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Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration
$45,409–$59,031/yr
📍 Louisville, Kentucky
This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Logistics 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 27 miles from Fort Knox. The 2026 BAH rate there is $1,647/month for an E-5 with dependents — useful for working out what the salary above is actually worth locally. Nearest VA facility: Cave Hill National Cemetery, 1 mile away. 2 other open positions are currently listed within 25 miles.