Inventory Mgt Specialist

Summary This position serves as an Inventory Manager in the Commodity Management Division of the Logistics Service in the VA Health Care System responsible for the inventory and management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area(s). Qualifications To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/16/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7 level. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Managing a variety of expendable items and durable medical equipment. Developing and supporting the creation of acquisition strategies to acquire and purchase durable medical equipment. Implementing federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies. Utilizing best practices - principles and tools - concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance. Serving as a point of contact for the coordination of material support and the resolution of logistics problems. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D. - if related. OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a graduate degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Communication Contracting/Procurement Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork Technical Competence Technology Application Experience Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Duties Inventory Management and Control: Responsible for the management and control of an assigned class of expendable material serves as the point of contact for the coordination of material support and resolution of logistic problems conducts forecasting and quantitative analysis conducts spot checks and complies with special requirements for firearms - ammunition and sensitive equipment Returns - Recalls - and Reutilization: Implements federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies coordinates disposal of surplus or excess supplies makes emergent procurement decisions and participates in root cause analysis process Performs other related duties as assigned Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory - qualification - and performance requirements are met Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level Work Schedule: Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: no Telework: no Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Inventory Mgt Specialist/PD99823S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: none #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs