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The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives. As a purchase card holder, fulfills 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 include, but may not be limited to the following:
Official account of Jobstore.
This position serves as a Lead Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System and supported catchment area. The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives. As a purchase card holder, fulfills 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 include, but may not be limited to the following:
Lead Duties
- Explains assignments, projects, problems to be solved, etc.as well as deadlines.
- Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level or job specialization and assures timely
accomplishment of assignments.
- Coaches Purchasing Agents on the selection and application of problem-solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures.
- Maintains awareness of the status and progress of work, makes day-to-day adjustments to align with established priorities and goals.
- Assistances the supervisor on problems that may arise, such as backlogs.
- Estimates and reports on expected time of completion of work.
- Instructs Purchasing Agents in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, and reference materials.
- Identifies training needs and gives on the job training to new Purchasing Agents in accordance with established procedures and practices.
- Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of Purchasing Agents on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information, resources, use of overtime, or decisions from supervisor on problems that come up.
Purchasing and Procurement Support
Conducts purchasing for the VA HCS and supported catchment area under the micro purchase threshold and must have knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), VA Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws. Purchases various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of the government purchase card for micro purchases. Reviews and edits purchase requests to ensure the item or service is adequately described based on the requester's need. Ensures all information has been provided and the request is consistent with legal requirements. Obtains necessary product information, price information and procedures for written or verbal purchase orders. Utilizes different ordering, reporting procedures, and purchasing methods depending on the type quantity, dollar value, and urgency of the requirement.
Administrative Support
Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items. Provides clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators. Performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility. Answers telephones and refers calls to appropriate staff. Uses departmental software to produce printouts for logistic and medical staff. Establishes office files and record systems. Utilizes a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; monitor purchase requests; process receipts; and monitor active and delinquent invoices. Develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes.
Lead Purchasing Agent will utilize Microsoft Office to create, edit and aggregate data necessary for expense tracking and Supply Chain management reporting. Ability to use Outlook Mail features to respond to Medical Center inquiries and calendar to set up, manage, and organize meetings.
Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30 am -4:00 pm
Position Description/PD#: /PD99879S Lead Purchasing Agent
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Official account of Jobstore.
Duties include but are limited to:
Official account of Jobstore.
As a purchase card holder, the Lead Purchasing Agent fulfills acquisition requests under the federal micro-purchase threshold, ensures 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.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Official account of Jobstore.
Duties include but not limited to:
Official account of Jobstore.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Official account of Jobstore.
Major Duties:
Leads three or more Purchasing Agent performing work at the GS-6 Level.
As the leader of a team of Purchasing Agents, the position facilitates, coordinates, coaches, and problem solves with team members.
Explains assignments, project, problems to be solved, etc as well as deadlines.
Coaches Purchasing Agent on the selection and application of problem-solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures.
Maintains awareness of the status and progress of work, makes day to day adjustments to align with established priorities and goals.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Telework: Adhoc Telework-VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Lead Purchasing Agent/PD99879S
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Official account of Jobstore.
The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives. As a purchase card holder, fulfills 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 include, but may not be limited to the following:
Official account of Jobstore.
Official account of Jobstore.
The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives. As a purchase card holder, fulfills 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 include, but may not be limited to the following:
Official account of Jobstore.
