Purchasing Agent
This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System serving as a purchase card holder fulfilling acquisition requests under the federal micro-purchase threshold, ensuring purchases are procured in accordance with federal and VA regulations, policy and procedures with responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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 and Procurement Support:
develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; establishes user IDs and passwords, ensures proper card usage, and conducts random account reviews; procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; and Administrative Support:
establishes office files and records systems; conducts formal meetings and prepares presentations for procurement conferences; reports cases of fraud and prepares unauthorized credit card purchase reports; and Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm Telework:
Not Eligible Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Purchasing Agent/PD99933A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/21/2020 You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as:
Perform a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties; procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of an organization; purchasing various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of a purchase card; utilizing a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; and utilizing different ordering, reporting procedures, and purchasing methods. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized experience. (Transcripts Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Customer Service Decision Making Manages Resources Planning and Evaluating Reasoning Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience .Note:
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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is mostly sedentary but requires some physical effort such s walking, standing, bending and carrying of books, manuals, vendors' catalogs and prosthetic items to be issued from various stock rooms. Duties involve extended periods of working at a computer terminal. Some climbing is associated with stocking items in storage areas. Incumbent must be able to lift of carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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 and Procurement Support:
develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; establishes user IDs and passwords, ensures proper card usage, and conducts random account reviews; procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; and Administrative Support:
establishes office files and records systems; conducts formal meetings and prepares presentations for procurement conferences; reports cases of fraud and prepares unauthorized credit card purchase reports; and Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm Telework:
Not Eligible Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Purchasing Agent/PD99933A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/21/2020 You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as:
Perform a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties; procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of an organization; purchasing various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of a purchase card; utilizing a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; and utilizing different ordering, reporting procedures, and purchasing methods. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized experience. (Transcripts Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Customer Service Decision Making Manages Resources Planning and Evaluating Reasoning Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience .Note:
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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is mostly sedentary but requires some physical effort such s walking, standing, bending and carrying of books, manuals, vendors' catalogs and prosthetic items to be issued from various stock rooms. Duties involve extended periods of working at a computer terminal. Some climbing is associated with stocking items in storage areas. Incumbent must be able to lift of carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. 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/.
- Department:
1105 Purchasing - Salary Range:
$34,916 to $45,393 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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