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Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Maine Healthcare System, located at the Augusta, Maine location, performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.
What You'll Do
- →This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments.
- →The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD99896S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
- →Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
- →Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This position is in the Competitive Service.
- →This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
- →This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
- →The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's on occasion.
- →Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
- →Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
- →Time-in-Grade Restriction: Applicants must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
- →The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.
- →Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
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.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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