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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 4 hours ago

Purchasing Agent

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$48K/yr - $63K/yr

1+ years exp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service at the Veteran Affairs Health Care System in Doral - Miami. The role primarily involves acquiring supplies, services, and construction through various procurement methods while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and policies.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

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

Qualification

Procurement proceduresFederal Acquisition RegulationVA Acquisition RegulationsVendor performance monitoringAutomated systems proficiencyCustomer serviceData managementDecision makingOrganizational skills

Required

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 01/26/2026

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

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 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: Acquire supplies - services and construction by purchase rental or lease through delivery orders using the government purchase card for micro purchases; ensuring these purchases are procured in accordance with federal and VA regulations policy and procedures; possessing knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales - pricing - discounts - units of measurement - deliveries - stocks - and shipments; reviewing and editing purchase requests; obtaining necessary product information - pricing details - and procedures for both written and verbal purchase orders; ordering - tracking - and monitoring procurement transactions; examining Fund Control Points and verifying current balances to ensure procurement obligations are complete and approved prior to placing orders; monitoring vendor performance through direct contact - reviewing progress reports - and discussing reasons for delays - failures - or price changes; procuring supplies and services to satisfy organizational needs for purchase - rental - or lease; monitoring purchase activities and reconciling credit card billing statements - purchase requests - receipts - and active or delinquent invoices; overseeing order administration - services - timekeeping - and record-keeping functions; utilizing various automated systems to input - update - revise - sort - and calculate data; and delivering exceptional customer service to both internal and external clients through multiple communication channels

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

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