Lead Purchasing Agent

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Lead Purchasing Agent within the Logistics Service of the VA Health Care System. This GS-7 level role requires specialized experience in procurement, supplier management, and reporting using MS Word and Excel.

The incumbent will procure supplies and services, support medical staff procurement needs, resolve discrepancies, and assist in training staff and maintaining procurement records within automated systems.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes procurement of supplies and services to meet organizational needs.
• Experience with purchasing through purchase cards and resolving shipment/payment discrepancies.
• Experience with reporting using MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing activities within the VA Logistics Service.
• Coordinate with medical staff to determine procurement priorities and supplies.

Job description

This position serves as a Lead Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System and supported catchment area. To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, you must have:

At least one (1)?full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Lead Purchasing Agent position. Specialized experience includes: procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of an organization; assisting in training new employees and answering questions on purchasing/procurement procedures, policies, etc.; purchasing various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of a purchase card; 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; 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.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.