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Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. This position primarily performs Purchasing Agent work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures. The work requires knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but may not be limited to the following: Purchasing Support: Conducts purchasing for a VA Medical Center, and supported catchment area, under the micro purchase threshold and must have knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), VA Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws.
- →Purchases various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of the government purchase card for micro purchases.
- →Obtains necessary product information, price information and procedures for written or verbal purchase orders.
- →As a subject matter expert, the incumbent will provide general guidance to potential vendors on requirements and information needed to be entered into the VHA's local vendor file.
- →The incumbent tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends.
- →Provides excellent customer service to medical staff, customers, vendors, and contractors and resolves issues in an expeditious manner to ensure requests and bills are processed in a timely and accurate manner.
- →Communicates in a tactful and courteous manner with a variety of individuals with diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding.
- →Supports other functions of the Logistics Service as required, including distribution of procured supplies and material.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Procurement Support: Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization.
- →Examines incoming requests for completeness including presence of purchase request number, accounting codes, item description estimated cost, and quantity.
- →Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.
- →A particular procurement action involves the use of many different kinds of equipment, services and trades within a VA medical center.
- →The incumbent, as the subject matter expert (SME), will advise other services on the policies and procedures to establish 2237 requisitions for services, equipment and commodities.
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 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓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, 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.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 26b579ff-8406-41a0-9a9a-47811be35bd7
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