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Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration
$45,409–$59,031/yr
📍 Columbia, South Carolina
This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Prosthetics Service within the VA Health Care System performing work to acquire supplies, services, and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures. This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments. The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities. Major duties and responsibilities...
Living near this job
This position is 3 miles from Fort Jackson. The 2026 BAH rate there is $1,878/month for an E-5 with dependents — useful for working out what the salary above is actually worth locally. Nearest VA facility: VetSuccess on Campus at Midland Technical College, 1 mile away. 4 other open positions are currently listed within 25 miles.