Supply Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Supply Technician for the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. The role involves managing supplies and materials for various facility areas, ensuring timely delivery, and maintaining inventory integrity.

Applicants must possess specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 and strong communication skills. This position works Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 am to 8:30 am. Join a dedicated team committed to serving veterans with quality care.

Qualifications

• Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04.
• Ability to interpret supply/inventory management policies.
• Experience with communicating effectively with customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stock at inventory locations for services.
• Pull inventory for delivery to clinical services.
• Monitor expiration dates and rotate stock as needed.
• Perform daily inventory checks using bar-coding equipment.
• Deliver supplies timely and in sterile condition.

Skills

Knowledge of supply management procedures

Inventory and excess material management

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of federal acquisition systems

Education

Four years of education beyond high school

Tools

Automated inventory system

Bar-coding equipment

Job description

Summary

This position – located at the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center – serves as a Supply Technician. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas of the Facility that are serviced by Logistics.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement – 09/18/2026.

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‑05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS‑04 level. The grade may have been in any occupation – but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF‑50 that shows 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.

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS‑04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include: practical knowledge of standard supply management procedures to perform work involving inventory and excess material management; knowledge and ability to interpret policies, procedures, manuals, and regulations pertaining to supply/inventory management and federal acquisition systems; knowledge of an automated inventory system to monitor issues and receipts in support of stock replenishment processes; knowledge of the names of the different supply items including the trays and sets – and a general understanding of how items are used; ability to communicate effectively concepts, techniques and methods (oral and written) to communicate with a variety of individuals – including internal and external customers.

Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed four years above high school.

Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

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

• Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services.
• Pulls stock inventory and material from main inventory for delivery.
• Interacts with clinical and administrative customers to ensure issues and needs are identified and either resolved or escalated to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists as needed.
• Monitors expiration dates – rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates.
• Performs daily inventory of primary and secondary inventory points using bar‑coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment orders.
• Distributes items according to established or AD‑HOC requirements in computerized inventory management systems.
• Delivers supplies in a timely and accurate manner – ensuring supplies and materials delivered are in sterile and operational condition.
• Delivery by motor vehicle may be required.
• Completes specialty cart preparation and stocking.
• Cleans assigned secondary areas (shelves and bins) in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines – local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) – and Joint Commission standards as scheduled.
• Supports wall‑to‑wall and periodic inventories.
• Work Schedule: Sunday – Thursday – 12:00 am – 8:30 am; Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S; Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized; Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved; Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.