Procurement Agent

The incumbent serves as the Procurement Agent in the Executive Office of USAID1Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and works under the supervision of the Supervisory Executive Officer or a Deputy Executive Officer. The incumbent serves as the chief negotiator providing technical and procurement support services to the Mission with simplified acquisition, procurement, and contracting procedures and is responsible for procurement of commodities and services by contract or purchase order mechanism. The incumbent is responsible for ordering from local vendors, U.S. and other international sources according to requisition specifications, general schedules from USG required sources, GSA and other supply sources that can provide the goods and services specified by requestors. The incumbent also performs critical functions including purchase of expendable (EXP) and nonexpendable (NXP) property, annual procurement planning, conducting cost/price analysis, negotiation of contracts, accountability, shipping/insurance/delivery of purchased goods, enduserve1ifications, claims for loss or shortage, procurement of maintenance functions to support USAID/DRC Mission, contract reporting and close out. Serves as the main point of contact with lCASS Procurement Office on all USAID procurements performed through ICASS.