Supervisory Supply Management Specialist

Summary

The Supervisory Supply Management Specialist, provides leadership for supply chain operations across a VA Health Care System and supported clinics. Responsibilities include staff supervision, inventory and property management, acquisition planning, equipment lifecycle management, budget oversight, and regulatory compliance. The position acts for the Facility Chief Supply Chain Officer under delegated authority and supports emergency logistics planning and response.

Duties

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Major Duties:

• Supervise logistics operations through subordinate supervisors by establishing priorities, assigning and balancing workloads, developing performance standards, evaluating employee performance, and ensuring timely accomplishment of organizational goals.
• Perform personnel management responsibilities, including participating in hiring decisions, identifying training needs, developing staff, providing employee counseling, and addressing performance issues, complaints, grievances, and disciplinary matters.
• Integrate supply chain operations across the health care system and supported clinics, coordinating with clinical, fiscal, acquisition, engineering, and administrative stakeholders to meet patient care requirements.
• Oversee inventory management, warehouse operations, storage, distribution, and property accountability for expendable supplies, nonexpendable equipment, capital assets, and other assigned commodities.
• Direct equipment lifecycle planning, including requirements determination, acquisition, utilization, maintenance coordination, replacement forecasting, and disposal, in collaboration with clinical, biomedical engineering, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate acquisition planning and procurement support with contracting offices, including developing acquisition strategies, reviewing procurement packages, supporting pre-award and post-award activities, and overseeing the Government Purchase Card program.
• Develop budget forecasts and oversee execution of multimillion-dollar logistics budgets, aligning expenditures with operational requirements, acquisition lead times, funding restrictions, and available resources.
• Establish performance measures, analyze logistics data, conduct audits and compliance reviews, and implement corrective actions and continuous process improvements to strengthen efficiency, service quality, and data integrity.
• Oversee product standardization, clinical product reviews, and facility recall activities to support appropriate supply and equipment selection and removal of unsafe products from use and inventory.
• Exercise delegated authority to act for the Facility Chief Supply Chain Officer, advise leadership on logistics readiness, and develop and execute emergency logistics plans, serving as Logistics Section Chief when designated during emergency operations.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00a.m. - 3:30p.m. PST

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Supply Management Specialist/PD99536S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/19/2026.

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. 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 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: Supervising supply chain personnel and coordinating logistics operations, including inventory management, property accountability, acquisition planning, and equipment lifecycle management, to support health care operations. Experience also includes developing and executing logistics budgets, evaluating operational performance and regulatory compliance, and implementing improvements to supply chain efficiency and service delivery.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Acquisition Strategy
• Administration and Management
• Financial Management
• Leadership
• Manages Human Resources
• Planning and Evaluating
• Problem Solving
• Technical 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: Work is primarily sedentary but requires visits to warehouses, storage areas, loading docks, and other facilities.

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.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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