Duties include, but may not be limited to:

• Advises approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement procedures and responsibilities.
• Coaches and problem solves with team members.
• Delegates follow up action on undelivered orders and aged purchase card transactions to close out purchase orders.
• Provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures.
• Instructs purchasing agents in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, and reference materials.
• Ensures timely purchasing under the micro purchase threshold.
• Leads the coordination for sources of supplies and acceptable substitutions.
• Provides procurement support throughout the procurement cycle.
• Initiates and provides training to acquisition and technical staff on the procurement process.
• Makes purchases involving specialized requirements and/or commercial requirements that have unstable price or product characteristics, hard-to-locate sources, or similar complicating factors.
• Provides procurement support throughout the procurement cycle.
• Conducts open market research for purchases of routine equipment, supplies, and services.
• Examines incoming procurement requests for completeness.
• Reviews completed work to see that instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met.
• Distributes and balances workload among employees and assure completion of assigned work.
• Maintains accountable procurement records and auditing information.
• Monitors purchase requests and active and delinquent invoices, and process receipts.
• Utilizes Microsoft Office to create, edit and aggregate data necessary for expense tracking and supply chain management reporting.
• Assesses urgency of patient needs and recommends source adjustments to meet patient and medical center needs.
• Plans and coordinates actions to prevent, correct, or resolve delays or misunderstandings in the purchasing process.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Lead Purchasing Agent/PD99879S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: 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.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/02/2026.

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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Advises approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement procedures and responsibilities. Coaches and problem solves with team members. Instructs purchasing agents in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, and reference materials. Ensures timely purchasing under the micro purchase threshold. Provides procurement support throughout the procurement cycle. Examines incoming procurement requests for completeness. Distributes and balances workload among employees and assure completion of assigned work. Utilizes Microsoft Office to create, edit and aggregate data necessary for expense tracking and supply chain management reporting. Plans and coordinates actions to prevent, correct, or resolve delays or misunderstandings in the purchasing process.

Preferred Experience:
Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others.
Decision Making - Makes sound, well informed, and objective decisions.
Interpersonal Skills - Considers and responds appropriately to the needs, feelings, and capabilities of others.
Teaches Others - Helps others learn, identifies training needs, and provides constructive reinforcement.
Purchasing Duties - Knowledge and understanding of VA Government Purchase Card operations and the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

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/.