Serves as a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist for expendable (EX) assets/material in a VA Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. Supervises multiple supply series of consumable medical supply/inventory used in the healthcare system as well as the micro-purchase program.

Duties

Develops strategies for implementing expendable automated replacement systems, supply technologies and/or business practices. Plans and reviews all supply/inventory processes, functions, and related systems. Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for expendable items and durable medical equipment. Develops and supports the creation of acquisition strategies and standardization initiatives to acquire and purchase durable medical equipment. Plans and directs a consumable management program. Develops position descriptions and performance standards and conducts performance reviews. Directs and oversees the inventory management, and control and distribution of expendable inventory program. Writes, develops, interprets, and implements policies and procedures. Ensures subordinates independently manages inventory, sets initial stock and par levels and reorders points and resolves issues. Oversees and supervises a variety of employees and sections. Coordinates evaluating the impact of anticipated new technologies on supply processes and customer services. Monitors and manages multiple inventory fund control points. Conducts market research on product pricing and performance. Ensures best practices, principles and tools, concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance. Oversees the use of automated inventory management systems. Analyzes and advises on supply/durable medical equipment purchase recommendations. Resolves informal complaints and grievances. Develops partnerships to maximize overall logistics management. Implements operational, program and project plans to meet objectives. Influences managers and officials to understand and implement findings and recommendations for organizational improvement or program effectiveness. Analyzes the effectiveness of various options proposed to provide supply support. Analyzes, studies, develops, and directs systems with expendable requirements. Analyzes, coordinates and controls management of stock items to support preparation of long-range inventory needs. Analyzes inventory management reports. Reviews and analyzes performance measures and implements process improvements. Resolves conflicting requirements of several supply program areas. Interfaces with fiscal/budget staff to resolve inventory related issues. Implements best practices, principles, tools and concepts to evaluate and improve supply system performance. Identifies opportunities for and directs analysis of potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative analysis and historical usage patterns. Conducts site visits, participates in root cause analysis processes and resolves complex inventory problems. Work Schedule: 7:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist/PD99808-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 09/01/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or educationas described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: planning, coordinating and executing an inventory and commodity management program; establishing procedures, overseeing and reviewing physical inventories and supply reconciliations; conducting data/information analysis for acquisition planning; planning and reviewing supply/inventory processes, functions and related systems; and exercising supervisory responsibilities to include planning, assigning and evaluating work and resolving complaints; OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related;. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of education beyond a Master's Degree and Specialized Experience directly related to the work of the position, as outlined above. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationLeadershipPlanning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingReasoningTechnology Application Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and is usually accomplished while seated at a desk or table, typically in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. Some standing, walking, bending and lifting (up to 40 lbs.) is required. Physical exertions including stretching, reaching and pulling or pushing cares occurs when assisting with inventories or activities involving retrieving items from shelves and cabinets. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 US
• Name: Danielle Callinder
• Phone: 253-582-8440 X75465
• Email: [email protected]