Purchasing Agent

In the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) service line, the Purchasing Agent is assigned to the VA Medical Center with an active inpatient implant care coordination, outpatient treatment program and inventory responsibility. PSAS has coordination responsibility of the various clinics and Care in the Community Requests for Service care coordination from authorizations, and act as Purchasing and Inventory Management support to the administrative/clinical services of the VA. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/29/2026. 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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04, and for a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 for GS-05 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performing purchasing support functions for supplies, equipment, or services by following established purchasing policies, procedures, and guidelines; Applying established procurement procedures to prepare and process purchasing documents; Using automated purchasing systems or other software applications to enter purchase information, maintain procurement records, and track order status. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of four (4) years above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university (NOTE: transcripts required). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond post-high school education and specialized experience as described above that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of this Purchasing Agent position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience (NOTE: transcripts required). You may qualify for GS-06 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-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying purchasing regulations, methods, procedures, and business practices to purchase supplies, equipment, or services; Using different purchasing methods to carry out purchases, or to place orders against established contracts and agreements; Using automated purchasing systems or other software applications to process transactions, maintain procurement documentation, and monitor orders through completion; Working with customers and vendors to resolve purchasing problems, such as incomplete requests, order discrepancies, delivery delays, or incorrect items; Exercising judgment and applying prior purchasing experience to resolve purchasing issues, determine appropriate next steps, and refer matters outside assigned authority. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary when conducting purchasing functions for PSAS. However, while conducting inventory management #J-18808-Ljbffr US Department of Veterans Affairs