Purchasing Agent

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Jefferson Barracks (MO); On-site; USD 43,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs in Missouri's Jefferson Barracks region seeks a procurement-focused professional to support the Logistics Service by acquiring supplies, services, and construction through delivery orders and small purchases. The role emphasizes collaboration with medical staff and adherence to procurement policies.

The incumbent will handle reporting, inventory, and transactions, ensuring accurate documentation and timely delivery within the VA procurement framework.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Assembling and/or summarizing information from files and documents to create reports utilizing automated supply/inventory management systems and MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Acquire supplies, services, and construction through delivery orders or small purchase procedures.
• Utilize procurement policies and procedures to manage orders and reporting.
• Coordinate with medical staff to align procurement with clinical needs.

Skills

Clerical experience

Procurement experience

Purchase card knowledge

Medical procurement support

Discrepancy resolution

Reporting with MS Word & Excel

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

This position serves in the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through delivery orders and/or small purchase procedures. This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments.

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-6 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING:

• 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. (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE.)

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/