Job Summary

This position is located at the VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The incumbent performs supply actions for NE CMOP and medical center site customers that involve: customer coordination, requirements determination, acquisition, stocking and proper storage of supplies. The incumbent's main emphasis is to ensure that supplies are in place when and where needed.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/05/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement: For a GS-05 position, candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Forecasting supply needs. Exercising purchase card responsibilities. Determining realistic stock levels. Monitoring supplies to ensure stock is properly rotated by expiration date. Utilizing an automated inventory management system and bar code system to manage inventory to include receipt and distribution. Entering and maintaining current data in an automated supply system. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. (i.e. 6 months of specialized experience and 2 years of education above the high school level). The first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Acquisition Strategy Contracting/Procurement Manages Resources Quality Assurance 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. Incumbent 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/.