Summary

The VISN Chief Supply Chain Officer (VCSCO) plans, coordinates, interacts with, and evaluates the logistical and supply chain management actions required to support the VISN health care operations. The incumbent plays an essential leadership role in developing and executing logistics and the supply chain system that integrates and aligns acquisition, delivery, and management of supplies, equipment, and services to accomplish the VISN's core mission - delivering health care and patient safety.

Duties

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Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Oversees and manages strategic planning, auditing, quality assurance, and program compliance and oversight of all SCM programs and inspections as well as various activities designed to enhance the mission of the affected VISN and its facilities.
• Identifies all activities involved supporting the needs of supply chain, including capital asset planning, lifecycle management of equipment, strategic sourcing of commodities such as clinical supplies, maintenance supplies and services, subsistence, medical gases, and durable medical equipment and services for inpatient and inpatient services home care.
• Establishes, oversees, monitors, and manages the performance and measurement of Supply Chain support functions throughout the VISN.
• Conducts Supply Chain audits, compliance reviews, and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews based on self- developed and nationally developed standards of all VISN facilities.
• Establishes VISN policy to support National Policy, process guidance, and ensures best practices are disseminated formally and vocationally and implemented appropriately, utilizing continuous quality improvement principles and practices.
• Oversees delegated purchasing authority within the purchase card program for all clinical supply and equipment items.
• Manages the budget for their staff and supports budget forecasting/execution for all supply chain workforce assigned to their VISN.
• Provides direct supervision to employees performing various duties supporting the Supply Chain Program throughout the VISN.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs.

Telework: 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#: VISN Chief Supply Chain Office/PD10980

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• 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, 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, 08/03/2026.

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-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.

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-15 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 leader in negotiating opportunities to obtain, share, and maximize resources, including staff, funding, multiply-VAMC's contracts, communication, and training in the application of managing health care. Extensive knowledge and a clear understanding of all facets of logistics and supply chain management, including VISN financial, business, capital asset management, clinical, administrative operations, requirements determination, acquisition, material management, performance measurement, quality management, and continuous process improvement, inventory, warehouse management, transportation, activation projects, etc. Overseesing and manages strategic planning, auditing, quality assurance, and program compliance and oversight of all SCM programs and inspections as well as various activities designed to enhance the mission of the affected VISN and its 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.

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/.

Additional information

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

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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