The Supervisory Supply Management Specialist will serve as a Program Manager for commodities in the Healthcare Commodities Program Office of the Veterans Health Administration Procurement and Logistics Office (PLO). The Program Manager provides leadership and expertise in the development, coordination, implementation and integration of enterprise-level expendable commodity- based requirements for 1,400 VHA facilities. This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC; or a location to be determined.

Duties

Supervisory Supply Management Specialist / PD# 2835-0 Major duties and responsibilities:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. Selective Placement Factor (SPF): Supply chain management experience in sourcing and acquisition strategies to support clinical operations in Federal and/or commercial healthcare facilities and systems. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience (GS-15): You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To be considered, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you possess at least three out of the five statements of specialized experience for this position. Specialized experience includes: Manage the development, coordination, and implementation of enterprise-level expendable commodity-based requirements, leading the sourcing and acquisition strategy for medical surgical expendables in support of clinical operations at federal or commercial healthcare settings. Continuous utilization of federal and medical supply chain policies and leading practices as a delegated authority. Continuous utilization of VHA systems and ordering processes and understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Directly advise executive leadership as a subject matter expert on mission critical commodities initiatives and supply sourcing. Direct and manage acquisition programs in full cycle development of various projects through collaboration with cross-functional teams. 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. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VSHO - Support Services 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]