Clarification from the agency

First consideration will be given to current, permanent employees of the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. Second area of consideration is given to permanent VA Wide employees. All other statuses' will be considered after internal merit promotion VA employees are exhausted.

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Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plans and manages all levels of supply chain activities involved in sourcing, procurement, and logistics management
• Coordinates and collaborates with a variety of stakeholders, including clinicians, professional/administrative peers, suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers
• Oversees, negotiates, and integrates functions with primary responsibility for linking major business functions and business processes within and across organizations into a cohesive and high performing business model
• Plans forecasts and executes budget for healthcare resources and services, supplies, subsistence, durable medical equipment, medical gases, expendable/non-expendable (EX/NX) and capital equipment, inventory management, warehouse operations, transportation, and distribution
• Plans for and coordinates new logistics program requirements
• Develops plans and proposals for interagency projects and services
• Evaluates evolving technology in the field and determines the best use of technology to accomplish logistics program objectives
• Performs broad and comprehensive formal studies of benefits, impacts, characteristics, and problems associated with logistics policy
• Analyzes the supply chain, developing actions because of analysis results, metrics, quality assurance/compliance, operating practices, and reporting within the health care system
• Analyzes and coordinates information and requirements with the facility, VISN and VACO in acquisitions and procurement, supply, equipment, and medical readiness
• Analyzes supply status and directs the priority of maintenance effort for organizational equipment
• 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
• Oversees inventory management and accountability for all material and commodities, including non-capital and capital equipment
• Provides oversight to commodity and material management operations
• Determines shortages of authorized NX assets and directs authorized substitutes in accordance with appropriate regulations and directives
• Coordinates management oversight (with fiscal, acquisition and logistics) of undelivered orders, accounts payable and related functions
• Provides oversight and guidance to government purchase card (GPC) holders
• Financial Management: Works closely with the financial organization to ensure goals are realized
• Prepares requests for filling vacancies to meet workload requirements
• Determines methodologies and approaches for staff use in successfully completing assigned functions
• Reviews work completed by subordinates, accepting, amending, or rejecting work as appropriate
• Evaluates the overall effectiveness of the operation in terms of mission accomplishment; quality and quantity standards met; procedural, policy, and regulatory compliance; and technical competence
• Directs all supply management, material management, production control activities for the VA HCS with multiple campuses and supported catchment areas
• Initiates requests for filling vacancies or hiring additional personnel, including supervisors and team leads; selects or participates in the selection of new employees
• Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors
• Resolves formal complaints and grievances (including group complaints and grievances)
• Reviews serious disciplinary actions (suspensions, terminations, etc.) involving nonsupervisory subordinates

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Assistant Chief Supply Chain Officer/PD99474S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• 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 dentification 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 02/27/2026.

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-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 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: Serving as a supply chain management leader, responsible for ensuring the logistical requirements of an organization are met; planning/coordinating and evaluating various operations to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of supply chain operations; knowledge and skill in acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations; experience assisting with budget formulation and forecasting of expenditures: Leading and/or managing a group with a variety of occupations.

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 warehouse and storage areas, loading docks and other facilities.

Work Environment: Work is normally performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, and requires safe office practices.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:

• Job title
• Duties (be as detailed as possible)
• Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
• Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
• Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held

Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

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For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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