Procurement Analyst

**Duties**:
**This is a non-bargaining unit position.**

This job announcement will remain open for 5 business days.

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**Work Schedule**: Mon
- Fri 8:00am - Fri 4:30pm
**Compressed/Flexible Schedule**: Available
**Telework**: Not Available
**Duty Location Status**: Will work remotely from home
**Position Description Title/PD#**: Procurement Analyst/ PD19835A
**Relocation/Recruitment Incentives**: Not Authorized
**Permanent Change of Station (PCS)**:Not Authorized
**Financial Disclosure Report**: Not Required
**Physical Demands**: Work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.
**Major Duties**:

- Assist with managing the VA Acquisition Management Program (AMP) which includes the End-to-End Acquisition Lifecycle and the VA SharePoint site the Acquisition Knowledge Portal (AKP).
- Lead development and implementation of new operational programs and or projects related to emerging technologies
- Manage other Strategic Initiatives within the Strategic Acquisition Management Initiatives Office.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Selectees may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Participation in the Seasonal Influenza Prevention Program for VHA Health Care Personnel (HCP) is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs HCP.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- Pre-employment physical examination/evaluation may be required.
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

**Qualifications**:
**To qualify for this position,** applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- **Basic Requirements for GS-13 and Above**: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 **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. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
- **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.
- **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 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, 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.
- **AND **You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

- **Specialized Experience**: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience in reviewing manuals, technical guides and other documents and evaluate the effectiveness of policies, procedures, methods, systems, program management practices, and operations in functional areas across the Acquisition Management Program and associated technologies.

**Education**:
**Additional information**:
**Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave**: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have