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Supervisory Supply Management Specialist

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration
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Summary

The Dayton VA Medical Center is seeking a Supervisory Supply Management Specialist-Assistant Chief Supply Chain Officer(ACSCO).This role oversees and integrates supply chain operations across multiple care sites, ensuring service delivery. Responsibilities include planning and coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical, and administrative areas, as well as acquisition planning, transportation, inventory management, and compliance reviews, while adhering to all relevant laws and regulations.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/01/2025 to 07/11/2025
Salary
$109,308 to - $142,103 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Dayton, OH
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
13
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
CBSR-12756960-25-KS
Control number
839872700

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Clarification from the agency

This job announcement is for current Department of Veteran Affairs VISN10 employees only.

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Duties

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  • Standardizes business processes and establishes performance measures.
  • Integrates and aligns acquisition, delivery and management of supplies, equipment and services to ensure the successful delivery of patient care.
  • Establishes policy and ensures best practices are implemented as appropriate.
  • Directs all supply management, material management, production control activities.
  • Ensure efficient allocation of resources for assets through the entire lifecycle (which includes planning, requirement determination, procurement, maintenance/upgrade, management/utilization and disposal).
  • Analyzes the supply chain developing actions as a result of analysis results, metrics, quality assurance/compliance, operating practices, and reporting.
  • Develops and executes remediation actions of deficiencies.
  • Develops a formalized communication and education plan to consolidate/standardize common use products.
  • Performs broad and comprehensive formal studies of benefits, impacts, characteristics and problems.
  • Conducts strategic planning and quality management of the equipment and leasing programs.
  • Plans and coordinates with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations in the managing and integrating of supply chain operations.
  • Plans, develops and adapts the supply chain management procedures as needed to coordinate the management and control of all expendable (EX) and non-expendable (NX) inventory.
  • Develops implements and evaluates the logistics and property accountability plans and policies.
  • Oversees the planning and coordination of periodic inspections, inventories and change of hand receipt accounts.
  • Evaluates the overall effectiveness of the logistics activities and operations.
  • Provide support, technical guidance and assistance to all organizational logistics personnel.
  • Conducts cost-benefit analysis for procurements through the total supply chain.
  • Oversees inventory management and accountability for all material and commodities.
  • Develops, implements and evaluates the logistics and property accountability plans and policies for the organization.
  • Responsible for the formal accounting of special and/or sensitive items.
  • Conducts audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews of all logistics activities.
  • Develops strategies to assist supported activities and the acquisition staff with Advanced Procurement Planning (APP).
  • Collaborates with leadership to ensure integrated and seamless logistics and acquisition support to customers.
  • Leads the development of long range plans and consolidated requirements into acquisition strategies for services, supplies and equipment.
  • Evaluates products and services for award.
  • Oversees procurement package assembly, submission in an electronic databases, and coordination with Contracting Department.
  • Analyzes requirements, develops forecasts, directs re-allocation and provides guidance for the execution of funds.
  • Utilizes financial information to match projected expenditure rates with acquisition lead times and anticipated workloads.
  • Accounts for funds used to requisition NX and EX property.
  • Ensures funds are properly expended before they expire.
  • Plans, organizes and assigns work to subordinates engaged in logistics and property management through subordinate supervisors.
  • Develops short- and long-range plans, milestones, and policy for the accomplishment of assigned functions.
  • Participates on or leads various national work groups that are established to improve and re-engineer logistics operations, systems and policies.
  • Ensure all subordinates supervisors and staff keep compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures.
Work Schedule: 08:00 am - 04:30 pm Monday-Friday
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
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#: Supervisory Supply Management Specialist/PD99474S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not 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
  • 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
  • You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period
  • 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)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/11/2025.

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: serving as a senior supply chain management leader/supervisor, 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:
  • Administration and Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Planning and Evaluation
  • Technical Competence
  • Acquisition Strategy
  • Financial Management
  • Leadership
  • Managing Human Resources
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.

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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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

Receiving Service Credit or 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.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being."

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.

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.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

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.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

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