Purchasing Agent

Veterans Health Administration; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Nashville, TN, seeks a Purchasing Agent within the Supply Chain Management Service to acquire supplies, services, and construction through purchase, rental, or lease.

The role emphasizes knowledge of federal acquisition regulations, open market research, and providing administrative support to medical staff and operations across the facility. Telework is not the primary modality, with on-site duties in Nashville.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and timely; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action.
• Procures supplies and services to meet purchase, rental, or lease needs; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; prepares contract modifications and communicates with stakeholders for auditing documents and payments.
• Conducts open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements.
• Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers regarding procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets; maintains records for briefing and presentation purposes.
• Incumbent will drive to local vendors and clinics; periodic travel required; adheres to state and federal driving regulations.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Supply Chain Management Service within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.

Key Responsibilities

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.

The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities.

Major duties and responsibilities include: Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends; and, Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements; and, Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility; and, Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD99896S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized The incumbent must possess and maintain a current, valid state driver's license.

(If selected, a copy of your legible, valid state driver's license will be requested.) Incumbents will be required to drive to local vendors and other clinics during the course of their duties. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Do Not Upload Driver License.

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $45409 – $59031/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-9.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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