Logistics Management Specialist

Summary

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is looking for Logistics Management Specialist. As a Supply Chain Management (SCM) Team Member, collaborates with senior management leadership and develops supply chain management strategies in support of a VA Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. Develops assigned supply chain metrics which identify business objectives and drive the right supply chain behaviors for planning and executing approved strategies.

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Logistics Management Specialist provides supply chain expertise to improve supply availability with a focus on getting the right material, at the right time and right place to support the health care system. They resolves or contributes to the resolution of assigned high-priority logistics, supply, distribution, information or service problems through personal action or immediate coordination with required local personnel/activities. Serves as an integrator and/or facilitator for contact with supply chain management customers, ensuring Supply Chain Management Service is positioned to serve the full range of supply chain needs. Provides technical assistance within the areas of logistics planning, logistics integration, support and requirements; including supply, procurement, disposal and reutilization, hazmat handling, storage and stockage, logistics data and information, order fulfillment, discrepancy reporting and returns processing, procurement, contracting, production, finance, requirements determination and other collaborative demand planning, transportation, cataloging, provisioning, storage, and distribution. Determines current and future supply (procurement and maintenance) requirements through detailed analysis of logistics operations.

Additional Duties Include But Not Limited To:

• Participates in the development of supply chain management practices for facility maintenance activities, with a focus on long range planning improvement.
• Recommends alternate courses of action in resolving problems critical to current and future logistics requirements.
• Reviews, coordinates and integrates commodity management of assets.
• Initiates and tracks forecasting actions for assigned items for future requirements.
• Directs item distribution to storage locations, field supply support activities and customers based on priority, delivery schedules and other requirements. Provides disposition instructions for excess and dormant material at the health care system.
• Develops designated supply input for fiscal year and long-range plans and programs, analyzing material for reasonableness, consistency, and validity of various assumptions.
• Streamlines budgets while providing quality supplies and products.
• Prepares detailed reports, outlines initiatives and evaluates results, recommendations and proposed plans for implementing cost saving methods.
• Monitors computer programs, software and hardware to determine their efficiency in meeting established supply informational requirements; and recommends changes in data flow, source of input, report formats and calculations to satisfy supply management information needs.
• Collaborates with 01& T to evaluate problems with existing database/software and modifications/patches for implementation to refine the inventory management system's capabilities to support enhanced supply/inventory tracking programs; inventory reorder points; days of stock on hand; supply/equipment usage; and for receiving shortage, purchase, and budget reporting purposes.
• Analyzes the effectiveness of logistics and vendor support services.
• Develops ongoing strategic analyses across supply chain activities and recommends solutions for improvements.
• Researches and studies private industry as well as VA best practices to develop and apply concepts that best fit and support Supply Chain requirements.
• In conducting research and studies for proactive purchases, develops a plan of action to collect facts and information required to formulate new concepts, i.e. marketing strategies for new contractors and suppliers.
• Serves as an active participant in the development and documentation of supply chain policy and procedural directives.
• Recommends changes to procurement actions such as quantity increases, cancellations, quantity cutbacks, delivery rates and ordering periods based on requirements.
• Required utilizing a government vehicle.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with rotating tours of duty as needed.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Logistics Management Specialist/ PD99841S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/02/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Logistics Management Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes, assisting specialist and/or managers in supply chain management activities; analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes; performing or assisting with data analysis, and statistical analysis to identify improvement opportunities. This position requires some degree of specialized knowledge of logistics support activities in areas such as acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and/or control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) . OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education, as described above, which meets the total qualification requirement for the GS-11 grade level. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

Preferred Experience:

• Specific knowledge of utilizing VA Handbook 1761, VA Handbook 7002.
• Experience purchasing VA utilized equipment and tracking implementation.
• Experience with report of surveys, EIL custodial officials and the process of lost equipment. Experience utilizing VA Fund Control Points.
• Knowledge of VA Non-expendable equipment turn in.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds, Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds, Pushing 1 hour, Use of fingers, Walking 3 hours, Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle, hearing (aid may be permitted), working closely with others, working alone.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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