Supervisory Supply Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

This position serves as the Supervisory Supply Management Specialist - Chief Supply Chain Officer, responsible for developing and integrating a supply chain that meets the logistical requirements of VA Health Care Systems and supported catchment areas. The role oversees and integrates supply chain operations, coordinates fiscal, acquisition, clinical, and administrative operations, and manages logistics performance, compliance, and program effectiveness. It also connects major business functions into a cohesive, high-performing model and oversees planning, budgeting, sourcing, procurement, inventory, warehouse, transportation, and distribution activities.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad hoc telework may be authorized; the position is not virtual. Work is primarily sedentary, with visits to warehouses, storage areas, loading docks, and other facilities. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and a financial disclosure report is not required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Current federal employees seeking a GS-14 position must meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at GS-13; supporting SF-50 documentation is required.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation.
• Specialized experience must include senior supply chain management leadership or supervision, ensuring an organization's logistical requirements are met, and planning, coordinating, and evaluating operations for logistics program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Knowledge and skills in acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, warehouse operations, and budget formulation and expenditure forecasting.
• Experience overseeing and managing a large group with varied occupations and subordinate supervisors.
• Applicants must clearly describe duties and responsibilities for relevant experience and the number of hours worked per week.
• Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete required background/security investigation and online onboarding; acceptable identification is required for pre-employment requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• No educational substitution is available at this grade level.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, guide, manage, and integrate supply chain operations across the organization.
• Plan and coordinate fiscal, acquisition, clinical, and administrative operations.
• Establish, monitor, and manage performance measurement for logistics functions across the supply chain.
• Conduct logistics audits, compliance reviews, and program effectiveness and efficiency reviews.
• Manage supply chain activities, including sourcing, procurement, and logistics management.
• Link major business functions and processes into a cohesive, high-performing business model.
• Forecast, plan, and execute budgets for supplies, subsistence, durable medical equipment, medical gases, expendable and non-expendable items, and capital equipment.
• Oversee inventory management, warehouse operations, transportation, and distribution.
• Lead or participate in regular meetings to ensure logistics needs and requirements are met.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees earn annual leave based on years of federal service; VA may approve credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.

What This Job Offers

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