Inventory Management Specialist Position Available In Rapides, Louisiana

Inventory Management Specialist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Alexandria VA Health Care System Summary This position serves as a Property Manager in the Merial Management Division of the Logistics Service in the VA Health Care System responsible for the inventory and lifecycle management of all non-expendable (NX) equipment in the assigned area(s). Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/01/2025 Salary $49,960 – $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade

GS 7 – 9

Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Alexandria, LA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBST-12753677-25-CR

Control number 839313300 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency This vacancy is open to current permanent Alexandria VA Health Care System employees including sellites and CTAP eligibles. Videos Duties Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

Lifecycle Management:

Responsible for the lifecycle management of non-expendable assets; conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning; analyzes da; supports customers and acquisition personnel in developing requirements, utilizing mandory sources and standardizion sources; and corresponds with procurement officials and other stakeholders to resolve issues

Inventory Management and Control:

Responsible for the management and control of NX equipment assets; serves as the point of contact for the coordinion of merial support and resolution of logistic problems; conducts forecasting and quantitive analysis; conducts spot checks; and complies with special requirements for firearms, ammunition and sensitive equipment

Promotion Potential:

The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulory, qualificion, and performance requirements are met. Selection a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

Telework:

Not available

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Inventory Management Specialist/ PD99824S and

PD99577S

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probionary period Subject to background/security investigion Pre-employment physical may be required Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Driver’s License Requirement:

Applicants must possess a valid, unrestricted Ste driver’s license, have a safe driving record, and demonstre th he or she is medically qualified to opere the approprie motor vehicle safely. Applicants are required to pass agency Government Vehicle Drivers physical examinion.

NOTE:

We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your driver’s license with your applicion package . If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your valid ste-issued driver’s license. Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 07/01/2025.

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 de of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks the GS-05. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupion, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 th shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To meet the minimum qualificions for this position the GS-07 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service th equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and th is typically in or reled to the work of this position.

Specialized experience includes:

conducting research and maintaining perpetual inventory accounts for non-expendable equipment in a da base system; determining required sources of equipment, purchase card program and simplified acquisition procedures; using bar code scanning equipment and approprie tagging equipment to implement property accounting systems; researching and analyzing informion to resolve questions and issues, and improve operions; and advising on the management, control, and accountability of equipment in use.

NOTE:

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. ~OR~

GRADUATE EDUCATION

: Successfully completed 1 full year of gradue level educion th demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

NOTE:

Transcripts must be submitted with applicion. Educion cannot be credited without documention. ~OR~

COMBINATION

: Possess equivalent combinion of successfully completed gradue level educion and specialized experience directly reled to the work of the position as outlined above th meets the requirements of the position.

NOTE:

If using educion combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. ~OR~

SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) the baccalauree level in the qualifying curriculum detailed above is fully qualifying. Applicants who wish to apply under this provision must submit proof from their educional institution th they meet one of the criteria listed below. To qualify for SAA, applicants must have completed all the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in a curriculum th is qualifying for the position to be filled and meet one of the following: 1.

Class Standing:

Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision. 2.

Grade Point Average:

3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (“B” or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of educion, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (“B+” or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. 3. Membership in a nional honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Associion of College Honor Societies. For a list of recognized honor societies please http://www.achsnl.org/quick_link.asp. For more informion regarding SAA please http://www.opm.gov/qualificions/SEC-II/s2-e5.asp#e4f. To meet the minimum qualificions for this position the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service th equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and th is typically in or reled to the work of this position.

Specialized experience includes:

maintaining inventory control records in an automed system; managing a property management program and determining the means and methods to resolve issues and improve operions; determining required sources of equipment, purchase card program and simplified acquisition procedures; researching and analyzing informion to include tracing sequences of inventory management transactions; and advising on the management, control and accountability of equipment in use.

NOTE:

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. ~OR~

GRADUATE EDUCATION

: Successfully completed a master’s or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.B. of J.D., if reled th demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

NOTE:

Transcripts must be submitted with applicion. Educion cannot be credited without documention. ~OR~

COMBINATION

: Possess equivalent combinion of successfully completed educion and specialized experience directly reled to the work of the position as outlined above th meets the requirements of the position. Only educion in excess of the first year (18 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level.

NOTE:

If using educion combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You red on the following Competencies for this position: Communicion Contracting/Procurement Planning and Evaluing Problem Solving Technical Competence Technology Applicion Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles 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 credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management’s website . Educion A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion

Physical Requirements and Work Environment :

Involves a mix of working in an office environment to working in a warehouse to assist in processing new equipment receipts and entering into the EIL. A gre amount of time walking and climbing stairs is required to conduct on-site inventories of EIL equipment. Lifting of up to 40 pounds is required when receiving new equipment the facility and preparing for the sale of excess property. Work conditions are often indoors, but could occasionally be dirty, hot, humid or unusually cold when involved in property inventories, disposal of equipment, transferring of equipment between serviced locions and recycling centers. Work is performed generally in an office setting with access to a personal computer and computerized and manual equipment records. Frequent trips to areas throughout the VA HCS and cchment areas, including Veterans’ rooms to conduct equipment inventories and assist with problems are required. Work is also routinely performed in warehouse areas where pertinent safety and security procedures must be followed. May be directed to travel to all VA HCS and cchment area locions to perform equipment management duties, transferring of equipment and disposal/recycling of equipment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne 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 applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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

Narrive responses are not required this time. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job reled informion, 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 documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. For more informion on the “Who may apply” eligibility requirements, please refer to the document.

Placement Policy:

The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Resume Requirement:

Your resume must include the following informion: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending de (month/year) of employment, and average hours worked per week. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Other (1) Performance Appraisal Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript SF-50, Notificion 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 applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Cynthia Rowe Phone Address Alexandria VA Medical Center 2495 Shreveport Highway Pineville, LA 71360 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Resume Requirement:

Your resume must include the following informion: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending de (month/year) of employment, and average hours worked per week. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Other (1) Performance Appraisal Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript SF-50, Notificion 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 applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Cynthia Rowe Phone Address Alexandria VA Medical Center 2495 Shreveport Highway Pineville, LA 71360 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/01/2025 Salary $49,960 – $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade

GS 7 – 9

Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Alexandria, LA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBST-12753677-25-CR

Control number 839313300 ., .