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Supervisory Supply Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

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$106,437 - $138,370

per year

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April 20, 2026More VA jobs →

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading and overseeing the supply chain operations for a Veterans Health Administration facility, acting as a backup to the top supply chain officer and managing everything from purchasing supplies to distributing them efficiently across the organization.

A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in logistics who enjoys coordinating teams, ensuring smooth operations, and handling budgets in a healthcare or government setting.

It's ideal for professionals who can balance day-to-day management with strategic planning to support veteran care.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, including leading supply chain operations and logistics programs
  • Time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-12 for current federal employees
  • Knowledge of acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, and inventory control
  • Experience in budget formulation, forecasting expenditures, and financial planning
  • Supervisory skills in overseeing diverse teams and subordinate supervisors
  • Ability to conduct audits, compliance reviews, and performance evaluations of logistics functions
  • Occasional travel for inspections; primarily sedentary work

Full Job Description

The Supervisory Supply Management Specialist -Assistant Chief Supply Chain Officer (ACSCO), serves as the alternate to the Facility Chief Supply Chain Officer (FCSCO) and is assigned continuing responsibility for managing a major part of the Logistics Service in the supply chain management (SCM) program with the direction and opinion of this role having the same authority given to the Service Chief.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 15 days of the closing date of this announcement.

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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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.

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.

Do you possess: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Supervisory Supply Management Specialist?

Specialized experience includes, serving as a supply chain management leader/supervisor, responsible for ensuring the logistical requirements of an organization are met; planning/coordinating and evaluating various operations to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of a logistics program.

Areas of knowledge and skill should include acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, inventory management and control, expendable and non-expendable equipment, and warehouse operations; experience assisting with budget formulation and forecasting of expenditures.

At this level, candidates should possess experience in overseeing and managing a group with a variety of occupations and subordinate supervisors.

NOTE: 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.

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.

Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary in nature.

Requires occasional travel to conduct inspections of contract facilities or motor vehicles providing contracts for healthcare resources to ensure joint commission and safety requirements are met.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Oversees, guides, manages and integrates supply chain operations across the organization; Plans and coordinates fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations; Establishes, monitors and manages the performance and measurement of logistics functions for all aspects of the supply chain; Conducts logistics audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews; Manages all activities involved in the supply chain management to include sourcing, procurement and logistics management activities; Responsible for linking major business functions and processes within the organization into a cohesive and high performing business model; Forecast planning and budget execution for supplies, subsistence, durable medical equipment, medical gases, expendable/non-expendable and capital equipment, inventory management, warehouse operations, transportation and distribution; Leads and/or participates in regular meetings, ensuring logistics needs and requirements are being met; Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Supply Management Specialist/PD99474S

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CAZP-12922697-26-NP