Supervisory General Supply Specialist.

Smithsonian Institution; Landover (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Insurance

Leave

Life Insurance

Long Term Care Insurance

Retirement Program

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution seeks a Supervisory General Supply Specialist to oversee central receiving and warehouse operations in the Washington, DC area. You will direct distribution, storage, and inventory management of personal property and coordinate excess property movement across SI facilities.

Responsibilities include supervising warehouse staff, ensuring safety and efficiency, managing the PPMS asset records, and serving as COR and Alternate NUO to support reutilization programs.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at GS-11 or higher in warehouse operations.
• Experience guiding personal and real property disposal and related regulations.
• Must have served as NUO or Alternate NUO; time-in-grade requirements apply.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse personnel engaged in receiving, storage, shipping, and disposal.
• Ensure safety, efficiency, and space utilization of warehouse operations.
• Manage the ERP/property system for asset receipt and records.
• Serve as Contracting Officer Representative for multiple contracts.
• Act as the Accountable Property Officer for the OCon & PPM warehouse.
• Serve as Alternate National Utilization Officer for SI reutilization program.

Skills

Warehouse supervision

Property disposal guidance

Federal regulations

Leadership

Tools

PPMS

Job description

Duties

The Supervisory General Supply Specialist oversees central receiving and warehouse operations, directs the distribution, storage, and inventory management of personal property, and coordinates the physical movement of excess property across Smithsonian Institution facilities in the Washington, DC area.

In This Position, You Will

• Supervise and direct warehouse personnel engaged in warehouse operations for receiving, storage, shipping, deliveries, and the disposal of excess property.
• Manage the overall safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of warehouse operations, and evaluate warehouse capacity and space utilization to support the SI’s excess property management and disposal functions.
• Manage the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) property management database for asset receipt activities at the OCon & PPM warehouse. Maintains personal property records, spreadsheets, and tracking logs used to document key property management functions, including asset receipt, tagging, distribution, supply issuance, and property disposal.
• Serve as Contracting Officer Representative for multiple service and support contracts.
• Serve as the Accountable Property Officer for the OCon & PPM warehouse. Incumbent will be the primary point of contact and senior official for the management and support of the personal property management program for the OCon & PPM warehouse.
• Serve as the Alternate National Utilization Officer (NUO) for the Smithsonian Institution, assisting in the administration and oversight of the SI reutilization program. Oversees the Personal Property Management System (PPMS), ensuring user compliance with program policies and procedures.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires a standard driver's license.
• Requires ability to walk and stand throughout the workday.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry objects up to 30 lbs.

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on

Qualifications

Experience:

You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as (1) leading or supervising warehouse operations involving the receiving, storage, shipment, delivery, and disposal of supplies, equipment, and property; and (2) providing guidance and expertise on personal and real property disposal, warehouse operations, and Federal Management Regulations. Must have served as a National Utilization Officer (NUO) or an Alternate National Utilization Officer.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• This position is not included in the bargaining unit.

Recruitment Incentive:

Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

Note:

This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.

Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Insurance
• Leave
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Retirement Program