Total 38 Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Camp Pendleton, California

• Distributes and balances workload among employees, assuring timely accomplishment of assigned workload.
• Monitors the status of work and makes adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
• Provides on-the-job training in specific tasks and job techniques.
• Recommends changes in work methods to improve timeliness and quality of work.
• Provides input to supervisor on employee performance, conduct and training needs.
• Performs work in various areas of the commissary.

• 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.

• Assist customers answering questions such as item price or location and handling bulky/ heavy items.
• Operate an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase and make correct change.
• Perform a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Review stock levels and gather inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintain security, safety and sanitation practices and procedures.

Major duties and responsibilities will include:

• Initiates ordering requirements of pharmaceuticals, specialty, and supply items through pharmacy prime vendors multi complex accounts or other mandatory sources.
• 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.
• Purchases using government issued credit cards for micro purchase limits with understanding of when to use; while maintaining required proper documentation, and reconciliation of receipt of all orders for auditing and accountability purposes, training, etc.
• Utilizes proper inventory management to ensure sufficient stock of medications and supply are available to meet the needs of the pharmacy and patient care.
• Removes expired medications from stock and processes them for safe removal, according to VHA Directives and standard operating procedures.
• Possesses technical working knowledge and follows established policies and procedures of usage rates, stock levels, inventory maintenance concepts including just-in-time inventory and assist in annual or semiannual pharmacy wall-to-wall inventory.
• Possesses technical knowledge of all aspects of drug characteristics and nomenclature for procurement and stock maintenance including: (1) Generic and brand names (2) Dosage forms (3) Various systems of weights and measures (4) Drug product codes (5) Drug AB rating equivalence.

Performs various duties in connection with the stocking of shelves in an Exchange store or storeroom.  Unpacks, segregates and stocks counter and/or shelves with merchandise in accordance with established Planogram (POG) instructions.  May be required to move and stock merchandise within the storage area, as necessary.

Price stamps merchandise. May operate a price tag machine.  Assists in the conduct of periodic inventories by counting stock items remaining on shelves. Assists in keeping storage and sales area clean and orderly. May assist sales personnel in bagging and wrapping customer purchase.

Picks up empty boxes/containers from work areas using hand cart. Moves to assigned area for disposal. Operates a compactor machine to crush empty boxes. Removes crushed boxes from machine and ties up for pickup by authorized vendor. May perform light custodial duties/ general housekeeping duties such as cleaning or dusting fixtures.

Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner.  Takes action to solve problems quickly.  Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise.  Adheres to safety regulations and standards.  Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.  Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.

Performs other related duties as required.

• 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.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support- Purchases various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of the government purchase card for micro purchases; reviews and edits purchase requests to ensure the item or service is adequately described based on the requester's need; ensures all information has been provided and the request is consistent with legal requirements; obtains necessary product information, price information and procedures for written or verbal purchase orders.
• Procurement Support- Examines incoming requests for completeness including presence of purchase request number, accounting codes, item description estimated cost, and quantity; ensures all critical information is included in the solicitation package; prepares and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists; utilizes various web-based applications to identify required sources of supply.
• Administrative Support- Provides clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators. Performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility; uses departmental software to produce printouts for logistic and medical staff; establishes office files and record systems; utilizes a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; monitors purchase requests; process receipts; and monitor active and delinquent invoices; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• 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.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• 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.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Lifecycle Management: responsible for the lifecycle management of non-expendable assets; develops multi-year equipment/NX plans; utilizes advanced automated non-expendable planning tools; participates in strategic planning, quality management of the equipment program, equipment replacement planning on a progressive basis, integrated with management budgetary plans and consistent with life expectancy of equipment; utilizes performance improvement methodologies to improve the overall management of NX assets; and conducts analysis and uses intensive knowledge of NX assets to make recommendations about standardization opportunities;
• Supply Management: responsible for the management and control of NX equipment and the inventory management of all NX assets; provides full logistics and supply chain support of pre-planning, preparation and equipment purchases; implements and monitors automated NX inventory management systems; and analyzes, studies, develops, and directs systems in connection with the NX requirements;
• Supervision: supervises employees from separate but interrelated units; makes recommendations for promotions, reassignments and awards; develops position descriptions and performance standards; conducts semi-annual and annual performance reviews; assists subordinate staff with performance issues; schedules and grants leave; monitors overtime usage; resolves informal complaints and grievances; develops the ability of subordinate staff; develops individual development plans for professional growth and development; coordinates and integrates various technical units to ensure compliance; conducts on the job training and in service training; and assesses training and educational needs and implements training programs;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Performs various duties in connection with loading, unloading, verifying of merchandise, in an Exchange store, storeroom and/or location. Loads and unloads merchandise; examines for damage or shortages. Verifies type and quantity of merchandise received for agreement with documentation provided; brings to attention of supervisor discrepancies and/or deficiencies found. Assists in assembly and loading of merchandise in connection with requests received. Unpacks, segregates and stocks counters and/or shelves with merchandise in accordance with established Planogram (POG) instructions. May be required to use RF devices in support of Planogram (POG) and shelf label execution at the store level. May price stamp merchandise. Assists in the conduct of periodic inventories by counting stock items remaining on shelves, and in keeping storage and sales area clean and orderly.

Picks up empty boxes/containers from work areas using hand cart. Moves to assigned area for disposal. Operates a compactor machine to crush empty boxes. Removes crushed boxes from machine and ties up for pickup by authorized vendor.

May be required to perform such other duties as operating price tag machine, unloading boxes and packages, and pulling merchandise from stock or stock shelves. As required, assists customers in locating merchandise and answering questions of a general nature. May operate a cash register on an occasional basis.  May perform light custodial duties/ general housekeeping duties such as cleaning or dusting fixtures.

Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner.  Takes action to solve problems quickly.  Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise.  Adheres to safety regulations and standards.  Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.  Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.

Performs other related duties as required.

• 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.

• 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.

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 - Leads 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; distributes and balances the workload among employees; assures timely accomplishment of assignments; and reviews completed work for compliance; instructs Purchasing Agents in specific tasks and job techniques; and, identifies training needs and provides on the job training to new Purchasing Agents.
• Purchasing and Procurement Support - Conducts purchasing for the VA HCS and supported catchment area under the micro purchase threshold; purchases various equipment, supplies, and services using the government purchase card for micro purchases; utilizes different ordering, reporting procedures, and purchasing methods depending on the type quantity, dollar value, and urgency of the requirement; provides administration and oversight on orders and services; advises approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement procedures and responsibilities.
• Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; provides clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators; utilizes a variety of automated systems to enter, update, revise, sort, and calculate data; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• You will perform and provide guidance in the areas of property accountability, asset management, disposition of excess property, inventory procedures, lost and/or damaged property, and administrative adjustment actions.
• You will provide expertise in the areas of implementing and managing DoD, Navy, and Command policy and guidance.
• You will develop, run, and support accountability and management reporting.
• You will develop new and approved techniques and methods required for operation within area of responsibility in accordance with policy and regulations.
• You will schedule, initiate, coordinate, document, reconcile, and gain concurrence on general equipment and operating materials and supplies physical inventories and plans.
• You will develop and implement corrective action plans when inventory accuracy not met or inventory frequency requirements are not maintained.
• You will establish and maintain local command policy and processes for proper management of general equipment and operating materials and supplies.
• You will review regulatory or directive guidance pertaining to assigned functions and brief management on scope and effect on current operations.