Purchasing Agent

This position is located in the Logistics Service within the North Battlefield VAOC in Chesapeake - VA. The Purchasing Agent performs work to acquire supplies - services - and construction by purchase - rental - or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.

To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level - you must have:
At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Purchasing Agent - and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: experience performing clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement;

procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase - rental - or lease needs of an organization; working with medical staff to determine procurement needs and priorities; resolving a variety of shipment - payment - or other discrepancies in support of procurement programs and operations; purchasing various equipment - supplies - and services through the use of a purchase card;

and assembling and/or summarizing information from files and documents as required to create reports utilizing automated computerized supply/inventory management systems and Microsoft Office software programs such as MS Word and Excel.

NOTE:

Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• *** THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION
  *** 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
• Major duties and responsibilities include:
  Purchasing Support
  - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold
• reviews and edits purchase requests
• resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner
• identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action
• utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases
• 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
• and
  - Procurement Support
  - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase - rental - or lease needs of the organization
• develops unique selection criteria for each purchase
• 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.
• conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements
• and
  - Administrative Support
  - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items
• develops reports and spreadsheets - obtains - organizes - files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes
• performs a variety of receptionist - timekeeping - record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday
  - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
  Not Approved