Inventory Management Specialist-EX

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Harrison (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Montana VA Health Care System seeks an Inventory Manager in the Supply Chain Management Service to oversee expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area.

Responsibilities include forecasting, inventory control, data analysis, and coordination of material support; ensure compliance with federal programs for return and reutilization; work schedule 7:00am-3:30pm Mon-Fri; telework not authorized.

Qualifications

• GS-07 requires 1 year specialized experience or education as described; time-in-grade rules apply.
• GS-09 requires 1 year at GS-07 or master's degree or equivalent graduate study.
• Transcript and documentation required to support qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory and control of expendable items and durable medical equipment in the assigned area.
• Forecast short- and long-range inventory needs and analyze inventory reports.
• Coordinate material support and resolve logistics problems across the service.
• Conduct spot checks and ensure compliance with firearms, ammunition, and sensitive equipment rules.
• Implements programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies and disposal of surplus.

Skills

Inventory management

Forecasting

Data analysis

Coordination

Tools

Automated inventory systems

Job description

This position serves as an Inventory Manager within the Supply Chain Management Service at the Montana VA Health Care System - and is responsible for the inventory and management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area(s)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/23/2026. 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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7 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.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-07: You must have one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service that has 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. Qualifying 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 - OR; Education GS-07: Successful completion of 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 - OR - Combination GS-07: 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 beyond a bachelors degree may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-07 level. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify - a copy of your transcript is required. OR - Meet the minimum qualifications based on Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) with a bachelor's degree with one of the following: class standing - grade point average and/or membership in a national honor society. I understand I must submit documentation to support SAA. For GS-9 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 this 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. OR - Graduate Education GS-9: 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. OR - 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. 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/.

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: 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
• Complies with special requirements for firearms - ammunition - and sensitive equipment
• 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
• Computes requirements for supplies and DME
• 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: 7:00am - 3:30pm - Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: This position is not authorized for telework
• Position Description/PD#: Inventory Management Specialist-EX/PD99823S and PD99578S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized