Supervisory Procurement & Travel Specialist

The Supervisory Procurement & Travel Specialist is responsible formanaging NMAHs procurement and travel operations and supervising staffto ensure full compliance with Smithsonian Institution procurement and contracting requirements.

In this position you will:

• Serve as the Primary Procurement Officer (PPO) for NMAH overseeing procurement and contracting activities for the museums largest and most complex acquisitions.
• Work closely with the SI Office of Contracting (OCon) on complex contracts for review and approval.
• Review contract actions provisions and highly specialized contracts and contracting plans to assess Smithsonian Institution (SI) compliance strengthen competition and ensure regulatory adherence.
• Oversee NMAHs travel program ensuring compliance with Smithsonian Institution (SI) and federal travel policies and procedures.
• Supervise museum personnel responsible for purchasing procurement travel and related services by assigning work setting priorities managing performance approving leave resolving employee issues coordinating training and taking disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Develop and evaluate museum procurement policies and procedures while providing guidance on procurement and travel-related issues.

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the Required Documents section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable on OPM Website.

Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. For this position specialized experience is defined as reviewing and processing procurement actions for a broad range of goods and services; evaluating contract plans and documentation; providing guidance to staff on the contracting process procurement requirements and travel policies; and analyzing procurement contracting and administrative policies to recommend process improvements and enhance operational efficiency.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures any individual who is currently holding or who has held within the previous 52 weeks a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service must meet time-in-grade requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).