Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist (Nx)

Summary
This position serves as a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist for non-expendable (NX) assets/material in a VA Health Care System and supported catchment area. Supervises multiple supply or material classes/series. Is recognized as Material Management Section's subject matter expert and serves as advisor and consultant to the Chief Supply Chain Officer and Assistant CSCO on property management matters for sound material management concepts, practices, and control of all personal property.
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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates
  02/15/2022 to 03/08/2022
• Salary
  $81,338 - $105,733 per year
• Pay scale & grade
  GS 11
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  Location
  1 vacancy in the following location:
  
  • Palo Alto, CA1 vacancy
• Telework eligible
  No
• Travel Required
  Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
• Relocation expenses reimbursed
  No
• Appointment type
  Permanent
• Work schedule
  Full-time
• Service
  Competitive
• Promotion potential
  None
• Job family (Series)
  2010 Inventory Management
• Supervisory status
  Yes
• Security clearance
  Other
• Drug test
  No
• Position sensitivity and risk
  Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
• Trust determination process
  Suitability/Fitness
• Announcement number
  CBSW-11386956-22-BNR
• Control number
  637586700

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This job is open to

• Federal employees - Competitive service
  Current or former competitive service federal employees.
• Federal employees - Excepted service
  Current excepted service federal employees.

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Duties
Major duties include but are not limited to:
This position plans, directs and manages the activities of the Material Management Section, to include property management, equipment management, full warehouse receiving, and distribution. Transportation, mail center operations, and other operations sections may also fall under his/her purview. Synchronizes the section's requirements with other services/sections in the development of a sound course of action and rendering the correct interpretations and decisions involving all phases of the operations/requirements. All duties and requirements of this position demand a great deal of concentrated effort and expert judgement. The management of this section requires the Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist to perform daily, difficult and complex functions. Ensures compliance in section's specific areas of external quality assurance and business reviews.
Work Schedule: Full time, 07:00 - 15:30
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist (NX)/PD00197O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/08/2022.
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:
  • planning, coordinating and executing an inventory and materials management program;
  • directing and overseeing the lifecycle management of individual assets;
  • conducting data/information analysis for acquisition planning;
  • managing and controlling non-expendable equipment and assets;
  • exercising supervisory responsibilities to include planning, assigning and evaluating work and resolving complaints.

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: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. 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. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the two years or 36 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

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

• Effective Communication
• Leadership
• Planning and Evaluating
• Problem Solving
• Reasoning
• Technology Application

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. 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.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and is usually accomplished while seated at a desk or table, typically in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. Some standing, walking, bending and lifting is required. Physical exertions including stretching, reaching and pulling or pushing cares occurs when assisting with inventories or activities involving retrieving items from shelves and cabinets.
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/.
Education
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate ...