Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist

Summary The Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) is the senior supply chain management officer for the San Francisco VA Health Care System (VA HCS) with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area, responsible for the development and integration of a cohesive, forward-looking supply chain that ensures the logistical requirements of the San Francisco VA HCS with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area are met.

Responsibilities The Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist is the senior supply chain management officer for a VA Health Care System (VA HCS) with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area, responsible for the development and integration of a cohesive, forward-looking supply chain that ensures the logistical requirements of the VA HCS with multiple sites of care and supported catchment area are met.

Oversees, guides, manages and integrates supply chain operations across the organization, including planning/coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations.

Establishes, monitors and manages the performance and measurement of logistics functions throughout the VA HCS for all aspects of the supply chain including requirements determination, acquisition planning/coordination/oversight, purchasing, transportation, distribution, tracking, inventory management/control, reconciliation of undelivered orders, and disposition of supplies and equipment.

Conducts logistics audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness and efficiency reviews based on self-developed and nationally developed standards, of all HCS activities to ensure they provide satisfactory levels of service and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures.

Serves as the senior logistics management officer for a VA HCS (with multiple sites of care) and supported catchment area, integrating acquisitions and procurement, logistics and related support and services for the supply chain, expendable/non-expendable (EX/NX) and capital equipment, inventory management, storage and distribution operations, total supply support, and in some cases transportation, mail room, and reproduction.

Integrates and aligns acquisition, delivery and management of supplies, equipment and services to ensure the successful delivery of patient care.

Standardizes business processes, establishes performance measures and analyzes the supply chain, developing actions as a result of analysis results, metrics, quality assurance/compliance, operating practices, and reporting within the system and supported catchment area.

Exercises supply chain management responsibility for the coordination and integration of new technology and/or implementation of new supply and equipment requirements.

Integrates operations for the acquisition and procurement of complex healthcare resources that involve planning, coordinating, and evaluating the logistical and supply chain management actions required to support the complex requirements of a large healthcare system.

Oversees, guides, manages and integrates supply chain operations across the organization, including planning and coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations.

Directs the supply chain, to include budget projections and execution for logistics programs and contracts, utilizing an understanding of the role of logistics in healthcare system and VISN financial, business, capital asset management, clinical, and administrative operations.

Serves as the senior VA HCS logistics expert.

Maintains extensive knowledge of supply chain systems and requirements necessary to provide direct support to the VA HCS, and technical guidance and assistance to all organizational logistics personnel pertaining to logistics.

Performs broad and comprehensive formal studies of benefits, impacts, characteristics and problems associated with logistics policy.

Analyzes the supply chain, developing actions as a result of analysis results, metrics, quality assurance/compliance, operating practices, and reporting within the health care system.

Develops performance measurement/management of all of the aforementioned (including statistical analysis, workload projections, and process management).

Analyzes and coordinates information and requirements with the healthcare system, VISN and VACO in the area of acquisitions and procurement, supply, equipment and medical readiness.

Through subordinate managers, conducts cost-benefit analysis for procurements through the total supply chain.

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a

m - 4:30 pm Telework:
May be available (Ad-Hoc)

Virtual:
This is NOT a virtual position

Position Description/PD#:
/PD99811-S

Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required 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, 06/11/2024. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization

Specialized experience is experience:

overseeing, guiding, managing and integrating supply chain operations across a healthcare organization, including planning/coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations; establishing, monitoring and managing the performance and measurement of logistics functions throughout a healthcare system for all aspects of the supply chain including requirements determination, acquisition planning/coordination/oversight, purchasing, transportation, distribution, tracking, inventory management/control, reconciliation of undelivered orders, and disposition of supplies and equipment; conducting logistics audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness and efficiency reviews, based on self-developed and nationally developed standards, of all healthcare system activities to ensure they provide satisfactory levels of service and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures.

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

Acquisition Strategy Administration and Management Financial Management Leadership Manages Human Resources Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Technical Competence 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 CSCO is required to participate on environment of care rounds, Facility Internal Reviews (FIR), Network External Reviews (NER), and external auditor site visits.

These reviews include a review work areas including warehouse, supply areas that require personal protective equipment such as OR and lab, and equipment disposition areas that involve removal of hazardous waste.

This may require long periods of standing, walking, and/or maneuvering around moving or otherwise hazardous equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and cart washers.

Between periods of inspection, the FCLO is required to maintain a safe environment through continuous review of work areas and work practices.

As members of Construction IPTs and leaders of construction activation teams, FCLOs will often be required to participate in construction site visits which may involve long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces, and may require the use of protective clothing.

The FCLO will also be required to participate in, or conduct intensive negotiations for 4 hours or longer without rest periods.

This may occur in conjunction with the Contracting Officer for contract negotiations, or in budget negotiation meetings.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional Information The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job.

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at Placement Policy:
The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

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For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

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