Job Summary

This position is located in the Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) at VA Western New York Healthcare System - Buffalo VA Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for performing both complex and routine purchasing duties for the PSAS and other medical services.

Job Description

Minimum Requirement: The following are minimum requirements for appointment as a Purchasing Agent in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must meet. Specialized Experience (GS-06): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e., GS-05). Qualifying experience must involve purchasing or procurement activities related to medical equipment, prosthetic or orthotic devices, durable medical equipment (DME), medical supplies, or other related medical products and services. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to: purchasing medical products, equipment, supplies, or related services; reviewing purchase requests and equipment or product specifications; obtaining, evaluating, and comparing vendor quotations; preparing and processing purchase orders in accordance with established purchasing procedures and applicable regulations; and maintaining purchasing, inventory, and financial records related to medical procurement activities. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) 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/. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary when conducting purchasing functions for PSAS. However, while conducting inventory management functions, the incumbent may work comfortably in a warehouse environment, sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, retrieving, and managing inventory. Prolonged periods of working at a computer terminal is required. Ability to retrieve equipment from a storage room is required. Climbing associated with stocking of equipment and other items in storage areas is necessary. Incumbent may carry/lift items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Normal safety precautions are adequate. The work involves moderate discomfort when visiting sites away from the office.