Strategic Inventory & DME Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Tuskegee (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Inventory Management Specialist for the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) and surrounding catchment area. The role focuses on the inventory management of expendable supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) across assigned areas.

The position emphasizes advanced planning, forecasting, and strategic procurement, including adherence to contracting laws and budgeting considerations.

Qualifications

• Experience managing expendable supplies and DME.
• Familiarity with MSPV and FSS contracts.
• Ability to forecast inventory needs.
• Knowledge of budgeting and expenditure controls.

Responsibilities

• Manages an assigned class of expendable material and DME for VA HCS and catchment area.
• Uses inventory principles to determine need to intervene in the supply system.
• Forecasts short and long range inventory needs.
• Develops acquisition strategies to purchase DME.
• Performs wall-to-wall and periodic inventories.
• Authorizes changes in expenditure and stock levels.

Skills

Inventory management

Forecasting

Advanced planning

Data analysis

Budgeting

Contracting knowledge

Education

Transcript required

Foreign education equivalency

Job description

Veterans Health Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Inventory Management Specialist for the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) and surrounding catchment area. The role focuses on the inventory management of expendable supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) across assigned areas.

The position emphasizes advanced planning, forecasting, and strategic procurement, including adherence to contracting laws and budgeting considerations.