Supervisory Procurement Analyst

Summary This position is located in Departmental Offices, Office of the Procurement Executive (OPE). As the Supervisory Procurement Analyst, you will serve as Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions/Senior Procurement Executive. The incumbent plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates procurement programs, implements changes needed to effect improvement in overall operations, and supports the Senior Procurement Executive in developing OPE's strategic vision and work plan. Duties As a Supervisory Procurement Analyst, you will: Work with the Senior Procurement Executive to plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate the Department of the Treasury's procurement and contracting programs. Manage a comprehensive Treasury-wide management control system, which reinforces and assures the accountability of sound and ethical procurement practices and integrity in the procurement process. Work with the Senior Procurement Executive to formulate, develop and establish innovative methods, techniques and procedures to assure that: (a) senior management officials are made aware of abuses in the system and the importance of taking corrective actions; (b) the contracting process avoids potential and actual organizational conflicts of interest; and (c) the Inspector General is involved in making inspections and audits. Directly and indirectly supervise a staff engaged in Treasury's procurement and contracting programs. Approve multiyear and longer-range work plans developed by subordinates and subsequently manages the overall work to enhance achievement of goals and objectives of the office. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Formulating and developing policies, procedures, and guidelines for conducting procurement and contracting functions effectively, efficiently, and economically; AND
• Ensuring that Department-wide operations and activities comply with policies and guidelines through program reviews and appraisals and on-site surveys; AND
• Implementing changes needed to effect improvement in overall operations and/or to correct program deficiencies The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-15, you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive

APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment. Education The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions. Basic Requirements: A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

And B. a

4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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. C. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph

D. D.

Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.