Procurement Officer

Title: Procurement Officer

State Role Title: Procurement Officer I

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: Sitter-Barfoot Veterans Care

Agency Website: https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/veterans-care-centers/sitter-barfoot-veterans-care-center

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center; named for two Medal of Honor recipients – Colonel Van Barfoot and Colonel Carl Sitter – provides the gold standard in quality care for Virginia’s Veterans. This single-level facility features 200 single-occupancy rooms across four nursing units.

The Procurement Officer provides administrative and operational support for the facility through the procurement of equipment, supplies, and services to support the agency mission, goals and objectives.

Job Duties Include:

Frequent contact with agency management, vendors, other state agencies, and procurement customers.
Research and purchase goods and services in accordance with requested need and within COVA regulations, policies and procedures.
Serve as the custodian for the facilities small purchase gold credit card. Review and reconcile purchases on the card, research and resolve discrepancies as needed.
Remain knowledgeable on procurement/purchasing regulations.
Maintains appropriate documentation of purchases, contracts, etc. in accordance with federal and state procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge and understanding of COVA accounting and procurement policies, procedures, and systems, to include Cardinal, E-VA, SWAM, etc.
Ability to communicate effectively with team members and customers to ensure successful procurement activities.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet rigid deadlines.
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite software applications.
Must possess or be able to attain Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA) certification within 6 months of hire.
Must have excellent customer service skills.

Additional Considerations

Considerable knowledge of negotiation strategies.
Experience working in long-term care/skilled nursing or adult geriatric setting preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Only online applications will be accepted.

Commonwealth of Virginia State agencies must provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring accommodations should direct inquiries to the human resource contact directly. Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume.

Successful completion of a Background Criminal History Check, reference and employment verifications, and Pre-Employment Drug Test are required. TB Skin Testing will be completed upon hire.

SBVCC is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation; requiring all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption as a condition of employment. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new hires will be asked to disclose their vaccination status and present proof of vaccination during the pre-employment process. New hires who are not vaccinated for any reason or choose not to disclose their vaccination status, will need to request a medical or religious accommodation. New hires who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs will be subject to testing requirements *

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources