United States Postal Service hiring Purchasing and SM Specialist in Washington, District of Columbia, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

The United States Postal Service has the following challenging employment opportunity for a highly motivated and innovative individual. The Purchasing AND SM Specialist position is available in Washington, DC however domicile will be considered. The successful candidate must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements.

Location

US POSTAL SERVICE

Supply Management

Washington, DC 20260

Position Information

TITLE: Purchasing AND SM Specialist

GRADE: EAS-21

FLSA DESIGNATION: Exempt

OCCUPATION CODE:

NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Saturday/Sunday

HOURS: 08:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.

PL: N/A

SALARY RANGE: 86,420.00 - 100,795.00 USD Annually

FINANCE NUMBER:

BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.

Background Check

The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI fingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation, the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding 5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only, but only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S. government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.

Functional Purpose

Obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases. Defines long and short-term business and customer needs. Completes market and industry trend analysis. Analyzes purchasing and supply management practices, and conducts supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections and implements consolidation of suppliers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers needs for services, supplies, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.

2. Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.

3. Conducts supplier value and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations and other review methods to create and develop supplier performance data.

4. Conducts supplier value and cost analysis, defining supplier's profit margin and variable and fixed costs against industry cost structure; develops an evaluation of suppliers with the customer.

5. Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products; monitors industry factors related to purchase of product and/or service.

6. Requests and evaluates supplier proposals for satisfying selection criteria, awarding contracts, leverage opportunities, and pricing data; establishes strong supplier relationships and partnerships.

7. Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical require- ments, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy; performs contract management.

8. Manages projects, including identifying resources, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and evaluation.

9. Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies.

10. Identifies and implements demand management activities.

11. Provides leadership, direction, and guidance on purchasing and material logistics activities.

12. May oversee the activities of lower level employees or teams, when assigned.

SUPERVISION

Manager unit to which assigned.

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:

Requirements

1. Knowledge of postal, federal or commercial purchasing regulations, policies and procedures.

2. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing sufficient to develop and present briefings, and to conduct general business meetings.

3. Ability to manage time and work activities in support of multiple projects.

4. Ability to conduct research, including analyzing data collected, and make recommendations and business decisions based on the findings.

5. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must possess one of the following degrees or professional certifications: 1. A baccalaureate or post-graduate degree from an accredited college or university, that included or was

supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: supply chain management, accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, material management, logistics and inventory control, quantitative methods, or organization and management. 2. Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) qualification or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). 3. Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified Supply Chain

Professional (CSCP), or Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) from the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). 4. Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), Certified Commercial Contracts Manager(CCCM), or Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) from the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

**This position requires an NACI clearance. This process can take up to 6 weeks from the date the offer letter is returned**

Reimbursem*nt of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans' preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or selection process, please make your request to the examiner, selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This request can also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your limitations and the accommodation needed. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.