Total 20 Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Jacksonville Naval Hospital, Florida

• You will maintain the centralized property and acquisition databases.
• You will resolve material support problems to include reprioritizing acquisition workload data.
• You will serve as the Government Purchase Card accountable official with pecuniary liability for any erroneous purchase card reconciliations and payments.
• You will be the contact for the day-to-day condition of the facility and perform routine walk-throughs of building locations observing all facility issues.
• You will develop a preventive maintenance schedule to ensure major mechanical equipment is maintained appropriately and remains operational.
• You will coordinate the assignment and adjustment of the supply work performed by the military enlisted and civilian Supply Technician located in the Department.

Functions as a Warehouse Worker Foreman, responsible for work on a rotational basis, that includes the warehouse, commissary and clothing issue/laundry operations at a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ facility.

Supervises inmate workers who are responsible for receiving, storing, shipment, and issue of a wide variety of supplies, materials, equipment and commodities required in the operation of the facility, as well as, the issuance of inmate clothing and laundering of items for inmates and institutional operations such as Health Services or Food Service.

Responsible for the inventory control of materials for the institution which consists of receipt, cataloging, stocking, and issuing of all incoming materials from outside sources.

Maintains adequate shipping and receiving documents and inventory documentation, using both manual procedures and automated data processing systems, so as to maintain a system of perpetual inventory accountability for all items that pass through or remain under incumbent’s control.

Responsible for the maintenance of inventory documentation, using both manual and automated systems to maintain a system of perpetual inventory accountability.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staffs correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

This position serves as a Lead Purchasing Agent for the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System and supported catchment area. The Lead Purchasing Agent is responsible for issuing, reviewing, and or procuring prescribed items to Veterans in compliance with VHA guidelines and directives. As a purchase card holder, fulfills acquisition requests under the federal micro-purchase threshold, ensuring purchases are procured in accordance with federal and VA regulations, policy and procedures with responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Lead Duties - Lead three or more Purchasing Agents performing work at or below the GS-6 level; serves as first respondent to any staff concerns related to procurement or purchase orders and is expected to work independently to resolve those issues, only escalating unresolvable issues; distribute and balances the workload among employees; assure timely accomplishment of assignments; and review completed work for compliance; instruct Purchasing Agents in specific tasks and job techniques; and, identify training needs and provides on the job training to new Purchasing Agents.
- Purchasing and Procurement Support - Conduct purchasing for the VA HCS and supported catchment area under the micro purchase threshold; purchase various equipment, supplies, and services using the government purchase card for micro purchases; utilize different ordering, reporting procedures, and purchasing methods depending on the type quantity, dollar value, and urgency of the requirement; provide administration and oversight on orders and services; advise approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement
procedures and responsibilities.
- Administrative Support - Serve as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; provide clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators; utilize a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; develop reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday
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

• Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.
• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

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The certified GS-8 Pharmacy Technician (Procurement) is responsible for assisting in procurement of prescription medications, nonprescription medications, and supplies in a highly complex area of Pharmacy Service at within the Orlando VA Healthcare System. This responsibility mandates compliance with all Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Food and Drug Agency (FDA) and all federal rules and regulations regarding contract compliance, purchase card procedures, reconciliation requirements, control point rules, controlled substance purchasing, purchasing documentation maintenance, and general inventory control processes. Primary duties consist of pharmaceutical and supply order initiation, proper receipt of shipments, compliance with product and storage requirements. Incumbent has independent purchase responsibilities. The Procurement Pharmacy Technician functions as staffing requirements dictate, assisting the pharmacy administration team in providing optimal pharmaceutical care and timely customer service in accordance with the mission, vision and goals of the Pharmacy and the Medical Center.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs all duties of lower grade Pharmacy Technicians, particularly lower grade procurement technicians.
• Accurately interpret, fills, and prepares prescriptions with appropriate medications and or medical supplies for pharmacist verification.
• Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition by assuring that all stock and equipment are in assigned places and all shelves and counters are free of dust and debris in order to create optional work areas.
• Assures drugs and supplies are appropriately stored and secured according to USP and VA guidelines, including the storage of high-risk, look a-like sound a-like, hazardous, controlled substances, corrosive chemical, flammable liquids, and refrigerated items.
• Receives, checks, rotates, and places in stock all items received and identifies and reconciles any discrepancies to assure correct items have been received.
• Utilizes automation dispensing equipment available to the pharmacy staff following all safety and QA procedures. Reports automation malfunctions timely the supervisor as appropriate.
• Records expiration dates in pharmacy automation systems, as needed.
• Performs monthly inspections to assigned areas to ensure proper storage of medications and soon to expired drugs are removed, if assigned.
• Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile). This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used for final pharmacist verification.
• Serves as an ordering officer for pharmacy service, delegated by the VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), while maintaining annual training requirements.
• Initiates ordering requirements of pharmaceuticals, specialty, and supply items through pharmacy prime vendors multi complex accounts or other mandatory sources.
• Responsible for adherence to federal contracts and compliance with federal regulations regarding open market, ensuring inventory control through perpetual evaluation.
• Assists in determining ordering intervals and stock levels appropriate to meet changes in formulary, brand to AB rated generic drugs, contract changes, conversions, new drug indications including backorders and seasonal changes.
• Procures all types of pharmaceuticals including controlled and non-controlled drugs within established VA ordering guidelines, policies, and procedures within inventory management specialized area with the understanding of proper budget utilization.
• Serves as a purchase card holder, including maintaining all requirements to hold the purchase card and completing requirements for purchases timely.
• Other duties, as assigned.

