Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist

Full Job Description

The Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) is the senior supply chain management officer for a VA Health Care System (VA HCS) with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area, responsible for the development and integration of a cohesive, forward-looking supply chain that ensures the logistic requirements of the VA HCS with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area are met.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/27/2026.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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.

To qualify at the GS-14 grade, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher and meet the specialized experience as listed below: Specialized Experience: Experience managing and supervising a large unit within a hospital or large setting.

Experience in logistical functions and supply chain management.

Skilled in acquisition planning, purchasing, transportation, distribution, tracking, inventory management/control, reconciliation of undelivered orders, and disposition of supplies and equipment.

Experience conducting audits, performance reviews, compliance reviews, and efficiency reviews. Skilled with all Microsoft office products.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Acquisition Strategy Administration and Management Financial Management Leadership Manages Human Resources Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Technical Competence 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Duties: Integrates and aligns acquisition, delivery and management of supplies, equipment and services to ensure the successful delivery of patient care.

Exercises supply chain management responsibility for the coordination and integration of new technology and/or implementation of new supply and equipment requirements.

Integrates operations for the acquisition and procurement of complex healthcare resources that involve planning, coordinating, and evaluating the logistical and supply chain management actions required to support the complex requirements of a large healthcare system.

Serves as the senior VA HCS logistics expert.

Maintains extensive knowledge of supply chain systems and requirements necessary to provide direct support to the VA HCS, and technical guidance and assistance to all organizational logistics personnel pertaining to logistics.

Conducts audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness and 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.

Oversees all activities involved in providing needed logistics support, to include capital asset planning, strategic sourcing of commodities through vehicles such as the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) contract and other contract vehicles.

Establishes, maintains and promotes VA HCS and supported catchment area logistics personnel training and professional development programs, which are integral to the success of the logistics program.

Engages customers regularly and coordinates satisfaction surveys with customers to determine their needs and satisfaction with the manner in which the logistics system is meeting those needs; advises vendors and suppliers of VHA logistics programs and business opportunities.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the agency) Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist/PD99811S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized