General Supply Specialist

Naval Systems Management Activity•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

You will serve as a General Supply Specialist in the Naval Systems Management Activity, providing material support across the full range of support items. You will implement supply procedures and directives, conduct supply operations, and resolve supply management problems. The role involves researching technical data for supply items using available sources such as the Internet and catalogs; developing, screening, or revising material requirement lists for assigned components or assemblies; and maintaining computer records and hard-copy files for requisitions, receipts, funding, and other documentation. The position requires lifting and managing materials weighing more than 50 pounds, operating a forklift, and maintaining eligibility as a Government Purchase Cardholder. This excepted-service position does not confer competitive status. Vacancies may be filled at any listed grade level, and promotion from a lower grade is possible if regulatory requirements are met and management recommends it; promotion is not guaranteed. The position may involve an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and may require overtime, night differential, or unusual duty hours.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct-deposit pay program.
  • Must complete the required E-Verify employment verification process if a new Department of the Navy employee.
  • Must meet Selective Service registration requirements if male and born after December 31, 1959.
  • Must obtain and maintain the required interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty; failure to do so may result in withdrawal of the offer or removal.
  • Must successfully complete pre-employment drug testing and may be subject to random testing.
  • Must acknowledge in writing acceptance of an excepted-service appointment that does not confer competitive status.
  • Must complete training and obtain and maintain a government credit card for official government purchases.
  • Must lift and manage materials weighing more than 50 pounds and operate a forklift.
  • GS-11 qualification: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 or equivalent, involving extensive knowledge of supply operations or management programs; independently analyzing and resolving difficult supply issues; and knowledge of broad supply-program relationships or significant expertise in a specialized supply-operations field. In lieu of experience, qualifying education may include a related Ph.D. or equivalent, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education toward such a degree, or a related LL.M.; a combination of education and experience may also qualify.
  • GS-09 qualification: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 or equivalent, involving submitting requisitions into the federal supply system, conducting and maintaining supply inventories, and preparing documents to transfer property within an organization, between agencies, or between activities. In lieu of experience, qualifying education may include a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education toward such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.; a combination of education and experience may also qualify.
  • A transcript must be submitted with the application when qualifying based on education.
  • Experience may include paid or unpaid work, including volunteer work.

Responsibilities

  • Provide effective material support for an activity involving the full range of support items.
  • Implement supply procedures and directives, conduct supply operations, and resolve supply management problems.
  • Research technical data for supply items using available data sources, including the Internet and catalogs; identify information such as stock numbers, part numbers, units of issue, and nomenclature.
  • Develop, screen, or revise material requirement lists for assigned components or assemblies needed to support current and future production schedules.
  • Maintain computer records and hard-copy files for requisitions, receipts, funding, and other documentation.
  • Lift and manage materials weighing more than 50 pounds.
  • Operate a forklift.
  • Obtain and maintain a government credit card for official purchases of goods and services and maintain eligibility as a Government Purchase Cardholder.

Benefits

  • Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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