Total 5 purchasing procurement inventory job vacancies in TEX02 - Houston, Texas (TEX02)

This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments. The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends; and,
• Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements; and,
• Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility; and,
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Provides a full range of procurement analyst services.
• Performs all aspects of contracting oversight, review, and assistance to provide responsive and timely support to customers.
• Aggressively counsels and makes recommendations to maximize small business procurement opportunities.
• Develops guidance materials to explain regulatory and policy changes
• Provides analyst services, oversight, and support for procurements involving highly specialized, enterprise, and/or complex contracts.
• Performs reviews and analysis of procurements involving complex contracts.
• Researches and drafts responses to Congressional inquiries and provides information.
• Provides information and assistance to business concerns relative to participation in the acquisition program.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and reviews procurement programs and issues.
• Prepares and/or consolidates special and recurring reports.
• Performs staff visits to contracting offices and analyzes acquisition statistics.
• Participates in conferences and special events pertinent to Army Small Business Programs.

This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments. The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends; and,
• Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements; and,
• Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility; and,
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support: conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases.
• Procurement Support: develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; establishes user IDs and passwords, ensures proper card usage, and conducts random account reviews; procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization.
• Administrative Support: establishes office files and records systems; conducts formal meetings and prepares presentations for procurement conferences; reports cases of fraud and prepares unauthorized credit card purchase reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Position requires certification per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements necessary to obtain a Contracting Officer Warrant, authorizing signature and the full range of responsibilities that accompany contracting officer duties.
• Manages extensive contact between personnel and customers relating to changes in policies/regulations as changes occur.
• Evaluates overall performance of employees to identify developmental or training needs required to perform the duties of the job assigned.
• Implements a quality assurance process for monitoring accuracy of pre/post contracting actions.
• Advise Customers/Management/Command regarding contracting/procurement policy issues.