The Supply Technician is responsible for a variety of supply actions for the Northeast Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) and medical center sites. The employee oversees stock inventory, uses an automated inventory tracking system and establishes or adjusts stock levels. This position is located in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but may not be limited to: Utilizes an automated inventory management system and barcode system. Monitors stock and reorders when stock when low or at a specified reorder point. Processes supply transactions such as receipt, shipment, and adjustment documents. Communicates and meets with groups of suppliers and customers to arrange the acquisition of supplies while maintaining compliance with regulations. Utilizes bar coding equipment to perform inventory functions. Performs database maintenance to include the removal of old items and the addition of new items. Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock, removes outdated items and maintains work and storage areas in a safe, clean and orderly manner. Serves as delegated contracting authority for procurements and uses a government purchase credit card to purchase products and services. Maintains responsibility for reconciling charges and resolving purchase card discrepancies. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicant(s) must meet one of the following qualifications: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires at least one (1) year of experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of this Supply Technician position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-4). Examples of qualifying experience include utilizing an automated inventory management system; maintaining inventory/stock; adjusting stock levels and re-ordering stock as needed. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties to be creditable. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirement. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Acquisition StrategyContracting/ProcurementManages ResourcesQuality Assurance IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching and similar activities in and around storage areas. The employee may be called upon to assist in the storage and distribution of medical supplies primarily consisting of lifting boxes up to 50 pounds, and placing them on shelves or carrying them to another area of the service that they are working in. 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

IMPORTANT: 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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy - Chelmsford 10 Industrial Ave Chelmsford, MA 01824 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]