Inventory Management Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The position serves as an Inventory Manager in the Commodity Management Division of the Logistics Service in a Veterans Health Care System in Palo Alto, California, with responsibility for the inventory management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area.

GS-07/09 grade level qualifications include specialized experience, graduate education, and combinations; education and experience must clearly demonstrate the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes: managing expendable items and durable medical equipment; forecasting inventory needs; analyzing inventory management reports; utilizing automated inventory management systems; researching and resolving questions and issues; implementing return and reutilization programs.
• Graduate Education: Successfully completed one full year of graduate level education.
• Combination: Equivalent combination of education and specialized experience.
• Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) criteria for qualification at GS-07/GS-09 level.
• Physical Requirements and Work Environment: Office setting with occasional lifting and handling.

Responsibilities

• Inventory management of expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area.
• Forecasting short and long-range inventory needs.
• Analyze inventory management reports and assessment of options for supply support.
• Utilize automated inventory management systems to maintain current data.
• Research and resolve questions and issues; support return and reutilization of medical supplies.

Job description

The position serves as an Inventory Manager in the Commodity Management Division of the Logistics Service in a Veterans Health Care System in Palo Alto, California, with responsibility for the inventory management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience

One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: managing a variety of expendable items and durable medical equipment; forecasting short and long range inventory needs; analyzing inventory management reports and the effectiveness of various options proposed to provide supply support; utilizing automated inventory management systems to maintain current inventory data; researching and analyzing information to resolve questions and issues, and implementing federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies.

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.

Graduate Education

Successfully completed one (1) full year of graduate level education that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

Combination

Possess equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.

Superior Academic Achievement

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) at the baccalaureate level in the qualifying curriculum detailed above is fully qualifying. Applicants who wish to apply under this provision must submit proof from their educational institution that they meet one of the criteria listed below. To qualify for SAA, applicants must have completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled and meet one of the following:

1. Class Standing: Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision.
2. Grade Point Average: 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
3. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. For a list of recognized honor societies please visit http://www.achsnatl.org/quick_link.asp.

For more information regarding SAA please visit http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-II/s2-e5.asp#e4f.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience

One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: 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; and serving as a point of contact for the coordination of material support and the resolution of logistics problems.

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.

Graduate Education

Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. of J.D., if related that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

Combination

Equivalent combination of successfully completed education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. Only education in excess of the first year (18 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Work is normally accomplished in an office setting; however, due to the nature of the position and duties, may be called upon to assist in the receipt, storage and distribution of various supplies, primarily consisting of lifting light boxes generally less than 40 pounds, utilizing appropriate material handing devices, and placing items on shelves or carrying them elsewhere on station or within the catchment area. Must maintain applicable training and licensing to operate assigned equipment.

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/.