Summary The incumbent serves as the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Senior Supply Chain Manager for a VA Health Care System (VA HCS) with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area, responsible for the development and integration of a cohesive, forward looking supply chain that ensures the logistical requirements of the VA HCS with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area are met. Responsibilities Include but not limited to: Responsible for providing supervision, guidance, advice, coordination and integration to the Supply Chain staff and Facility Chief Supply Chain Officers and their staff and serving as the subject matter expert for Supply Chain operations for the Eastern Kansas Office. Overseeing and monitoring Eastern Kansas VAMC initiatives including, but not limited to, implementing supply chain management goals and objectives, coordination of supply chain management training, designing and conducting training in current supply chain management topics and automation, analyzing excess, etc. Standardizing inventory items throughout Eastern Kansas VAMC and identifying those items that offer the greatest potential for standardization and best value. Serves as the senior advisor to the CSCO for developing the most efficient and effective organizational Supply Chain structure and implementing ways to enhance production, promote team building and improve business practices. participates in VHA task forces, management studies and represents the VHA on interagency work groups that address supply chain changes or improvements as well as writing/rewriting of policies and procedures. Evaluates Eastern Kansas VAMC's overall supply program effectiveness for critical equipment or major classes of material and develops, recommends and evaluates functional specifications for control systems to support a variety of supply management functions. Performs analytical work to manage, regulate, and coordinate or otherwise exercise control over supplies and equipment and using an in-depth knowledge of complex supply relationships, analyzes the effectiveness of various options proposed to provide supply support for critical and complex agency missions, a category of technical material or similar supply program. Providing input to be used in the evaluation of Supply Chain at facilities, and other Facility Leadership through the CSCO as it relates to the Supply Chain Program. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist/PD99811S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements 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 by the closing date of this announcement, 03/06/2026. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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-13 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; leading supply chain activities to include knowledge of supply chain programs/contracts. planning/coordinating and evaluating various operations to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of a logistics program. 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. 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: The work is sedentary. Some slight physical effort may be required. 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 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.
