This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) within the Supply Chain Management Service at the Durham, NC VA Medical Center (VAMC). Serves as the Logistics Management Specialist with responsibility for direction and control of logistics planning that includes multiple activities and may include geographically separated areas where no supply chain management personnel are assigned.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to direct, develop and implement policy programs and procedures for accurate supply chain management planning and administration. And, provides administrative and technical oversight to a lower-graded specialist. Integration Contributes to the resolution of assigned high-priority logistics, supply, distribution, information or service problems through personal action or immediate coordination with required local personnel/activities. Serves as an integrator and/or facilitator for contact with supply chain management customers, ensuring Supply Chain Management Service is positioned to serve the full range of supply chain needs. Establishes procedures for the integrated efforts of SCM operations with services throughout the VAMC and supported activities for mission essential deployment of SCM Emergency Management Response Team planning. Trains, plans, and controls the movement of personnel and equipment during simulated and actual emergency response exercises. Participates in the development of supply chain management practices for facility maintenance activities, with a focus on long range planning improvement. Directs item distribution to storage locations, field supply support activities and customers based on priority, delivery schedules and other requirements. Performs logistical assessments of strategic supply support in coordination with the supported customers and alerts management of systemic problems. Ensures collaboration with appropriate managers to provide detailed data analysis. Schedules all requirements through the National Acquisition Center (NAC) to ensure equipment arrives according to planned tasking. Determines underlying causes of deficiencies to identify supply chain problem areas. Isolates sources of problems, and takes corrective measures by reviewing, interpreting, applying customers' processes and makes recommendations to supervisor. Coordinates and communicates projected and programmed new maintenance programs and mission needs directly with logistics. Assists supported areas by providing guidance and conducting staff assistance visits to identify, correct and assist with SCM problems. Resolves disagreements at the local level and ensures resolution when disagreements require higher level involvement. Analytics Analyzes the effectiveness of the supply chain and supported services. Develops ongoing strategic analyses across supply chain activities and takes action for improvements. Researches and studies private industry as well as Department of Veteran Affairs best practices to develop and apply concepts that best fit and support Supply Chain requirements. Provides technical assistance within the areas of logistics planning, logistics integration, support and requirements; including supply, procurement, disposal and reutilization, hazmat handling, storage and stockage, logistics data and information, order fulfillment, discrepancy reporting and returns processing, procurement, contracting, production, finance, requirements determination and other collaborative demand planning, transportation, cataloging, provisioning, storage, and distribution. Implements changes to procurement actions such as quantity increases, cancellations, quantity cutbacks, delivery rates and ordering periods based on requirements. Supports long range supply chain requirements and interactions, optimizing supply chain support. Serves as the technical advisor and consultant to top management and respective program managers on both logistical and general management matters. Leads special projects which require a team of logistics specialists for fulfillment of the assigned function. Reviews work in progress and prepares reports/briefings as required upon completion of the project. Serves as a SCM subject matter expert on customer projects and works groups designed to improve joint processes; develops comprehensive supply chain support plans, and improve overall customer readiness. Training and Customer Service Develops logistics and SCM training opportunities and customer supply chain systems, programs, support offerings, supplies and services to collaborative partners and customers. Plans, develops, directs, and conducts training for the SCM teams. Develops and schedules training courses and approves lesson plans developed by functional areas. Develops and schedules manpower and workload requirements for the SCM teams and ensures they are fully trained. Promotion Potential: "Position is at the Full-Performance Level" Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Logistics Management Spec/PD99839S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination programs are requirements for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/18/2024. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level. 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 current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: serving as a team lead or senior specialist in supply chain management, assisting with the direction and control of logistics planning; analyzing product delivery or supply chain processing to identify or recommend changes; performing data and statistical analysis to identify improvement opportunities; supporting logistics support activities in areas of acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAttention to DetailCommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingProduction and Processing 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, although some slight physical effort may be required. The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. 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 Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US
• Name: Deidra Fountain
• Phone: 919-748-1262
• Email: [email protected]