What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Management Specialist position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
The purpose of this position is to perform specialized supply functions and related activities to carry out agency - region or facility pharmaceutical supply operations. Serves as Inventory Management Specialist with full responsibility for managing - coordinating - controlling and purchasing a wide variety of pharmaceutical and medical supplies necessary to meet the daily workload requirements of the GL-CMOP.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 11/18/2025. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Communicates with internal and external customers. Maintains confidentiality of patient/employee information - electronic and print. Applies judgement and analysis to provide inventory management services or resolve problems associated with inventory management systems or processes. Uses knowledge of established inventory management systems in weighing the impact of variables such as cost - existing policies and procedures - data processing requirements and other issues that influence the course of action. Maintains inventory control records in an automated system. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. -if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 year of successfully completed graduate education. For example - an applicant with 6 months of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-09) and 1 year of successfully completed graduate education (18 semester hours) - as is describe above - (50 percent of the education requirement for the GS-09) would qualify for a GS-09 position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Internal Controls Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Reading Comprehension 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. 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
The purpose of this position is to perform specialized supply functions and related activities to carry out agency - region or facility pharmaceutical supply operations. Serves as Inventory Management Specialist with full responsibility for managing - coordinating - controlling and purchasing a wide variety of pharmaceutical and medical supplies necessary to meet the daily workload requirements of the GL-CMOP.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 11/18/2025. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Communicates with internal and external customers. Maintains confidentiality of patient/employee information - electronic and print. Applies judgement and analysis to provide inventory management services or resolve problems associated with inventory management systems or processes. Uses knowledge of established inventory management systems in weighing the impact of variables such as cost - existing policies and procedures - data processing requirements and other issues that influence the course of action. Maintains inventory control records in an automated system. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. -if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 year of successfully completed graduate education. For example - an applicant with 6 months of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-09) and 1 year of successfully completed graduate education (18 semester hours) - as is describe above - (50 percent of the education requirement for the GS-09) would qualify for a GS-09 position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Internal Controls Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Reading Comprehension 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. 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
- The major duties and responsibilities include (but not limited to): Responsible for inventory management and purchase of expendable and non-expendable supplies
- Exercises Purchase Card Holder and delegated Ordering Officer authority in determining best value and contract sourcing
- Utilizes automated inventory management systems to maintain current inventory data
- Makes decisions regarding procurement methods in accordance with relevant guidelines for competition and formal advertisement
- Analyzes data to include demand history - program requirements - operations - procurement lead-time - current stock levels - and other factors that impact procurement decisions
- Conducts quantitative analysis of historical usage patterns for opportunities for potential cost savings - efficiencies - and process improvements
- Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 6:30AM-3:00PM Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Position Description/PD#: Inventory Management Specialist/PD686570 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized
Salary : $68,315 - $88,808
