Inventory Mgt Specialist

Found in: beBee jobs US - 2 weeks ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

This position serves as an Inventory Manager in the Commodity Management Division of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System and supported catchment area, with responsibility for the inventory management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment in the assigned area(s).



Duties

Major Duties:

  • Manages and controls an assigned class of expendable material for a VA HCS and supported catchment area. Recognized as an authority on expendable commodity management and serves as a subject matter expert to all services and service lines.
  • Inventories managed include a wide variety of expendable items and durable medical equipment which may or may not be available through the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program or other negotiated or Federal Supply Schedule

    contracts.
  • Acts as a central point of contact for the coordination of commodity support and the resolution of logistics problems across organizational lines.
  • Acts as a focal point for new EX supply procedures. Makes decisions and commitments for the medical center on medical/surgical supplies that materially affect the VA HCS' ability to provide medical care to Veterans.
  • Researche opportunities for and conducts analysis of potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative

    analysis and historical usage patterns.
  • Utilizes performance measures to conduct forecasting and quantitative analysis. Develops Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Other major duties include:
    • Conducts short, mid, and long-term advanced planning for expendable items and DME, utilizing enterprise-wide computerized planning tools.
    • Uses a range of well-established and commonly applied inventory principles, standard and nonstandard methodologies, and concepts to determine need to intervene in the supply system in response to fluctuations in rates of usage, cost, availability for established suppliers, alternative sources of supply and other similar conditions.
    • Performs analytical work to manage, regulate, coordinate, or otherwise exercise control over EX supplies.
    • Forecasts short-and long-range inventory needs considering changes in medical and surgical technologies, clinical scheduling changes and program requirements.
    • Participates in VISN and facility strategic planning to support major and minor projects and initiatives, ensuring that supply and DME needs are met while considering cost, policies/procedures sources of supply and other variables.
    • Develops acquisition strategies to acquire and purchase DME, displaying familiarity with contracting laws and regulations with industry practices.
    • Conducts data analysis for acquisition planning associated with DME.
    • Analyzes and advises the customer on supply/DME purchase recommendations utilizing the "best value" approach, which may include criteria such as special features of the supply that are required in effective program performance that is not provided by a comparable supply; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; and past performance.
    • Manages inventory, independently sets initial stock and par levels and reorder points and resolves issues for a complete medical or service category (i.e., surgical, dental, imaging, engineering, prosthetics, laboratory or other major commodity).
    • Authorizes significant changes in expenditure and stock levels based on usage requirements and budgeting considerations.
    • Research opportunities for and conducts analysis of potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative analysis and historical usage patterns.
    • Utilizes best practices, principles and tools, concepts, and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance.
    • Reviews and reports back to Fiscal on listings of delinquent payments and receipts of purchase orders.
    • Carefully handles highly specialized items which may require any or all the following: sub-zero temperature control; delicate care instructions; sterile processing; and refrigeration.
    • Coordinates rotation of emergency caches to prevent expirations and economy of supply while maintaining National Emergency Management stock levels.
  • Supports other elements of the organization and performs other duties as assigned.
  • Returns, Recalls and Reutilization.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Inventory Mgt Specialist/PD#99823/PD#99823-S

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

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