Assistant Facility Chief Logistics Officer

Assistant Facility Chief Logistics Officer

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as the senior logistics management officer for a VA HCS and supported catchment area, integrating logistics and related support and services for the supply chain, expendable/nonexpendable and capital equipment, inventory management, storage and distribution operations, total supply support, and in some cases transportation, mail room, and reproduction; integrates and aligns acquisition, delivery and management of supplies, equipment, and services to ensure the successful delivery of patient care; standardizes business processes, establishes performance measures and analyzes the supply chain, developing actions as a result of analysis results, metrics, quality assurance/compliance, operating practices, and reporting within the facility and supported catchment area.
• Maintains the logistics and supply chain management system by integrating operations that involve planning, coordinating, and evaluating the logistical and supply chain management actions required to support the complex requirements of a large healthcare system; oversees, guides, manages, and integrates supply chain operations across the organization, including planning/coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations; directs the supply chain, to include budget projections/execution for logistics programs and contracts, utilizing an understanding of the role of logistics in facility and Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) financial, business, capital asset management, clinical, and administrative operations.
• Conducts audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews of all logistics activities to ensure they provide satisfactory levels of service and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives, and procedures; when these audits reveal performance improvement opportunities or deficiencies, develops, and executes remediation actions through to completion.
• ACSCO becomes the Logistics Section Chief when the Facility Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated and the Incident Commander requires the position to be filled. Logistics is one of five major functional areas (command, operations, planning, logistics and finance/administration) designated under the ICS to be staffed in an EOC during an emergent contingency; in this role, organizes and facilitates acquisition of resources and distribution of supplies, equipment, and other services needed to support response and recovery efforts for facilities.

Supervision:

• Working through subordinate supervisors, plans, organizes and assigns work to subordinates engaged in logistics and property management across organizational lines; revises assignments or details employees to other duties as necessary to meet changing work situations, deadlines, or priorities; prepares requests for filling vacancies to meet workload requirements; establishes performance standards, ensures equity in performance standards developed by subordinates, and evaluates subordinates' performance.
• Develops plans, milestones, and policy for the accomplishment of assigned functions on an immediate and long-range basis; develops and implements procedures and methods for accomplishment of assigned functions in accordance with directives and regulations; determines methodologies and approaches for staff use in successfully completing assigned functions; ensures that work is performed in a timely and satisfactory manner.
• Exercises significant supervisory responsibilities in dealing with officials of other sections or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank (i.e., Director and/or Associate Director, VISN CSCO, etc.).
• Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors; resolves formal complaints and grievances (including group complaints and grievances); reviews serious disciplinary actions (suspensions, terminations, etc.) involving nonsupervisory subordinates; assists employees in improvement of performance and keeps them informed of policies, personnel and other management programs; places exceptional emphasis on implementing and administering regulations governing the safeguarding of protected information.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Telework:

This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process (ad-hoc).

Position Description/PD#: Assistant Facility Chief Logistics Officer / PD99536S

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized.