Buyer - Purchasing - Full Time

The Purchasing Agent position is in the Supply Management Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System located at the Brockton, MA location. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

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. At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Purchasing Agent, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position.

Specialized experience includes: 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.

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., spiritual; community; student; Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Working Environment The work is performed in an office setting involving everyday risks or discomforts. J-18808-Ljbffr Veterans Health Administration