Purchasing Agent

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs, at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI, seeks a Purchasing Agent to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through delivery orders and small purchases.

Specialized experience (one year, at least GS-5 level) includes procurement support, coordinating with medical staff, and maintaining reports using MS Word and Excel. Exudes accuracy in reporting and problem resolution.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-5 in Federal service.
• Clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement.
• Procurement of supplies and services to meet organizational needs.
• Work with medical staff to determine procurement needs and priorities.
• Resolve discrepancies in shipment, payment, or other procurement issues.
• Use of purchase card for purchasing various equipment, supplies, and services.
• Assemble/summarize information to create reports using MS Office (Word/Excel).

Responsibilities

• Purchases supplies, services, and construction through purchase, rental, or lease.
• Uses delivery orders and small purchase procedures as applicable.
• Coordinates with medical staff to determine procurement priorities and requirements.

Skills

Procurement

Documentation

MS Word/Excel

Coordination with medical staff

Tools

Purchase Card System

Job description

The employee will serve as a Purchasing Agent at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. This position primarily performs Purchasing Agent work to acquire supplies, services and construction by purchase, rental or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-5 level in the Federal service.

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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Requires some physical effort such as standing, sitting, walking or bending. There are no special physical demands.

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/.