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Purchasing Agent-Prosthetics & Sensory Aids Service

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$46K/yr - $66K/yr

1+ years exp

The VA Boston Healthcare System is seeking a Purchasing Agent for its Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service in Jamaica Plain, MA. This full-time position involves conducting purchasing and procurement support for medical supplies and services, ensuring accurate processing of requests and maintaining communication with medical staff and vendors.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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; and

Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; 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 reports, conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements

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 medical facility; and

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Purchasing proceduresProcurement supportVendor managementDatabase utilizationCustomer serviceResource managementTechnical competenceAttention to detail

Required

U.S. Citizenship

Complete all required steps in the application process including an online assessment

Selective Service Registration for males born after 12/31/1959

Physical requirements do not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment

Subject to background/security investigation

Complete an online onboarding process with acceptable forms of identification

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel

Time-In-Grade Requirement: For a GS-6 position, must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 level

Specialized Experience for GS-5: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4

Specialized Experience for GS-6: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5

Education: For GS-5, 4 years above high school relevant to the position must be documented with transcripts

Combination of education and experience may qualify for GS-5 level

SF-50 showing time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with application materials

Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

Benefits

37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)