Inventory Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Mather AFB Munitions Storage (formerly) (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration (VA) is seeking an Inventory Manager within the Logistics Service to oversee expendable supplies and durable medical equipment across assigned catchment areas. This role focuses on accurate stock control, forecasting, and coordination with procurement and clinical teams to ensure uninterrupted patient care.

The position emphasizes adherence to federal guidelines, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to optimize supply chain

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory management or materials management.
• Knowledge of federal procurement and fiscal processes.
• Ability to forecast demand and set stock levels.

Responsibilities

• Inventory management and control of expendable materials and DME in the assigned area.
• Forecasting, setting initial stock levels, reorder points, and par levels.
• Returns, recalls, and reutilization; coordinate disposal of surplus supplies and emergent procurement decisions.
• Communicate with procurement officials, vendors, project engineers and others to resolve inventory issues.
• Analyze stock performance and support long-range forecasting for new requirements.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as an Inventory Manager in the Commodity Management Division of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area, with responsibility for the inventory management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) in the assigned area(s).

Key Responsibilities

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).

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• 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;
• 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;
• Manages inventory, independently sets initial stock and par levels and reorder points and resolves issues for a complete medical or service category (i.e., surgical, dental, imaging, engineering, prosthetics, laboratory or other major commodity).
• Authorizes significant changes in expenditure and stock levels based on usage requirements and budgeting considerations.
• Utilizes best practices, principles and tools, concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance. Analyzes, coordinates and controls management of stock items to support preparation of long-range forecasts necessary to support new requirements.
• Reviews and reports back to Fiscal on listings of delinquent payments and receipts of purchase orders. Corresponds with procurement officials, vendors, project engineers and other stakeholders to resolve inventory issues.

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: M - F 7:00 - 3:30 Position Description/PD#: Inventory Management Specialist/PD99828S and PD99578S

Requirements & Education

There is educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $55934 – $88949/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-25.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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