Purchasing Agent (GPC)
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Purchasing Agent (Office Automation)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Alabama
Salary
$45,409 - $59,031
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-5 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves reviewing and processing purchase requests for supplies, equipment, and services at a military medical facility, ensuring all details are accurate and resolving any issues with customers.
It also includes using office software to prepare documents and update purchase information.
A good fit would be someone with practical experience in buying items for a business or organization, strong attention to detail, and comfort with basic computer tools like word processing.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience reviewing purchase requests and purchasing supplies or equipment
- Experience preparing contract documents
- Ability to review specifications for clarity on performance periods, obligations, and expected products
- Skill in contacting requesters to resolve discrepancies and unusual problems
- Proficiency in coding and inputting data such as prices, descriptions, delivery dates, and cancellations
- Familiarity with word processing software and printing equipment for creating and editing documents
- U.S. citizenship required
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located at the 42nd Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force Base. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes reviewing purchase requests; purchasing supplies and/or equipment for business operation; and preparing contract documents.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:
- Review purchase requests for specialized requirements such as components needed for repair, specialized equipment such as engineering equipment, or alterations and repairs to roads and buildings.
- Review specifications outlined by customer to ensure information pertaining to the performance period, contractor’s obligations, products expected, etc., are clear and adequate.
- Contact requester concerning discrepancies and ambiguities and assists in resolving unusual problems.
- Code and input revised unit prices, purchase description changes, revised delivery dates, and cancellation data so that accurate information is available to users.
- Utilize word processing software and printing equipment to create, copy, edit, and print a variety of standardized documents.
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