Logistics Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration • Prescott, AZ

24d • Onsite

About The Position

This position directs and implements Supply Chain Management (SCM) policies, procedures, and planning across multiple activities and geographically separated areas. The specialist oversees lower-graded staff and collaborates with VA leadership and supported activities to develop strategies that support the VA Health Care System and its catchment area.

The role resolves high-priority logistics, supply, distribution, and service issues; integrates SCM operations with medical center services, supported activities, and customers; and develops emergency response, deployment, and continuity-of-operations procedures. The specialist coordinates personnel, equipment, commodity management, forecasting, distribution, and storage; assesses logistics operations and supply-chain deficiencies; identifies root causes; and recommends corrective actions.

The position develops supply plans, budgets, and cost-saving initiatives; improves inventory systems, reporting, forecasting, and tracking; determines supply, procurement, maintenance, and inventory requirements; and advises leaders and program managers on policies, operational impacts, and logistics planning. It also develops training and customer-support programs, maintains continuity of supply support for spare and replacement parts, prepares reports and briefings, ensures regulatory compliance, monitors procurement and inventory, recommends procurement adjustments, and leads special projects as an SCM subject matter expert.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. The role is performed in an office setting with everyday risks or discomforts and normal safety precautions. Some standing, sitting, walking, or bending may be required; there are no special physical demands. A pre-placement physical examination is required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• A current, unrestricted driver's license is required.
• Complete a pre-placement physical examination and background/security investigation.
• 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 current or former federal employees subject to time-in-grade rules: one year at GS-11 is required for the GS-12 position, with supporting SF-50 documentation.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-11 is required. Experience should include supply-chain leadership; planning, coordinating, and evaluating logistics operations; acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, equipment, warehouse operations, and budget formulation or expenditure forecasting; and leading or managing a group with varied occupations.
• Applicants must clearly describe relevant duties and responsibilities and the number of hours worked per week to receive experience credit.

Responsibilities

• Resolve high-priority logistics, supply, distribution, and service issues.
• Integrate Supply Chain Management operations with VAMC services, supported activities, and customers.
• Develop procedures for emergency response, deployment, and continuity of operations.
• Coordinate personnel, equipment, commodity management, forecasting, distribution, and storage.
• Conduct logistical assessments and identify systemic supply-chain deficiencies.
• Analyze root causes, recommend corrective actions, and ensure resolution of Supply Chain Management problems.
• Develop annual and long-range supply plans, budgets, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Improve inventory management systems, reporting, forecasting, and supply-tracking capabilities.
• Analyze supply-chain effectiveness and develop continuous-improvement strategies.
• Determine current and future supply, procurement, maintenance, and inventory requirements.
• Advise leadership and program managers on Supply Chain Management policies, operational impacts, and logistics planning.
• Develop and conduct Supply Chain Management training, education, and customer-support programs.
• Maintain continuity of supply support for spare and replacement parts.
• Prepare detailed reports, briefings, recommendations, and implementation plans.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and identify conflicting or outdated directives.
• Monitor procurement actions, inventory levels, delivery schedules, and major-item readiness.
• Recommend procurement adjustments, including quantity changes, cancellations, delivery rates, and ordering periods.
• Lead special projects and serve as a Supply Chain Management subject matter expert on customer initiatives.
• Plan, schedule, and evaluate training programs to ensure Supply Chain Management personnel are properly trained.
• Oversee lower-graded staff and collaborate with VA leadership and supported activities on logistics strategies.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• VA may grant newly appointed federal employees credit for qualifying job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual-leave accrual, subject to approval before appointment.

What This Job Offers

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