Purchasing Agent

Veterans Health Administration; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Purchasing Agent at the GS-6 level to acquire supplies, services, and construction through purchase orders and small purchase procedures. The role emphasizes coordinating with medical staff and resolving procurement discrepancies, using purchase cards and MS Office tools.

The position requires a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 and detailed documentation of duties, dates, and hours worked. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 in the federal service.
• Experience performing purchasing and procurement support tasks.

Responsibilities

• Acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease.
• Work with medical staff to determine procurement needs and priorities.
• Resolve shipment, payment, or other discrepancies in support of procurement programs.

Skills

Clerical duties

Procurement of supplies

Coordinate with medical staff

Discrepancy resolution

Purchase card usage

Data reporting with MS Word/Excel

Tools

MS Word

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.

Qualifications

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.

• 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 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/.