Healthcare Procurement Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Purchasing Agent within the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI.

The role involves acquiring supplies and services by purchase, rental, or lease through delivery orders and small purchase procedures. Responsibilities include managing a wide range of purchases, reviewing requests, ensuring timely processing, and following federal regulations to identify sources.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: one year of experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5.
• Experience performing clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement.
• Procuring supplies and services to meet purchase, rental, or lease needs; working with medical staff to determine procurement needs and priorities.
• Assembling and/or summarizing information from files to create reports using MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing under the micro purchase threshold.
• Reviewing and editing purchase requests.
• Resolving issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and timely.
• Identifying needs or problems and determining corrective action.
• Using federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases.
• Tracking obligations/commitments and monitoring expenditures to support budgets and identify fraud risk.

Skills

Clerical experience

Procurement support

Budget tracking

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Purchasing Agent within the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI.

The role involves acquiring supplies and services by purchase, rental, or lease through delivery orders and small purchase procedures. Responsibilities include managing a wide range of purchases, reviewing requests, ensuring timely processing, and following federal regulations to identify sources.