Supervisory Supply Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration•Amarillo, TX

About The Position

This position serves as the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) within a medical facility. It is responsible for developing and integrating a supply chain that ensures the logistical requirements of VA Health Care Systems and supported catchment areas are met. The role oversees and integrates supply chain operations, coordinates fiscal, acquisition, clinical, and administrative operations, and manages the performance and effectiveness of logistics functions across the organization. The position leads supply chain management activities, including sourcing, procurement, logistics, inventory management, warehouse operations, transportation, and distribution. It also links major business functions and processes into a cohesive operating model and forecasts and executes budgets for supplies, equipment, medical gases, and related resources. The position is supervisory and requires experience managing a group with varied occupations and subordinate supervisors. Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ad-hoc telework may be authorized; eligibility will be discussed during the interview. This is not a virtual position. The position is permanent; relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service, directly related to the position.
Specialized experience as a senior supply chain management leader or supervisor ensuring an organization's logistical requirements are met.
Experience planning, coordinating, and evaluating operations to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of a logistics program.
Knowledge and skill in acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations.
Experience with budget formulation and expenditure forecasting.
For current or former Federal employees subject to the time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-12 for a GS-13 position.
Complete the application, assessment, and questionnaire; applicants must complete each item of the Supervisory Situational Judgment Test.
Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
Subject to background and security investigation; selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification.
Participation in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for Health Care Personnel.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
The work does not inherently require physical abilities that cannot otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment; no pre-placement physical examination is required.

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 measures 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.
Manage a group with a variety of occupations and subordinate supervisors.