Inventory Management Specialist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Medical Center San Diego, part of the Defense Health Agency, seeks a civilian supply technician to support the Lab/Clinical Pathology Division. The role involves maintaining stock levels, identifying discrepancies, reviewing orders for technical accuracy, and operating automated supply systems.

Candidates should have one year of specialized experience or equivalent education in logistics or supply chain management, with a Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including maintaining stock levels in a medical supply unit.
• Identify supply discrepancies and propose solutions to resolve them.
• Review supply orders for technical accuracy and completeness.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining stock levels for medical supplies.
• Identify and address supply discrepancies; propose corrective actions.
• Review orders for technical accuracy and timely processing; ensure proper documentation.

Skills

Stock management

Supply chain

Order review

Automated systems

Education

Master's degree or higher in Logistics or Supply Chain

Tools

Automated supply systems

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Naval Medical Center with the Directorate of Clinical Support, Lab/Clinical Pathology Division in San Diego, California.

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes 1) assisting with maintaining the stock levels of a medical supply unit; 2) identifying supply discrepancies and/or recommending supply solutions; 3) reviewing supply orders for technical accuracy; and 4) utilizing various automated supply systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Logistics or Supply Chain Management. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Time in Grade Requirement:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).