Medical Supply Catalog Analyst 28-02-8004 - RB Consulting Inc.

Medical Supply Catalog Analyst 28-02-8004

Remote

RB Consulting, Inc. ("RBCI") is a company that truly believes that workforce diversity is a major contributor to success. Since its inception, RBCI has made a concerted effort to attract and recruit talented individuals from all walks of life. RBCI is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing information technology (IT) services and solutions, and professional services to commercial businesses, the Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal agencies.

We provide exceptional management and technology solutions that deliver practical and innovative results to our clients. With experience in project management, software design and development, systems integration, business analysis, testing, logistics operations, and financial management solutions, RBCI specializes in delivering custom applications that leverage commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products. At RBCI, we pride ourselves in providing our clients with superior solutions and services that result in more than simply meeting mission requirements; we strive to solve their toughest problems while exceeding their expectations in responsiveness and flexibility.

RBCI provides generous benefits to our employees, including health, vision, dental insurance, Life, Basic AD&D, short-term/long-term disability, and a 401(K)-retirement plan, in addition to a highly competitive salary.

For more information, please visit us at www.rbci.com.

Position Summary

The Medical Supply Catalog Analyst will work with the VA Medical Supply Program Office (MSPO) Acquisition Support Services on the Medical/ Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Distribution Program to provide better care to Veterans and to manage VA's total supply chain transformation efforts. The Medical Supply Catalog Analyst will be part of a team which provides operations transformation, supply chain management and strategy, change management, risk management, contract management support, data/spend analytics, and communications expertise.

(Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supporting strategic sourcing acquisitions practices and approaches used across the Federal and commercial industry for the medical supply chain through conducting analyses and developing recommendations for viable or alternative deployment solutions for MSPO programs, including reviewing and assessing various government and commercial strategic sourcing vehicles and initiatives
• Identify capability gaps in the existing program cataloging process and create a business analysis and an updated cost estimate for the implementation of an effective cataloging process to support MSPV, Non-MSPV contracts, Clinically Driven Strategic Sourcing (CDSS) and other supply initiatives under the purview of the program office.
• Assist the MSPO in elicitation of facility product requirements - including salient characteristics (minimum technical requirements) research - to populate the product catalog.
• Gather and evaluate Veteran Health Administration (VHA) enterprise wide spend data using VHA-approved national requirements and other industry benchmarks to develop and provide salient characteristics, and identify functional equivalent items, for products identified, eliminate duplication, and normalize naming conventions. Gathering of VA spend data may be through Supply Chain Data and Informatics Office (SCDIO), VA's purchase card provider, internal purchase history data, and/or other third-party sources
• Support coordination of the establishment of the concept of operations (CONOPS) for the maintenance of the catalog through the program lifecycle including a thorough review of the joint VHA and Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL) requirements/acquisitions process.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university required
• 3 years of experience with VA and/or DoD medical logistics and supply chain operations
• Collaborative team player with strong analytical and communication skills
• Able to work independently and self-driven
• Project Management Operations (PMO) experience
• Excellent problem solving and people skills also required
• Experience in Microsoft Excel required
• Ability to manage time effectively, work independently and be self-motivated.
• Must maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Must be a US citizen and must possess at least a U.S. clearance at the 'Public Trust' level (i.e., have had a NACLC or Tier 3 personal investigation).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

RBCI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.