Supervisory Supply Technician

Veterans Health Administration (DOVA); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

VA Boston Healthcare System is seeking a Supervisory Supply Technician at the West Roxbury or Jamaica Plain campuses in Massachusetts. The role directs the primary inventory point for clinical and administrative areas, ensuring timely distribution of supplies and effective stock control.

Responsibilities include planning work for subordinates, supervising staff, overseeing inventory management, and coordinating with vendors to optimize logistics operations.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and directing work for subordinates.
• Ability to set priorities and develop work schedules.
• Experience managing supply distribution in a large facility.

Responsibilities

• Plan work and set priorities for subordinates.
• Advise and instruct staff on work and administrative matters.
• Oversee disposal and distribution of all supplies and materials.
• Monitor stock, expiration dates, and rotating stock to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare timely deliveries and cart preparation.
• Ensure proper storage and unpacking of inventory items.
• Analyze issues and provide reliable decisions.
• Coordinate with vendors and contract staff on logistics.
• Communicate policy changes to staff and clinical teams.

Skills

Supervisory logistics

Stock management

Vendor coordination

People management

Job description

Summary

The employee will serve as a Supervisory Supply Technician at the VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury Campus, in West Roxbury, MA or at the Jamaica Plain Campus, in Jamaica Plain, MA. The employee will ensure that supplies and material are distributed to all areas serviced by logistics by directing, supervising and managing the primary inventory point that receives, stores and issues supplies and materials for both clinical and administrative service areas of the medical center.

Location

West Roxbury Campus – West Roxbury, MA; Jamaica Plain Campus – Jamaica Plain, MA.

Compensation

$57,150 – $74,297 per year

Pay scale: GS-7

Promotion potential: 7

Occupational series: 2005 Supply Clerical And Technician

Work Schedule and Job Details

Full-time

Travel required: Not required

Appointment type: Permanent

Supervisory status: Yes

Federal service type: Competitive Service

Drug test: No

Security clearance: Not required

Position sensitivity and risk: Non-sensitives (NS)/Low Risk

Background check type: Credentialing, Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required: No (some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests)

Announcement number: CARZ-13093847-27-JDC

Control number: 891230000

Open to the public, U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates; set and adjust short term priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work based on priorities.
• Advise, counsel and instruct employees on work and administrative manners, such as complaints, grievances, etc.
• Oversee management and distribution of all supplies and material in the medical center through subordinates who maintain stock, monitor expiration dates and rotating stock.
• Ensure critical supplies are monitored, perform daily inventory, and resolve differences in records.
• Distribute items, deliver supplies in a timely manner and complete specialty cart preparation.
• Ensure supplies are unpacked and properly stored in inventory areas.
• Analyze and resolve difficult issues and problems in order to plan effectively and render equitable and reliable decisions.
• Conduct market research on all new products and ensure they are recorded in the automated inventory system.
• Ensure availability of recurring supply items which are managed and distributed through the computerized inventory management system.
• Analyze management reports in order to manage and control the fund control point limitations and identify trends, correct errors and resolve problems.
• Work with members of the vendor and/or contract community, managers, supervisors and other staff throughout the medical center on logistics issues.
• Communicate with subordinate staff and other administrative and clinical staff to coordinate and persuade logistics activities on the implementation of policy or procedural changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives

Not authorized.

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed. The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre‑employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state‑issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) – See “Required Documents” below for details.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

• DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The employee must possess a current, valid state-issued driver’s license for this position. (Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid driver’s license at the time of your interview.)
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them 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. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: planning and coordinating work to be accomplished by other staff; establishing priorities for a department; overseeing the receipt and distribution of supplies and materials for a complex medical center; maintaining stock at inventory locations; monitors expiration dates; ensure supplies are delivered timely; training new employees and answering questions on local processes and procedures; ensuring proper storage of supplies and materials; resolving problems and providing guidance to others on logistics activities; and making recommendations on improvement of work production and quality of work.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). The work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance, moves heavier items’ weighing over 40 pounds.

Competencies

• Conflict Management
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Manages Resources
• Partnering
• Planning and Evaluating

Veterans Preference

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Veterans’ Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5 pt (TP), 10 pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD-214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference.

Special Employment Consideration

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more information on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department at [phone].

Benefits

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Review our benefits. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Agency Contact Information

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Address: VA Boston Healthcare System, 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301, US.

Next Steps

After the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications per Category Rating procedures to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

Fair and Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

• Criminal history inquiries
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
• Financial suitability New employee probationary period
• Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy
• Selective Service Signature and false statements
• Social security number request