The Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) is the senior supply chain management officer for a VA Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area, responsible for the development and integration of a cohesive, forward-looking supply chain that ensures the logistical requirements of the VA HCS and supported catchment area are met.

Duties

Serves as the senior logistics management officer for a VA HCS and supported catchment area, integrating logistics and related support and services for the supply chain.. Serves as the senior VA HCS logistics expert. Maintains extensive knowledge of supply chain systems and requirements necessary to provide direct support to the VA HCS. Conducts audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews of all logistics activities. Oversees all activities that will be involved in providing the needed logistics support, to include capital asset planning, and strategic sourcing of commodities. Serves as the liaison to the VISN, OAL&C and the VHA Procurement and Logistics Office. Establishes, maintains and promotes VA HCS and supported catchment area logistics personnel training and professional development programs. Serves as the VA HCS Accountable Officer to ensure that all government property assigned to the VA HCS and supported catchment area is accounted for. Plans, develops and adapts the supply chain management procedures as needed to coordinate the management and control of all VA HCS EX and NX inventory. Through subordinate managers, develops implements and evaluates the logistics and property accountability plans and policies for the organization. Monitors progress toward meeting the logistics plan, and identifies causes and impacts of delays or other problems related to overall execution of the logistics plan. Leverages life cycle management practices to ensure efficient allocation of resources for assets through the entire lifecycle. Works closely and collaboratively with the Biomedical and Engineering staff as part of the overall management of the property/equipment program. Conducts strategic planning and quality management of the equipment and leasing programs. Develops strategies to assist supported activities and the acquisition staff with Advanced Procurement Planning. Takes the lead and coordinates with the Network Contract Manager (NCM) and associated Service Area Office. Collaborates and negotiates with customers to ensure pre-award contract documents are completed for??????? all contracting activities. Coordinates with the financial organization to ensure goals are realized. In accordance with the Department of Homeland Security's National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS), the CSCO becomes the Logistics Section Chief when the Facility Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated. Working through subordinate supervisors, plans, organizes and assigns work to subordinates engaged in logistics and property management across organizational lines. Develops plans, milestones, and policy for the accomplishment of assigned functions on an immediate and long-range basis. Exercises significant supervisory responsibilities in dealing with officials of other sections or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank. Executes administration and personnel management responsibilities. Performs other duties related to the position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Logistics Management Specialist (Chief Supply Chain Officer)/PD99812S Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/02/2025. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: responsible for ensuring the logistical requirements of an organization are met; planning/coordinating and evaluating various operations to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of a logistics program. Areas of knowledge and skill should include acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations; experience with budget formulation and forecasting of expenditures. At this level, candidates should possess experience in managing a group with a variety of occupations and subordinate supervisors. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Acquisition StrategyAdministration and ManagementFinancial ManagementLeadershipManages Human ResourcesPlanning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingTechnical Competence 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 for this position is primarily sedentary and does not have any physical requirements. 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.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Hampton VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667 US
• Name: Michael Schultz
• Phone: 804-274-9694
• Email: [email protected]