To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/07/2025.
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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of all facets of logistics including requirements determination, acquisition, material management, performance measurement, quality management and continuous process improvement, inventory and warehouse management, transportation, etc. He/she is responsible for direction of the VISN supply chain, to include budget execution for logistical programs, and must understand the role of logistics in facility and VISN financial, business, capital asset management, clinical, and administrative operations..
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Contracting/Procurement
- Leadership
- Organizational Awareness
- Systems Thinking
Preferred Experience: VISN 6 Station-based Supply Chain Management Chiefs
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 CLO is required to participate on Facility Internal Reviews (FIR), Network External Reviews (NER), and external auditor site visits. These reviews include a review work areas including warehouse, supply areas that require personal protective equipment such as OR and lab, and equipment disposition areas that involve removal of hazardous waste. This may require long periods of standing, walking, and/or maneuvering around moving or otherwise hazardous equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and cart washers. Between periods of inspection, the VISN CLO is required to ensure maintenance of safe environments in all supported Medical Center Logistics Departments through continuous review of work areas and work practices.
As members of Construction IPTs and leaders of construction activation teams, the VISN CLO will often be required to participate in construction site visits, which involves long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces, and requires the use of protective equipment.
The VISN CLO will also be required to participate in, or conduct intensive negotiations for four hours or longer without rest periods. This may occur in conjunction with the Contracting Officer for contract negotiations, or in budget negotiation meetings.
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/.