Purchasing Agent

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Purchasing Agent at the GS-6 level to acquire supplies, services, and construction via purchase, rental, or lease.

Duties include using delivery orders and small purchase procedures to meet agency needs, with emphasis on documented procurement activities. The role requires specialized experience in procurement support and a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel for reporting and record-keeping.

Qualifications

• Experience performing clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement.
• Experience procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of an organization.
• Experience using procurement reporting tools and MS Office basics.

Responsibilities

• Acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease.
• Process through delivery orders and/or small purchase procedures to meet needs.

Skills

Clerical duties

Procurement support

Vendor coordination

Report preparation

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

This position is located in the Logistics Service within the North Battlefield VAOC in Chesapeake, VA. The Purchasing Agent performs work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.

To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, you must have:

At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Purchasing Agent, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. 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.

NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

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/.