Purchasing Agent
Meaenergy, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Job Summary
JobSummary
This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.
Responsibilities
Purchasing Support: Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; 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.
Procurement Support: Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; prepares and issues 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; conducts open‑market research and sole‑source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements.
Administrative Support: Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record‑keeping and miscellaneous duties in the medical facility; performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.
Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Requirements
U.S. Citizenship.
Completion of all required steps in the application process, including an online assessment measuring critical general competencies.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Requirement to serve a 1‑year probationary period during which performance will be evaluated for continued employment.
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This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures.
Responsibilities
Purchasing Support: Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; 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.
Procurement Support: Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; prepares and issues 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; conducts open‑market research and sole‑source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements.
Administrative Support: Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record‑keeping and miscellaneous duties in the medical facility; performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.
Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Requirements
U.S. Citizenship.
Completion of all required steps in the application process, including an online assessment measuring critical general competencies.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Requirement to serve a 1‑year probationary period during which performance will be evaluated for continued employment.
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