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Lead Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
About the Role
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is looking for Lead Purchasing Agent within the Logistics Service. The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives and leading a team of Purchasing Agents. The work requires knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases.
What You'll Do
- →The Lead Purchasing Agent leads three or more Purchasing Agents performing work at the GS-6 level.
- →The Lead serves as first respondent to any staff concerns related to procurement, purchase orders or and is expected to work independently to resolve those issues, only escalating unresolvable issues to the supervisor or the Inventory Management Specialist.
- →As the leader of a team of Purchasing Agents, the position facilitates, coordinates, coaches, and problem solves with team members.
- →The work of the position enables the Purchasing Agent team to deliver improved quality, quantity, and timely services to customers.
- →Additional Duties Include But Not Limited To: Explains assignments, projects, problems to be solved, etc.as well as deadlines.
- →Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assignments.
- →Coaches Purchasing Agents on the selection and application of problem-solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures.
- →Maintains awareness of the status and progress of work, makes day-to-day adjustments to align with established priorities and goals.
- →Assists the supervisor on problems that may arise, such as backlogs.
- →Estimates and reports on expected time of completion of work.
- →Instructs Purchasing Agents in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, and reference materials.
- →Identifies training needs and gives on the job training to new Purchasing Agents in accordance with established procedures and practices.
- →Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of Purchasing Agents on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information, resources, use of overtime, or decisions from supervisor on problems that come up.
- →Reviews completed work to see that supervisor instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
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