Procurement Analyst

Procurement Analyst

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with the writing of local contracting policy, guidance, and procedural documentation for the wide range of contracting functions.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in converting manual contracting business processes into automated business processes.
• Analyzes new policies and laws, and apply reviews of procurement documentation.
• Reviews procurement packages that are complex and difficult prior to senior executive level signature approval.
• Resolve complex procurement issues.
• Work on a team to prepare documentation prior to external audit or inspection.
• Analyze and evaluates external audit and inspection reports.
• Perform as an expert with authority to respond to inspection and audit reports.
• Develop operating guidance and procedures for the complex issues that arise and uses them as a basis to provide training to staff.
• Interpret new legislation and provides synopsis to senior level management.
• Conduct training workforce on Compliance related items.
• Explain impact of new policies, regulations, and guidance.
• Defend and explain complex issues with auditors resulting from an audit.
• Participate as a member of procurement task forces or chairs these bodies working on high level procurement issues with agency wide impact.
• Write contracting policies and procedures for use by operational contracting specialists.
• Write updated policy impact to business processes and informs contracting staff via writing.
• Assist with VA Form 2268 reviews, as needed.
• Prepare written contracting material for use in training.
• Prepare briefings on complex procurement issues for use by senior procurement officials.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Telework limited to ad-hoc with supervisor approval. Regular and recurring telework is not available.

Position Description Title/PD#: Procurement Analyst/ PD44313A and PD44300A Virtual/Remote: This is not a virtual or remote position. Only current TAC- employees who are already working at a VA-owned or leased space may remain at their current duty location if selected for this position. All other selected applicants, regardless of Agency, will be required to work onsite at one of the specified locations listed below.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Required

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.