Inventory Management Specialist

U.S. Department of Defense; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Defense seeks a qualified Inventory Management Specialist at the GS-11 level. The position emphasizes specialized experience with inventory systems, distribution control, and analysis to support geospatial items and other managed commodities.

Applicants must understand eligibility requirements such as time-in-grade and time-after-competitive appointment. This role involves evaluating inventory programs and applying system expertise to resolve supply issues across DoD

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience directly related to this position.
• Specialized experience includes inventory management, geospatial products, or other managed commodities.
• Experience using an inventory system such as MEBS to manage a customer account, control inventory and perform a related transaction.
• Review, analyze, and evaluate a supply program to support inventory and distribution effectiveness.

Job description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for an Inventory Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule(GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Apply experience with an inventory management system, method, or technique for a geospatial or mapping product or another commodity
• Provide assistance or a recommendation to resolve a supply problem affecting a geospatial or mapping item or another managed commodity
• Use Mapping Enterprise Business System (MEBS) or another DoD automated inventory system to manage a customer account, control inventory and distribution, and perform a related transaction
• Review, analyze, and evaluate a supply program to support inventory and distribution effectiveness

B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related

C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post‑high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.

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, 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.