General Supply Specialist

Indian Health Service • Anchorage, AK

12d

About The Position

The General Supply Specialist manages a comprehensive supply management program, applying knowledge of property management regulations, policies, procedures, methods, and techniques to provide accountability for non-expendable personal property. The role screens equipment requisitions for completeness and regulatory compliance; verifies accounting classifications and supporting justifications; maintains property acquisition and transfer records; updates an automated inventory system; and reconciles property records monthly. It also classifies personal property and maintains formal accounting records from receipt through disposal, conducts physical inventories, identifies excess property, and reports lost, stolen, or damaged items. The specialist manages fleet vehicles for the Tucson Area Office and handles and disposes of hazardous materials encountered during equipment receipt, storage, and disposal in accordance with OSHA requirements. A REAL ID-compliant state-issued identification document or driver's license is required if used as one of the two forms of identification presented before appointment.

Requirements

• For the GS-09 grade level, demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, performing supply, storage, inventory, or distribution support; using automated inventory systems to track material movements and resolve discrepancies or documentation errors; and classifying personal property and maintaining formal accounting records while reviewing inventory documents, resolving routine processing issues, or supporting training or procedural updates.
• Alternatively, qualify through a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a qualifying combination of specialized experience and graduate education totaling at least 100% of the GS-09 requirement.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check and a federal background investigation.
• Meet the financial suitability requirement, including demonstrating financial responsibility and satisfying legal financial obligations.
• Present two valid forms of identification before appointment; a state-issued ID or driver's license used for this purpose must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Federal competitive-service status candidates applying through Merit Promotion must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; these do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan.
• Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• If substituting education for experience, provide acceptable education documentation; qualifying schools must be accredited by institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.
• A selectee may be subject to a probationary period; ESEP appointees typically serve a two-year trial period.
• Complete required background-investigation forms within five calendar days of issuance.
• Set up direct deposit for payment.
• At least a six-month service agreement is required if a recruitment or relocation incentive is authorized.

Responsibilities

• Screen end-user equipment requisitions for completeness and regulatory compliance.
• Verify accounting classification (capitalized or non-capitalized) and review justifications and supporting documentation for new or replacement equipment.
• Maintain property vouchers for acquisitions and transfers, post transactions to an automated inventory system, and reconcile property records monthly.
• Classify personal property as expendable, non-expendable, durable, pilferable, capitalized, or non-capitalized.
• Maintain formal accounting records, including item descriptions, reference numbers, value, condition, and location, from receipt through disposal.
• Conduct scheduled and unscheduled physical inventories.
• Identify excess property for disposition.
• Initiate reports of survey for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
• Manage fleet vehicles for the Tucson Area Office.
• Properly handle and dispose of hazardous materials encountered in equipment receipt, storage, and disposal in accordance with OSHA requirements.

Benefits

• Federal employees earn annual leave at a rate of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period, based on years of federal service.
• Newly appointed federal employees may be offered credit for directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level