Supervisory Supply Technician
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Job Location:
Louisville, KY - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 50460 - 65599
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position serves as the Supervisory Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. As a Supervisory Supply Technician you 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.
Duties include but may not be limited to the following:
- Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; sets and adjusts short term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work based on priorities;
- Advises counsels and instructs employees on work and administrative manners such as complaints grievances etc.;
- Finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production;
- Provides guidance and evaluates work involving new complex or unusual situations and those without clear precedence;
- Oversees 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 resolve differences in records distribute items deliver supplies in a timely manner and complete specialty cart preparation;
- Oversees the receipt of supplies and material into the medical center;
- Ensures supplies are unpacked and properly stored in inventory areas;
- Analyzes and resolves difficult issues and problems in order to plan effectively and render equitable and reliable decisions;
- Conducts market research on all new products and ensures they are recorded in the automated inventory system;
- Ensures availability of recurring supply items which are managed and distributed through the computerized inventory management system;
- Analyzes management reports in order to manage and control the fund control point limitations and identify trends correct errors and resolve problems;
- Works with members of the vendor and/or contract community managers supervisors and other staff throughout the medical center on Logistics issues; and
- Communicates with subordinate staff and other administrative and clinical staff to coordinate and persuade logistics activities on the implementation of policy or procedural changes.
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Supply Technician/PD99831S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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/trial period
- 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification 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)
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must meet the following:
One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of this Supervisory Supply Technician (Medical) position. 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 wok production and quality of work.
You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
- Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
- Managing Human Resources: Plans distributes coordinates and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected utilized and developed and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
- Customer Service: Works and communicates with clients and customers (e.g. any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit provides including individuals who work in your agency or in other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to satisfy their expectations. Committed to quality services.
- Technology Application: Uses machines tools or equipment effectively; uses computers and computer applications/systems to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.
- Reasoning: Identifies rules principles or relationships that explain facts data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Works primarily in a supply office and supply distribution points that support the Storage and Distribution of supplies. Multiple interruptions are experience throughout the day resulting from telephone and personal contacts with individuals requiring information guidance or problem solving. Protective and special clothing is worn to prevent exposure to dangerous materials; hair covers shoe covers and gloves are worn as required when delivering supplies into clean/sterile areas and managing verification of inventory stock levels within the primaries. Physical dispersion of the facility may make it necessary to make deliveries over uneven terrain and/or in adverse weather conditions.
Education
There is no substitution for education at this level.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Inventory Control
- Military Experience
- Lawson
- Supply Chain Experience
- Warehouse Experience
- Analysis Skills
- Computer Literacy
- Sterile Processing
- Supplier Management
- Materials Management
- Logistics
- Hazmat
