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The James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center consists of a parent site, located in Altoona, PA and 5 community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) located in DuBois, Huntingdon, Indiana, Johnstown & State College, PA. The medical center serves Veterans from a 14 county area in Central PA, providing exceptional health care in the areas of Acute Care, Behavioral Health, Diagnostic Services, Urgent Care, Long Term Care, Pharmacy, Primary Care, Social Services, Specialty Care & Women's Health.
09/18/2019 to 10/09/2019
$88,704 - $115,313 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Detail
Full-Time
Competitive
None
Yes
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CAYK-10601024-19-AB
546052300
1st consideration is to Altoona VAMC employees, 2nd consideration is all VA Agency employees **Must submit SF-50 indicating one year time in grade** NTE 120 days Detail Position
The Chief of Logistics is the senior supply chain management officer, reporting to the Associate Director, as well as the VISN Chief Logistics Officer. The Chief of Logistics oversees, guides, manages and integrates supply chain operations across the organization, including planning/coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations. The Chief establishes, monitors and manages the performance and measurement of logistics functions throughout the Altoona VA for all aspects of the supply chain including requirements determination, acquisition planning/coordination/oversight, purchasing, transportation, distribution, tracking, inventory management/control, reconciliation of undelivered orders, and disposition of supplies and equipment. The Chief will conduct logistics audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews based on self-developed and nationally developed standards, of all facility activities to ensure they provide satisfactory levels of service and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures.
Duties Include:
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
A transcript can be submitted with your application if you wish, but not required to qualify.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/09/2019 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10601024.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/546052300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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