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Lead Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Lead Purchasing Agent, Logistics Service, Birmingham, Alabama VA Health Care System is responsible for issuing, reviewing and/or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives, leading a team of Purchasing Agents, requiring knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases, commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments.
What You'll Do
- →This position serves as a Lead Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System (HCS) and supported catchment area.
- →The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives.
- →As a purchase card holder, fulfills acquisition requests under the federal micro-purchase threshold, ensuring purchases are procured in accordance with federal and VA regulations, policy and procedures with responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday Full-time.
- →Rotating Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm; 3pm to 12am.
- →Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Lead Purchasing Agent/PD99879-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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.
Personality Fit
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