Purchasing Agent

Veterans Health Administration; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Purchasing Agent for the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines. This role will acquire supplies, services, and construction through purchase, rental, or lease using delivery orders or small purchases.

To qualify, candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-5 level, including procurement tasks and reporting with MS Word and Excel, and working with medical staff to set procurement priorities and resolve

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 in the Federal service.
• Experience procuring supplies and services to meet organizational needs; working with medical staff to determine procurement priorities.
• Proficiency with reports using MS Word and Excel; knowledge of procurement programs and automated inventory systems.

Responsibilities

• Acquire supplies, services, and construction via purchase, rental, or lease using delivery orders or small purchase procedures.
• Resolve discrepancies in shipments or payments and assist in procurement operations.

Skills

Procurement experience

Clerical support

Interdepartmental coordination

MS Word proficiency

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

This position is located in the Logistics Service within the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. 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 meet the following requirement: Specialized Experience: 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. 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/.