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Purchasing Agent Job Overview
To qualify for this position at the GS-5, you must meet one of the requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the GS-05 Purchasing Agent - Prosthetics position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level. Specialized experience includes receiving prescriptions and requests for medical equipment and services; maintaining regular contact with vendors, contractors, medical center professionals and staff; utilizing a variety of databases and computer systems; purchasing equipment, supplies and services using an agency/organization purchase card and reconciling charges. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of four (4) years above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Note: Transcripts must be submitted with application.) OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. (Note: Transcripts must be submitted with application.) To qualify for this position at the GS-6, you must meet the requirement listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the GS-06 Purchasing Agent position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level. Specialized experience includes receiving prescriptions and requests for medical equipment and services; maintaining regular contact with vendors, contractors, medical center professionals and staff; utilizing a variety of databases and computer systems; purchasing equipment, supplies and services using an agency/organization purchase card and reconciling charges and preparing and submitting reports. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) 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/.