What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Virginia Office of the Attorney General?
Title: Buyer
State Role Title: Buyer
Hiring Range: $50,000 to $70,000, Commensurate with Experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law
Location: Office of the Attorney General
Agency Website: www.oag.state.va.us
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Office of the Attorney General, Finance Section, seeks qualified candidates for Buyer Supervisor. This position is responsible for procurements to include entering eVA orders, reviewing sole source, issuance of Quick Quotes, and emergency procurement. The Buyer will conduct procurements according to established Policies & Procedures to assure the agency’s compliance and to ensure that all the needs of the agency are met in a timely manner.
Minimum Qualifications
Must be a high school graduate, education or equivalent education and experience in the field of Procurement.
Certification as a Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA) is required for this position, if not a VCA upon hire, certification must be achieved within 12 months from hire date.
A Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) Certified Public Procurement Buyer (CPPB), or a Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) is optional.
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.
Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.
Contact Information
Name: OAG Recruitment
Phone: 804-786-2071
Email: recruitment@oag.state.va.us
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
State Role Title: Buyer
Hiring Range: $50,000 to $70,000, Commensurate with Experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law
Location: Office of the Attorney General
Agency Website: www.oag.state.va.us
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Office of the Attorney General, Finance Section, seeks qualified candidates for Buyer Supervisor. This position is responsible for procurements to include entering eVA orders, reviewing sole source, issuance of Quick Quotes, and emergency procurement. The Buyer will conduct procurements according to established Policies & Procedures to assure the agency’s compliance and to ensure that all the needs of the agency are met in a timely manner.
Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge of the principles and best practices of procuring goods and services by appropriate methods as illustrated in the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA), the Department of General Services, Division of Purchase and Supply’s Agency Procurement and Surplus Property Manual (APSPM) and the ability to interpret the content of the VPPA and APSPM, VITA and eVA mandated requirements and the state administered small purchase charge card program.
- Knowledge, and the use of eVA, VITA, and the DMBE specifications.
- Must be able to communicate in a professional manner both orally and in writing with all levels of administration and OAG staff.
Must be a high school graduate, education or equivalent education and experience in the field of Procurement.
Certification as a Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA) is required for this position, if not a VCA upon hire, certification must be achieved within 12 months from hire date.
A Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) Certified Public Procurement Buyer (CPPB), or a Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) is optional.
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.
Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.
Contact Information
Name: OAG Recruitment
Phone: 804-786-2071
Email: recruitment@oag.state.va.us
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Salary : $50,000 - $70,000
