Healthcare Procurement Specialist (Federal)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Marshall Corner (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Brockton, MA is seeking a Purchasing Agent (Logistics Service) to acquire supplies, services, and small equipment for the Boston VA Health Care System.

The role requires in-person work at the Brockton location with a 7:00am–3:30pm schedule, Monday to Friday, and is not virtual. The position emphasizes micro-purchase and small-purchase procurement, contract modifications, and close coordination with medical staff to ensure timely processing of orders and

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at the GS-5 level in purchasing and procurement.
• Experience procuring supplies and services to meet purchase needs.
• Experience with medical staff to determine procurement priorities.
• Experience resolving shipment or payment discrepancies.
• Experience purchasing via purchase card.
• Experience creating reports with MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Purchases under micro-purchase threshold and tracks obligations.
• Develops selection criteria and issues contract modifications.
• Provides frontline support to medical staff and maintains reports.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Procurement knowledge

MS Office

Vendor coordination

Recordkeeping

Tools

Purchase Card

MS Excel

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Brockton, MA is seeking a Purchasing Agent (Logistics Service) to acquire supplies, services, and small equipment for the Boston VA Health Care System.

The role requires in-person work at the Brockton location with a 7:00am–3:30pm schedule, Monday to Friday, and is not virtual. The position emphasizes micro-purchase and small-purchase procurement, contract modifications, and close coordination with medical staff to ensure timely processing of orders and