<p>This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service at the Veteran Affairs Health Care System in West Palm Beach. The Purchasing Agent primarily performs work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures. The work requires practical knowledge of procurement procedures, operations, regulations and programs.</p> <p>include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Purchases various equipment, supplies, and services using the government purchase card for micro purchases. </li><li>Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), VA Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws. </li><li>Ensures all information has been provided and the request is consistent with legal requirements, ensuring all product information is obtained. </li><li>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. </li><li>Monitor vendor performance through personal contact, review progress reports, and discuss reasons for delays, failures and price changes. </li><li>Tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecast and identify potential, fraud waste and abuse on procurement history and purchase history. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, subject to change based on agency needs</p> <p>Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD99896S</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p>