Inventory Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration • Tulsa, OK

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as the Property Manager in the Supply Chain Management Service at the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, within a Veterans Affairs Health Care System and its supported catchment area. The incumbent is responsible for managing the inventory and lifecycle of all non-expendable (NX) equipment in assigned areas.

The role includes planning for asset lifecycle needs, analyzing data, supporting customers and acquisition personnel in developing requirements, and coordinating with procurement officials and other stakeholders. It also manages and controls NX equipment assets, supports material needs, resolves logistics problems, conducts forecasting and quantitative analysis, performs spot checks, and follows special requirements for firearms, ammunition, and sensitive equipment. The position is not virtual and may require travel among VA Health Care System and catchment-area locations.

Work is generally performed in an office and warehouse settings, as well as throughout VA facilities, including Veterans’ rooms. Duties may involve processing and receiving equipment, conducting inventories, transferring equipment, and disposing of or recycling excess property. The work requires following applicable safety and security procedures.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Current, valid state-issued driver's license.
• Meet the applicable qualification requirements for GS-7 or GS-9 through specialized experience, qualifying education, or an allowed combination of experience and education.
• For GS-7 based on experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-5, such as maintaining perpetual inventory accounts for non-expendable equipment, determining equipment sources and using purchase-card or simplified acquisition procedures, using barcode scanning and tagging equipment, researching and analyzing issues, and advising on equipment management and accountability.
• For GS-9 based on experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-7, such as maintaining inventory control records in an automated system, managing a property management program, resolving operational issues, determining equipment sources and using purchase-card or simplified acquisition procedures, analyzing inventory transactions, and advising on equipment management and accountability.
• For GS-7 based on education: one full year of graduate-level education demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the work; qualifying combinations of experience and education or superior academic achievement may also apply.
• For GS-9 based on education: a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.; qualifying combinations of directly related experience and education may also apply.
• Current Federal employees and eligible former Federal employees must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements: 52 weeks at GS-5 for GS-7 or 52 weeks at GS-7 for GS-9.
• Complete the required application steps, questionnaire, and online assessment.
• Meet applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements.
• Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Serve the required one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Ability to walk extensively, climb stairs, and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Follow safety and security procedures in warehouse areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of non-expendable assets, including short-, mid-, and long-term planning.
• Analyze data and support customers and acquisition personnel in developing requirements using mandatory and standardization sources.
• Correspond with procurement officials and other stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Manage and control non-expendable equipment assets.
• Coordinate material support and resolve logistics problems as a point of contact.
• Conduct forecasting, quantitative analysis, and spot checks.
• Comply with special requirements for firearms, ammunition, and sensitive equipment.
• Process new equipment receipts and enter equipment information into the inventory system.
• Conduct on-site inventories of equipment across VA facilities and catchment-area locations.
• Transfer equipment and manage disposal or recycling of equipment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.
• VA may consider credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to prior request and approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed