The Phoenix VA Healthcare System is hiring a Purchasing Agents to serve in the Logistics Service and supported catchment area. This position primarily performs purchasing agent work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.

Duties

Duties of the position include but are not limited to: Conducting purchasing under the micro purchase threshold. Purchasing various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of the government purchase card for micro purchases. Reviewing and editing purchase requests to ensure the item or service is adequately described based on the requester's need. Reviewing Fund Control Points and verifying the running balances to ensure procurement obligations are complete and approved prior to placing orders. Procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization. Examining incoming requests for completeness including presence of purchase request number, accounting codes, item description estimated cost, and quantity. Serving as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items. Providing clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Telework: Available to highly qualified candidates based on supervisor approval and the needs of the facility. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent MSD/PD99896S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/17/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS 6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of purchase card regulations and policies, socioeconomic goals, and priority sources of supply. Performs contract administration for a variety of procurement transactions, i.e., purchase orders, delivery orders, credit card awards, etc., Makes purchases involving specialized requirements and/or commercial requirements that have unstable price or product characteristics, hard-to-locate sources, or similar complicating factors. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Decision MakingManages and Organizes InformationManages ResourcesReasoning (Clerical/Technical)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: Requires some physical effort such as standing, sitting, walking, or bending. There are no special physical demands. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 US
• Name: Christine Cline
• Phone: 401-525-2588
• Email: [email protected]