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Supply Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Fresh

Salary

$118,984 - $154,682

per year

Type

Closes

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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 supply chain operations in a Veterans Affairs hospital, acting as a backup to the top supply officer and managing logistics like purchasing, inventory, and distribution to keep everything running smoothly.

It's a supervisory role where you'll guide teams, handle budgets, and ensure the facility gets what it needs efficiently.

A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in logistics or supply management, especially in government or healthcare settings, who enjoys solving problems and coordinating large-scale operations.

Key Requirements

  • One full year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent, including leading supply chain management and logistics programs
  • Experience in acquisition management, purchasing, transportation, distribution, and inventory control
  • Knowledge of warehouse operations for expendable and non-expendable equipment
  • Supervisory experience overseeing diverse teams and subordinate supervisors
  • Assistance with budget formulation, forecasting expenditures, and financial management
  • Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at GS-12) with supporting SF-50 documentation
  • Ability to perform sedentary work with occasional visits to warehouses and storage areas

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, facility applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Non-facility applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/30/2026.

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-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.

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.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position successfully that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

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.

There is no educational substitution for the GS-13 level.

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.

Physical Requirements: The work is generally sedentary, bur requires visits to warehouse and storage areas, loading docks and other facilities.

Work is normally performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, and requires safe office practices.

Working Conditions: Work is normally performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, and requires safe office practices.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 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: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supply Management Specialist/PD99474S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CAZP-12911497-26-LLR