Buyer Purchasing (Remote Position)

Summary The Purchasing Agent is a member of Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) within the Prosthetic Service Line for the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center - Ann Arbor - MI. - performing work to acquire supplies and services - by purchase - rental - or lease through delivery orders and/or small purchase procedures.

Summary The Purchasing Agent is a member of Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) within the Prosthetic Service Line for the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center - Ann Arbor - MI. - performing work to acquire supplies and services - by purchase - rental - or lease through delivery orders and/or small purchase procedures.

For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 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; and 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. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Duties Duties include but not limited to: This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales - prices - discounts - units of measurement - deliveries - stocks - and shipments

The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services - supplies - equipment - and systems that support the full range of programs and activities

Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold

reviews and edits purchase requests

tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud - waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends

and - Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase - rental - or lease needs of the organization

Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists - other service line contacts - and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents - processing receiving reports - and payments.

conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements

and - Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items

performs a variety of receptionist - timekeeping - record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri - 8:00am -4:30pm Telework: Not Authorized Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD91628S

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