Inventory Management Specialist-EX

Veterans Health Administration•Fort Harrison, MT

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as an Inventory Manager within the Supply Chain Management Service at the Montana VA Health Care System, in the Commodity Management Division of Logistics Service. The role is responsible for inventory and management of expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in assigned areas. It manages and controls an assigned class of expendable material, coordinates material support and resolution of logistics problems, conducts forecasting and quantitative analysis, and performs spot checks. The position also handles special requirements for firearms, ammunition, and sensitive equipment; implements federal and agency programs for returning and reutilizing medical supplies; coordinates disposal of surplus or excess supplies; makes emergent procurement decisions; participates in root cause analysis; and computes supply and durable medical equipment requirements. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Compressed or flexible scheduling and telework are not authorized. The position may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met; selection at a lower grade does not guarantee promotion. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position is advertised at GS-7 and GS-9. Applicants may qualify through specialized experience, qualifying education, or an allowed combination, with requirements varying by grade. GS-7 qualification pathways include one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5, one year of graduate-level education, a qualifying combination of education and experience, or superior academic achievement with a bachelor's degree. GS-9 pathways include one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7, a related master's or equivalent graduate degree or two years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a qualifying combination of education and experience. Preferred experience includes inventory management and customer service.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
Pass a background/security investigation and complete the online onboarding process and pre-employment identification requirements.
Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a condition of employment.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
For GS-7, meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at GS-5 if applicable as a current or former federal employee applying under the stated conditions.
For GS-9, meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at GS-7 if applicable as a current or former federal employee applying under the stated conditions.
GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 involving relevant inventory and equipment management, forecasting, inventory analysis and systems, records, research, returns and reutilization, medical and non-medical devices, and related databases and applications; or an allowed education, combination, or superior academic achievement pathway.
GS-9: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7 involving expendable supplies and durable medical equipment, specialized handling requirements, acquisition strategies, returns and reutilization, supply-system performance, and logistics coordination; or an allowed graduate education or combination pathway.
Submit transcripts and other supporting documentation when relying on education or superior academic achievement to qualify.
Applicants relying on experience must clearly describe duties, responsibilities, and hours worked per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience in inventory management.
Experience in customer service.

Responsibilities

Manage and control an assigned class of expendable material and oversee expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in assigned areas.
Coordinate material support and resolve logistics problems as a point of contact.
Forecast inventory needs, conduct quantitative analysis, and perform spot checks.
Comply with special requirements for firearms, ammunition, and sensitive equipment.
Implement federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies.
Coordinate disposal of surplus or excess supplies.
Make emergent procurement decisions and participate in root cause analysis.
Compute supply and durable medical equipment requirements.