• Job Description

  Req#: 765559400
  This position serves as a Lead Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System (HCS) at Huntington, WV and supported catchment area.
  
  Duties
  
  
  ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***
  
  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.
  
  The major duties include but are not limited to:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, you must meet the following:
  
  Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Lead Purchasing Agent, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental or lease needs of an organization; assisting in training new employees and answering questions on purchasing/procurement procedures, policies, etc.; purchasing various equipment, supplies and services through the use of a purchase card; working with staff to determine procurement needs and priorities; resolving a variety of shipment, payment or other discrepancies in support of procurement programs and operations; 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. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.
  
  You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
  • REASONING
  • MANAGES RESOURCES
  • MANAGES AND ORGANIZES INFORMATION
  • DECISION MAKING
  IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.
  
  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; religious; 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.
  
  Physical Requirements: The work of the position 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/.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with integrating life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 1700 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.

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