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Purchasing AgentDelaware Staffing • Wilmington, DE, US
Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Agent

Delaware Staffing • Wilmington, DE, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Purchasing Agent

This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the Wilmington VA Health Care System. The role involves acquiring supplies, services, and construction through various procurement methods. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities.

Major Duties and 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.
  • 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.
  • Administrative Support : Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping, and miscellaneous duties in a medical facility.

Work Schedule : Full-time, Monday - Friday, 7 : 30am-4 : 00pm.

Position Description / PD# : Purchasing Agent / PD99896S

Requirements Conditions of Employment :

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
  • All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
  • Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period.
  • Subject to background / security investigation.
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical examination and maintain CDT physical readiness.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  • Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  • Must be able to meet physical demands which include strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distances over difficult terrain, running, climbing, working long hours in primitive or arduous conditions, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping.

    • Qualifications :

    To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11 / 03 / 2025. 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. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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 may qualify based on your experience and / or education as described below :

  • Specialized Experience : 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 : 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; 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). 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.

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