Inventory Management Specialist (NX)

Veterans Health Administration•Asheville, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a Property Manager in the Material Management Division of the Logistics Service in the VA Health Care System. The specialist is responsible for inventory and lifecycle management of all non-expendable (NX) equipment in assigned areas, including maintaining equipment accountability and managing inventory transactions and records. The role supports equipment acquisition planning, purchasing strategies, property disposition, and process improvements. The work involves a mix of office and warehouse duties, including receiving equipment, entering it into the EIL, conducting on-site inventories throughout VA Health Care System and catchment-area locations, and assisting customers with equipment management issues. The specialist may travel among VA locations to manage, transfer, dispose of, or recycle equipment. Work is generally indoors, though inventory and property duties may involve dirty, hot, humid, or unusually cold conditions. The position requires walking, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 40 pounds. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, with one of these schedules: 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Current, valid state-issued driver's license.
Meet the GS-09 qualification requirements through one of the following: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07; a related master's or equivalent graduate degree, two years of progressively higher-level related graduate education leading to such a degree, or related LL.B. or J.D.; or a qualifying combination of education and specialized experience.
Specialized experience, if used, includes maintaining inventory control records in an automated system; managing a property management program and resolving issues or improving operations; determining equipment sources and using purchase card or simplified acquisition procedures; researching and analyzing information, including tracing inventory transaction sequences; and advising on equipment management, control, and accountability.
Current Federal employees and certain former Federal employees applying for GS-09 must meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at GS-07.
Complete the required application steps and online assessment.
Pass a pre-placement physical examination and background/security investigation.
Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
Be able to walk extensively, climb stairs, and lift up to 40 pounds.
Follow safety and security procedures when working in warehouse areas.

Responsibilities

Ensure equipment accountability and appropriate management, assignment, and monitoring.
Schedule and conduct physical inventories.
Develop and support acquisition strategies and standardization initiatives for durable medical equipment.
Analyze data affecting procurement decisions and conduct market research on product pricing and performance.
Research potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative analysis and historical usage patterns.
Identify and resolve asset management issues.
Conduct short-, mid-, and long-term advanced planning for non-expendable assets.
Apply inventory principles, standards, methodologies, and concepts to determine when intervention in the supply system is needed.
Research alternative equipment procurement sources.
Dispose of surplus or excess property and coordinate final disposition of non-expendable assets.
Participate in facility strategic planning.
Assist customers in creating performance work statements for equipment procurements.
Manage and control inventory transactions for non-expendable medical equipment requests and transactions.
Use automated property management systems to manage property accountability programs, create equipment records, research discrepancies, conduct inventories, barcode equipment, and manage turned-in excess property.
Formulate improved inventory management procedures and practices.
Process new equipment receipts and enter them into the EIL.
Travel to VA Health Care System and catchment-area locations to perform equipment management duties, transfer equipment, and manage disposal or recycling.
Follow applicable safety and security procedures in warehouse areas.