Supervisory Supply Technician

Major duties

• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates - sets and adjusts short term priorities - and prepares schedules for completion of work
• Oversees the maintenance of stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services
• Ensures items are delivered in a timely and accurate manner and in sterile and operational condition
• Hears and resolves complaints from employees - group grievances and serious complaints
• Gives advice - counsel - or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters
• Finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production
• Determines whether contractor performed work meets standards of adequacy necessary for authorization of payment
• Affirms the training needs of various groups and individuals and develops - conducts and evaluates the effectiveness of training plans - sessions - and materials
• Works with vendors - contractors - managers - supervisors and staff throughout the medical center and from other agencies on logistics issues
• Maintains effective interpersonal relationships with peers - subordinates - inter-service staff and others by dealing with operational priorities of the service and other areas affected by Logistics
• Maintains stock levels - returns reusable supplies to the distribution area - and informs clinic and ward personnel on new or changed items and supplies - current medical supply resources - and shelf life
• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

• The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday - and frequent reaching - bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds)
• Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds)
• With proper assistance - moves heavier items' weighing over 40 pounds

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/17/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06.

Specialized Experience: 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 would typically include - but are not limited to: planning and coordinating work to be accomplished by other staff; establishing priorities for a department; overseeing the receipt and distribution of supplies and materials for a complex medical center; maintaining stock at inventory locations; monitors expiration dates; ensure supplies are delivered timely; training new employees and answering questions on local processes and procedures; ensuring proper storage of supplies and materials; resolving problems and providing guidance to others on logistics activities; and making recommendations on improvement of work production and quality of work.

Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. 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).

Physical Requirements: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday - and frequent reaching - bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance - moves heavier items' weighing over 40 pounds. 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/.

Work Schedule: Full-Time - Various shifts as determined by supervisor upon hiring

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Supply Technician/PD99831S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required