LEAD INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

This position is located in the Public Works Directorate of NAVFAC Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic.

Responsibilities

• Advise on ways to improve the efficiency of distribution and storage operations.
• Develop functional guidance for systems revisions and special automation projects specific to inventory management and related systems.
• Collaborate with supply sources to obtain status on supply transactions.
• Use automated information systems to transfer data requirements.
• Advise on alternative approaches for shipment of materials or components to solve customer issues.
• Direct item distribution to storage locations, field supply support activities, and customers based on priority, delivery schedules, and other requirements.
• Extract information from databases to respond to questions and provide inventory status.

Requirements

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include:

• Maintaining control and accountability of all material received, issued, stored, and disposed, as well as improving inventory record accuracy.
• Using automated information systems, Business Logistics applications (BLAs), and software such as Microsoft Office suite, Maximo, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), GSA systems, and FedMall to retrieve, process, and analyze data and orders.
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing to develop local procedures and reports, present findings, and coordinate and resolve problems.
• Applying supply and purchasing regulations, policies, and instructions to make purchases, monitor deliveries, and return material.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
• Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
• Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.
• A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.

Additional Information

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
• During the application process, you may opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.
• Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
• PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
• ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.
• Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).