Purchasing Agent

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Supply Chain Management Service within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.

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; and, Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

7:00am - 3:30pm Telework:
Ad-Hoc 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 The incumbent must possess and maintain a current, valid state driver's license.

(If selected, a copy of your legible, valid state driver's license will be requested.) Incumbents will be required to drive to local vendors and other clinics during the course of their duties. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Do Not Upload Driver License.

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

The posted pay range is $45409 – $59031/yr.

This position is eligible for telework.

Applications close on 2026-10-9.

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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