Supply Technician

Supply Technician

The position will be located at the VA Northeast (NE) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The employee performs property accountability duties, receiving and inventory related duties. Responsibilities major duties include, but are not limited to :

• Managing the inventory and resolve issues, such as items not received, shorted, or managing credits or overages that are received from the vendor.
• Resolving pricing errors that may arise with the vendor.
• Prioritizing and scheduling work based on established sets of priorities to accomplish duties with minimal assistance.
• Working with customers / coworkers to ensure that all procurement needs are met.
• Processing supply transactions such as receipt, shipment, and / or adjustment documents.
• Performing property accountability duties of the more routine phases of property management including inventory of nonexpendable property, reporting excess property, etc.
• The employee will be the point of contact for records management duties at the CMOP. This will include being in attendance for any meetings that require records management personnel.
• Purchasing various items of supplies and services on a competitive and noncompetitive basis through the use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold for open market purchases and up to the warrant authority for orders against established contracts, such as FSS and VA decentralized contracts.

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed represent the full performance level of GS-07. At the lower grade levels, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied.

Work Schedule : 6 : 00am to 2 : 30pm, Monday to Friday (Varied Schedules)

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Position Description / PD# : Supply Technician / PD33959A and PD33958A

Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized

Requirements Conditions of Employment :

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959. You may be required to serve a probationary / trial period. 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.

Qualifications :

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11 / 21 / 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-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.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below :

GS-06 Specialized Experience : You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to :

GS-07 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 :

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position : Contracting / Procurement, Manages Resources, Quality Assurance, Acquisition Strategy.

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 requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching and similar activities in and around storage areas. Employee may be called upon to assist in the storage and distribution of medical supplies primarily consisting of lifting boxes up to 50 pounds, and placing them on shelves or carrying them to another area of the service that they are working in.

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 / .

Education : There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note : Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here : http : / / ope.ed.gov / accreditation / .

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit : https : / / sites.ed.gov / international / recognition-of-foreign-qualifications / .

Additional Information :

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this