve data and compile information for various procurement reports. Responsible for records and directive management, filing, mailings, and preparation of correspondence. Provide assistance to the NAF Purchase Card Program, which may include responsibility for the day-to-day maintenance of the Purchase Card on-line system. Assist in the administration of the automated program by ensuring transactions are in compliance with Standard Operating Policy, and by tracking transactions to identify and investigate suspicious charges, split purchases, or other incorrect information. Conduct daily reviews. Initiate correspondence (usually email) to all levels of program participants to clarify inconsistencies, and to request missing information when noted within the automated bank system. Periodically, send queries to the field and consolidate responses for reporting purposes. Review and reconcile various card issues and billings, referring problem areas and recurring inconsistencies to the Purchase Card Program Manager (Team Leader) for resolution. Correspond with vendors to resolve payment issues. Maintain files. Assist with scheduling, coordinating, and conducting purchase card training. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs. A qualified candidate possesses the following: Two or more years of specialized experience implementing procurement policies related to purchasing requirements and purchase card programs. General knowledge related to the purchase card, procurement policies, automated accounting systems, and on-line computer programs. Analytical skills sufficient to evaluate data and prepare reports. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Familiarity with and the ability to use a computer including automated systems, Word, Excel, Power Point, spreadsheets, databases, etc. as 90% of work is computer based. Must complete the NAF Basic Procurement Correspondence Course (or equivalent), and the NAF Purchase Card Program training within 3 months of hire. Education This is a NF-1106-03 position with promotional potential to the full performance level of a NF-1102-04, Contract Specialist. This position is eligible for non-competitive promotion to the NF-04 level upon successfully meeting the requirements and training of an NF-1102-04. Incumbent must possess one of the following basic educational requirements for an 1102 Contracting Series in order to be non-competitively promoted to a Contacting Specialist, NF-1102-04: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in a relative 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. Additional Information Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United States. Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certificate. For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes. Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.