U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 15 hours ago
Purchasing Agent
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$45K/yr - $59K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service at the Orlando VA Medical Center. This role involves acquiring supplies, services, and construction through various purchasing methods while ensuring compliance with procurement regulations and managing vendor relationships.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Purchases various equipment - supplies - and services using the government purchase card for micro purchases
Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) - VA Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws
Ensures all information has been provided and the request is consistent with legal requirements - ensuring all product information is obtained
Provides administration and oversight into orders and services - while representing the VA in discussions with vendors/contractors to obtain agreement on micro purchases and compliance
Monitor vendor performance through personal contact - review progress reports - and discuss reasons for delays - failures and price changes
Tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecast and identify potential - fraud waste and abuse on procurement history and purchase history
Conducts open-market research for purchases of routine equipment - supplies - and services
Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and send formal correspondence to a variety of customers
Performs a variety of administrative duties - using Outlook Mail features to respond to Medical Center inquiries and calendar set up manage and organize meetings - and provide clerical support and coordination to the approving officials and administrators
Reviews policies and regulations related to time and leave - prepares staffing and overtime reports - creates - edits - and aggregate data necessary for expense tracking and Supply Management reporting
Utilizes a variety of automated systems - to enter - update - revise - sort and calculate data and develop reports and spreadsheets - organizes - files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD99896S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/13/2026
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement
For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials
If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement
In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade
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
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 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
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical), Decision Making, Manages and Organizes Information, Manages Resources, Reasoning (Clerical/Technical), Technical Competence
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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social)
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week
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
Requires some physical effort such as standing - sitting - walking - or bending
There are no special physical demands
The work is performed in an office setting involving everyday risks or discomforts
Normal safety precautions are adequate
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