Purchasing Agent

This position is in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Superintendent, Capitol Building, Assistant Superintendent, Client Services Division, Service Center Branch, The candidate provides operational support for jurisdiction purchasing, customer service and office management.

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at .

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance.

To qualify at the GS-05 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-04 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include:

Using verbal and written communication to process work requests and perform basic administrative tasks.

Using Microsoft Office suite and other software programs to support and manage administrative activities.

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• You must have at least 4 years of successfully completed education above the high school level. (One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university.)

To qualify at the GS-06 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-05 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include:

Using Microsoft office software and other computer systems to maintain data and records.

Processing time and attendance using established guidelines.

To qualify at the GS-07 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-06 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include:

Utilizing purchasing regulations, methods, procedures, and business practices to make micro- purchases.

Utilizing automated systems to process purchases.

To qualify at the GS-08 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-07 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Examples of qualifying experience include:

Utilizing purchasing regulations, methods, procedures, and business practices to make purchases involving specialized and commercial items and services.

Preparing and reconciling purchase requisitions in an electronic financial system.

Utilizing automated systems to process purchases.