Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in West Palm Beach, FL seeks a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist to oversee lifecycle management of non-expendable assets and supervise NX asset teams.

The role advises the Chief Supply Chain Officer on property management and develops professional growth plans for staff. Qualifications include specialized experience or education per GS-11 standards, with emphasis on asset planning, data analysis, and inventory control, plus VA Handbook familiarity.

Qualifications

• Specializes in planning, evaluation, and resource coordination within a federal setting.
• Demonstrates leadership, guiding teams and supervising staff.
• Applies technology and data analysis to support property management decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversees lifecycle management of non-expendable assets.
• Plans long-term and short-term NX asset requirements.
• Analyzes data to forecast needs and optimize inventory.
• Directs inventories and identifies potential shrinkage issues.
• Develops strategies for NX automated replacement systems and processes.

Skills

Planning and Evaluating

Leadership

Technology Application

Communication

Reasoning

Problem Solving

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education

Job description

Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist for non-expendable (NX) reports to the Supply Chain Management Service.

Position supervises multiple supply or material classes/series. Serves as Section's subject matter expert and as advisor and consultant to the Chief Supply Chain Officer and Assistant on property management matters for sound material management concepts, practices, and control of all personal property. Develops individual development plans for professional growth and development.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/28/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Oversees the lifecycle management of non-expendable assets.
• Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for new and replacement NX assets.
• Conducts data analysis, asset needs based on disparate data points including projected lifecycle, down time, repair rates, lost workload, cost, depreciation, trade-in value.
• Planning, coordinating and executing an expendable inventory.
• Planning and reviewing supply/inventory processes and functions.
• Assigning and evaluating work and resolving complaints.
• Analyzes, coordinates and controls management of stock items to support preparation of long-range forecasts to support new requirements.
• Directs wall-to-wall and periodic inventories to identify potential shrinkage issues.
• Develop strategies for implementing future NX automated replacement systems, supply technologies and/or business practices.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a master's degree..

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Technology Application: Uses machines, tools, instruments, or equipment effectively; uses computers and computer applications to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.
• Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Preferred Experience:

• VA property management non expendable experience.
• Direct knowledge with VA Handbook 7002 & VA Handbook 1761, VA Handbook TG-90.
• Direct experience with equipment lifecycle management.
• Firsthand knowledge of the Report of Survey program and Custodial Official EIL program oversight.
• VA Logistics supervisory experience.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid expe