This position serves as Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist for expendable (EX) assets/materials for Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. Supervising multiple supply of medical supply/inventory, micro-purchase program and recognized as the Commodity Management Division's subject matter expert. Serves as advisor and consultant to the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Assistant CSCO on inventory management matters for sound commodity management concepts and practices.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Supply Management: responsible for the inventory management, control and distribution of expendable inventory; ensures maximum effectiveness in the management of inventories; has oversight and accountability of the management plan for the commodity program; Plans, direct and manages the activities of the Commodity Management Section, to include inventory management, supply management, receiving, purchasing, distribution, control of facility, pandemic, environmental supplies, not OIT consignment and prosthetics consumables, equipment instrumentation and applicable services; Analyzes, studies, develops, and directs systems in connection with the EX requirements in the medical center's annual budget development and strategic planning; Conducts effectiveness/efficiency reviews; oversees the computation of requirements for supplies; Serves as the approving official for approving reconciled purchase card transactions; oversees the care and handling of specialized items; Prepares/reviews submissions to obtain approval or funding; and acts as the central point of contact for the coordination of commodity support and the resolution of logistics problems; Returns, Recalls and Reutilization: manages federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies; Approves emergent procurement decisions; participates in root cause analysis process; and serves as the utilization and disposal official for excess consumables; Supervision: supervises employees from separate but interrelated units; Makes recommendations for promotions, reassignments and awards; Develops position descriptions and performance standards; Conducts semi-annual and annual performance reviews; Assists subordinate staff with performance issues; Schedules and grants leave; monitors overtime usage; Resolves informal complaints and grievances; Develops the ability of subordinate staff; Develops individual development plans for professional growth and development; Coordinates and integrates various technical units to ensure compliance; Conducts on the job training and in service training; Assesses training and educational needs and implements training programs. Writes, develops, interprets and implements policies and procedures to ensure an efficient program, in order to avoid inefficiency at the medical center and supported catchment area; Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist/PD99808S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/08/2024. 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 education as 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: Working knowledge of contracting and purchasing laws and regulations, inventory management policies, directives, standard operating procedures and practices, and best practices in supply/equipment/distribution management; knowledge of federal acquisition regulations, reporting, databases, and socioeconomic programs; knowledge of the purchase card program including its controls, oversight and reporting requirements; knowledge of automated purchasing and inventory management systems and databases such General Inventory Package (GIP) or other equivalent system, to maintain current inventory data, related reports, performance measurement and monitoring tools; ability to leverage data and information analytics to drive customer, fiscal and operational improvement in the facility's supply chain; knowledge of coaching, mentoring and supervision to facilitate staff and organizational development; and experience planning activities for both consumable supplies and equipment and forecasting supply/equipment requirements over single and multi-year planning horizons, requisitioning, coordinating forecasts with budget requirements. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, obtained in an accredited college or university, or LL.M., if related. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours will be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. **MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS** OR, Combination of Experience and Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist, which may be used to meet the experience requirements for this position. For example, nine (9) months of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 (75 percent of the experience requirement for GS-11) and 2 years of successfully completed graduate level education. (50 percent of the required education, i.e., the applicant has year of graduate study beyond that required for the GS-09), would exceed the total requirement and be qualified for the GS-11 position. **MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS** 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: None 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 Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 US
• Name: Prudence Barrett
• Phone: (410) 605-7000
• Email: [email protected]