Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open only to current, permanent employees of VISN 17, and those eligible for CTAP.

THIS IS A DETAIL OPPORTUNITY - NOT TO EXCEED 120 DAYS

• Serve in the capacity of DCLO, the incumbent is primarily responsible for providing supervision, guidance, advice, coordination and integration to the Facility Chief Supply Chain Officers and their staff at each facility and serving as the subject matter expert for Supply Chain operations for the VISN 17 Network Office including: Integration of numerous activities and functions into an efficient and effective supply chain support program i.e., acquisition requirements for inventory and distribution supply chain, equipment and maintenance and property disposal, assisting VISN 17 and the field facilities in the areas of supply processing and distribution, inventory management, warehousing, property management and disposal, acquisition, emergency management, automation and technology refresh and the overall Supply Chain applicable to VA operations.
• Serve as the central point of contact for VISN 17 Supply Chain activities and monitoring, overseeing and/or resolving difficult problems in supply chain management support operations at the VISN 17 and VA medical centers, providing guidance to the facility Supply Chain Managers concerning the standardization of business processes and practices and reporting requirements, compliance with Supply Chain rules and regulations and VISN 17 activities including providing personally developed instructional materials or issuing procedural guides and other mechanisms that best accomplishes the need.
• Provide leadership on acquisitions required to establish and implement national, regional, and VISN 17 goals and objectives including providing statistical analysis, contract workload projections and reporting on the successes and improvement efforts.
• Serve as the senior advisor for developing the most efficient and effective organizational Supply Chain structure and implementing ways to enhance production, promote team building and improve business practices.
• Participate in VHA task forces, management studies and represents the VHA on interagency work groups that address supply chain changes or improvements as well as writing/rewriting of policies and procedures, including the designing, developing and/or coordinating qualitative and quantitative measurement criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of programs or operations for meeting agency goals and objectives.
• Evaluate VISN 17's overall supply program effectiveness for critical equipment or major classes of material and develops, recommends and evaluates functional specifications for control systems to support a variety of supply management functions.
• Design and/or develop report formats to provide supply management information, translates new supply program requirements or business practices into specifications for standard agency supply information reports, assures that very complex, integrated supply system requirements are reflected in report specifications, and performs specialized supply functions and related activities to carry out VISN 17 supply operations.
• Perform analytical work to manage, regulate, and coordinate or otherwise exercise control over supplies and equipment and using an in-depth knowledge of complex supply relationships, analyzes the effectiveness of various options proposed to provide supply support for critical and complex agency missions, a category of technical material or similar supply program.
• Prepare recommendations for procurement of high cost high tech equipment including providing oversight and collaborating with VISN 17 Equipment Subcommittee members and VISN 17 Chief Financial Officer during the review process of this equipment.
• Conduct site visits as requested by field facilities and/or as needed to respond to, identify and/or recommend improvements to operations, analyze inventory methods and provide on-site training.
• Provide guidance, advice, and supervision to Supply Chain officers at each facility in the Network.
• Direct and coordinates projects for VISN wide projects, initiatives, and contracts.
• Set performance standards for direct reports.
• Participate in the selection process of VISN and facility level staff affecting the Supply Chain programs.
• Hear and resolve group grievances or serious employee complaints.
• Review and approve disciplinary actions.
• Make decisions on nonroutine, costly, or controversial training needs and training requests.
• Determine whether contractor performed work meets standards of adequacy necessary for authorization of payment.
• Approve expenses comparable to within-grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel.
• Find and implementing ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promote team building, or improve business practices.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: PD005600
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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
• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/14/2025.

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-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 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provide expert knowledge of supply chain management policies, practices, tools and operations; serve as senior level advisor to provide expert level technical advice and guidance to all organizational logistics personnel pertaining to logistics; identify and/or recommend improvements to operations, analyzing inventory methods and provide on-site training; monitor, oversee and resolve difficult problems in supply chain management support operations; performs broad and comprehensive formal studies of benefits, impacts, characteristics and problems associated with logistics policy.

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

• Administration and Management
• Problem Solving
• Planning and Evaluating
• Technical Competence
• Acquisition Strategy
• Leadership

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 work is sedentary. Some slight physical effort may be required

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

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

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.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility):

• Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
• An SF-50 showing 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
• Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
• Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
  • Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
  • Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
  • SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.

Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference.

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