What to Expect

• Maintain surveillance with the use of CCTV systems, both fixed and moveable cameras, visually throughout designated activities, observing customers, vendors, and employees, to prevent and detect situations related to fraud, loss, or theft. Shall carry out guidance from Asset Protection Supervisor. 
• Identify and react to potential theft situations by detaining anyone suspected of a fraud or theft and escorting them to the Security Office; preparing incident reports pertaining to security incidents; gathering facts and evidence related to security incidents; reporting observations of real or potential losses, thefts, or fraud to Asset Protection Supervisor and law enforcement; maintaining close liaison with law enforcement authorities by ensuring documents, video and other evidence is available.
• May be required to appear and testify in court or at hearings concerning security cases.
• Becomes familiar with retail associate procedures, inventory management, vendor procedures, merchandise surveys, and standard register procedures.
• Checks to ensure areas of access are properly secured, alarm systems are operable, and opening/closing procedures are complete.
• Ensures unauthorized personnel vacate facilities after closing procedures are completed.
• This is a mixed position where the incumbent must be able to lift and carry objects up to 45lbs independently and objects over 45lbs with assistance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Make purchases for a wide variety of medical supplies, equipment, and other services supporting hospital operations through the use of simplified acquisition procedures.
• Coordinate with requesting customers to obtain information needed to support or complete purchase requests.
• Maintain required records, reports, correspondence, documents, etc. to support procurement actions.
• Research stock numbers, catalog numbers, part number, nomenclature, units of issues, special codes, manufacture codes, packaging and handling codes, open/closed records, partial shipments, etc.
• Prepare modifications to orders as needed.
• Review quotes for price reasonableness and determine if the requirements for competition have been meet.

• Operating an electronic checkout system, making change, and verifying the change fund and amount of currency received during an assigned shift.
• Managing change machines and ensuring proper amounts of cash and coins are available.
• Assisting customers by answering questions concerning prices, identification, and location of items.
• Counting cash and negotiable instruments to prepare an accountability report.
• Managing the self-checkout registers assisting customers in the correct processing of their purchases.
• Changing register tape, and clearing routine equipment and scanning jams on registers.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

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Position responsibilities include:

• Serves as a lead worker to three or more Store Worker employees.
• Provides training and instructions to lower level employees.
• Distributes daily work assignments and monitors progress.
• Maintains adequate stock of perishable and non-perishable items.
• Replenishes depleted stock with incoming items or from storage areas.
• Verifies shipments by checking the shipping documents, making proper notations on the documents, and identifying any obvious spoilage, overage, or shortages.

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• You will be responsible for providing oversight of MSC’s Worldwide Government Commercial Purchase Card (GCPC) Program for nearly 300 personnel acting in the role of cardholders (CHs) and Approving Officials (AOs) for Afloat and Ashore accounts.
• You will be responsible for acting as an Agency Program Coordinator (APC) for the GCPC program for cardholders and AOs to ensure that regulations and policies are reviewed to minimize fraud, waste, and abuse with purchase cards.
• You will be responsible for providing advice and guidance on GCPC matters to program stakeholders such as AOs and CHs at all MSC locations.
• You will be responsible for serving as an administrator who oversees training and enforces use of USBank, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Joint Appointment Module (PIEE/JAM) mandated for use by DoD, DoN and MSC policies and procedures.
• You will be responsible for maintaining liaison with MSC legal counsel ensuring that all policies and compliance issues with possible legal ramifications are coordinated with the legal counsel.

• You will be responsible for carrying out the branch mission as the principal contracting advisor in the Contracting Management Directorate for the review, analysis and recommended disposition for complex contracting documents.
• You will be proficient in cost and pricing techniques, source selection procedures, and has a firm understanding of the various types of pricing mechanics used.
• You will function as an individual proficient in the understanding of oversight processes, including th eProcurement Performance Management Assessment Program process (PPMAP).
• You will plan and develop processes for the accurate and timely analysis of contracting documents that require HCA approval such as formal acquisition plans and pre/post negotiation.

• Operating an electronic checkout system, making change, and verifying the change fund and amount of currency received during an assigned shift.
• Managing change machines and ensuring proper amounts of cash and coins are available.
• Assisting customers by answering questions concerning prices, identification, and location of items.
• Counting cash and negotiable instruments to prepare an accountability report.
• Managing the self-checkout registers assisting customers in the correct processing of their purchases.
• Changing register tape, and clearing routine equipment and scanning jams on registers.

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• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
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• Notifies the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) of input forms and procedures required to affect action, contracts production, and quality assurance elements to verify or secure required input data.
• Assists other contracts personnel in resolving problems with Trusted Agent function workload, progress payments, and contract closings.
• Plays an integral role in influencing the achievement of Agency Level Performance Indicators that are associated with the Contract Closeout and Canceling Funds.
• Maintains contact with customer and contractors under established contracts in order to discuss and attempt to resolve difficulties related to scheduling deliveries, availability of goods and meeting terms of purchase agreements, etc.
• Conducts preliminary review of both documents (creates an excel spreadsheet to compare both sets of data) and identifies discrepancies to the Contract Administrator/Administrative Contracting Officer.
• Establishes, maintains and utilizes databases developed by the team to assure suspense dates are met and that the contract data reflects contractor performance accurately and is available for validation.

• You will perform daily physical inventory operations which include planning, coordinating, and evaluating actions required to support specified schedules and missions.
• You will review and enter data into multiple databases (i.e. ERP) and local excel spreadsheets.
• You will maintain inventory control records and develop methods for achieving quality standards.
• You will analyze data for trends and areas that have repeat discrepancies and make recommendations for corrective action to prevent reoccurrence.
• You will perform periodic quality control studies of all logistical supply functions to determine the efficiency and accuracy of operations.