Supply Technician

Nalu Federal is a subsidiary company of the Kanaka Foundation - An NHO who's mission is to support Native Hawaiians.

You will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pet insurance
• Annual membership to Costco or Sam's
• 401K
• ...and much, much more!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inventory Management: Integrate management and control of medical supplies and equipment. The work involves a number of processes to include requirements determination, material distribution, procurement authorization, and funds management.
• Serve as expert facilitator in all fields of logistics involving medical and nonmedical supplies and services. The incumbent will govern supply procedures and measure supply performance for assigned areas. Assist with the ordering and receipt process.
• Analyze and fill material requirements for assigned areas to include planning and initiating actions to obtain material, determine and set stock levels, and monitor usage activities. Utilize a variety of sophisticated electronic data processing systems to accomplish daily operations.
• Material Coordination: Monitor the status and effectiveness of projects, operations, and programs by identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems. Conduct supply demand studies and participate in supply chain management coordination meetings.
• Provide training to new MTF staff members on supply system procedures. Assist with all aspects of logistics support to include familiarization with requesting medical equipment accountability, repair, and equipment acquisition. Coordinate requirements with users and seeks assistance in identifying and locating required items. Resolve user problems associated with obtaining and maintaining stocks. Prepare written analyses of activities and problems with recommendations for solutions.
• Utilize complex automation systems for maintenance of acquisition records, reconciliation, and accountability of supplies and equipment.
• Inventory Control: Monitor quality assurance information and conduct quality assurance inspections. Respond to quality assurance issues per regulatory requirements. Perform procurement functions in accordance with laws and regulations as established in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation, and all other established regulations. Adhere to laws regarding competition, and price. Stay abreast of any changes to laws and regulations effecting procurement.
• Assist with ordering and stock a variety of technical supplies ranging from common administrative and medical support materials through surgical instruments and surgical support equipment. Research acquisition sources and methods; resolve problems associated with timely deliveries and lead times; arrange for disposal of surplus and excess property; and monitor the operations and records of storerooms and distribution points, including stock levels, rates of usage, reorder points, and requests for new items.
• Phasing procurements and deliveries and determining best use of funds. Exercise substantially independent authority to establish and revise reorder frequencies; establish stock levels for individual items; and manage assigned items in such a manner as to achieve effective supply support while remaining within authorized funding limits.
• Manages DMLSS Strategic Sourcing queue to include Equivalent Preferred Item - Better Source Same Item - Move to ECOMMERCE - Move to Veterans Business - Equivalent Item Better Source.
• Works the excess lines on the Logistics Metrics Indicators.
• Crash Carts - Checks daily that all crash carts have a quality assurance sheet verified before issue. Verifies there are six PEDS and twelve advanced crash carts ready for issue always and automated crash cart system is accurately updated. Monitors to ensure the tracking system and LOGBOOK are updated, accurate, and followed through. Inspects spreadsheet for accurate item IDs, QTY, and expiration dates. Verifies that within 30 minutes after a code is communicated the crash cart must be exchanged. Ensure personnel are properly trained on crash carts.
• The supervisor assigns the work by defining objectives, priorities, and deadlines. The contractor plans and carries out the work independently and consults with the supervisor on unusual situations that do not have clear precedents. Completed work is reviewed for technical soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.
• Use judgment to interpret and adapt guidelines for application to specific cases or problems.
• The contractor must choose from many alternatives to determine the course of action to take. The work involves conditions and elements that must be identified and analyzed in order to determine interrelationships.
• Evaluate supply program and recommend improvements, policies, methods, procedures, and techniques which can impact the manner in which the MTF conducts business with customers. The work affects the MTF supply management program, and its quality of service provided to customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the procurement authorization process in order to ensure that medical supplies are maintained properly and, in a cost, effective manner.
• Knowledge and understanding of all levels of governmental regulations, directives, policies, and procedures in order to administer the supply management program.
• Analytical and evaluative skills in order to review and develop technical data and specifications and determine and establish sources of manufacture; analyze and evaluate deviations to technical requirements; develop technical changes to procurement specifications packages; analyze and resolve difficult issues and problems in the inventory management supply system involving supply processes, work methods, supply data management and day to day operational procedures.
• Knowledge of the life cycle support concepts, programs, policies, and procedures of the medical supply systems in order to accomplish material coordination responsibilities.
• Planning and organization skills in order to develop and coordinate action plans and milestones that effectively monitor and ensure an effective supply program.
• Knowledge of the technical features and uses of assigned material in order to coordinate supply/ program support and resolve problems.
• Knowledge of inventory management policy, procedures, and techniques including supply planning, acquisition, storage, issue, utilization, and disposal to determine, regulate, and control the level and flow of equipment and material necessary for mission accomplishment.

Nalu Federal is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information (family medical history), or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. EEO/AA employer/Vet/Disabled.