Supply Technician

This position is to provide administrative and technical support in the areas of purchasing, supply, inventory management, and facilities operations to one or more of six facilities within Member Services (MS). Member Services is a national program office aligned under the Veterans Health Administration, Deputy Under Secretary for Health Operations and Management (DUSHOM).

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/02/2026.

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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06.. 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: Advancement to positions up to GS-05. Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment

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 s described below:

GS-05 Grade Level: Specialized experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include:1. Using a purchase card for routine purchases.2. Performing physical inventory counts.3. Performing routine restocking.
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Education (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
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Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first two years (60 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours).

GS-06 Grade Level: Specialized experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include:
1. Inputting inventory and supply data into an accounting system.
2. Applying numerous laws, regulations, policies and procedures to provide customer and organizational support in the areas of purchasing, supply and inventory management and facilities operations.
3. Monitoring inventory status of items.
4. Assisting with ordering, storing, and delivering supplies and equipment.
5. Preparing effective written responses, reports, and summaries.

GS-07 Grade Level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include:
1. Receiving Purchase Order Requests (POR) and utilizing KANVISTA (or similar system)-a general accounting software, to generate a Purchase Order (PO)
2. Maintaining a predetermined base level of various supply items to meet business operations
3. Ensuring all ordered items are distributed to and received by the appropriate location(s)
4. Performing a combination of tasks associated with the receipt, storage, issue and replenishment of a wide variety of supplies, forms, and publications
5. Examining items received, noting overages, shortages or any damages incurred in shipping and contacts the vendor and/or other responsible party for resolution

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/.

Responsibilities:

The incumbent is a trained government purchase card (GPC) holder for Member Services. This position is responsible for ordering supplies, equipment, and services, including minor construction, for all the Member Services locations and supported customers in accordance with federal purchasing card rules, regulations, and expenditure limits.Major duties include but are not limited to:Purchasing Card Duties:

• Ordering supplies, equipment, and services, including minor construction, for all the Member Services locations and supported customers in accordance with federal purchasing card rules, regulations, and expenditure limits.
• Contacting various vendors in accordance with the required sources of supply identified within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 8 to complete purchases.
• Works with various vendors to negotiate cost savings whenever possible.
• Develops and maintains a base level of various supply items that each MS location requires on a continual basis to meet business operations.
• Maintains, updates, and utilizes Generic Inventory Package (GIP) for all consumable expendable office supplies and provides required reports to assist in accurate ordering and accounting of supplies.

Supply and Inventory Management:

• Providing on-site inventory management support and working as part of a team by maintaining accountability for all VA equipment that is used throughout all Member Services locations.
• Examines items received; notes overages, shortages, or any damages incurred in shipping; and contacts the vendor and/or other responsible party for resolution.
• Determines delivery site of receipted items; sorts and delivers all incoming supplies to appropriate division locations
• Observes items having high annual dollar sales value, fast moving items, or items which are likely to become excess.

Facility Operations Support:

• Assists the Facilities Operations Specialist (FOS) by providing technical and administrative support on various facility related issues.
• Coordinates with local VAMC, military installation garrison, or lessor for service request orders.
• Provides support in conducting and documenting recurrent required inspections of building and equipment.
• Exercises tact and public relations skills in resolving complaints and completing requests for services.

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: Monday thru Friday - Tour of duty based on business needs.
Remote: This position is not authorized for Remote work.
Telework: This position is NOT authorized for Telework.
Virtual: This position is NOT authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to in person work mandate in their current position.
Definition of Virtual work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at VA-owned or leased space.
Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in affect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption already in place.
Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD07547A, PD07553A, and PD07556A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.

Salary : $41,400