Agricultural Marketing Specialist (General)

Summary

This position is with the AMS, Commodity Procurement Program, Marine Debt and Finance Branch. You will serve as an Agricultural Marketing Specialist monitoring the movement of agriculture commodities on the Marine Debt Resolution Team. Your primary function will be to analyze transportation and commodity losses and damages, determine liability, establishing and pursuing debts and claims.

Duties

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Reviews and finalizes actions on debts by and against the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).
• Develops, examines, and analyzes transportation loss and damage claims that arise from the shipment of agricultural commodities by rail, internodal, truck, barge, and ocean.
• Reviews and takes action on contract disputes against vendors when their products do not meet contract specifications or when products are not properly blocked and braced for shipment.
• Reviews and acts on loss/damage of agricultural products by warehouses.
• Requests investigations by the Office of Investigation upon learning of the possible existence of criminal or civil fraud violations.
• Ensures that debts are properly recorded in the applicable system(s).
• Monitors vendors and warehouses that provide and store agricultural commodities.
• Researches a large number of documents to determine liability for losses.
• Determines amounts due under contracts, writes findings of facts for Contracting Officers, and assists in analyzing settlement offers received for cases falling under the Claims Disputes Act.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: - Experience reviewing invoices to identifying liability for any debts/claims. - Experience writing documentation defending case decisions/determinations. - Experience with transportation and distribution of commodities. OR 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study directly related to the work of this position as described in the vacancy announcement. OR; LL.B. or J.D. if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-09 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.