General Supply Specialist

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a General Supply 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-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 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: Performing contracting/procurement procedures to obtain parts and equipment.

Investigating the causes of inventory discrepancies using knowledge of supply regulations.

Arranging/Coordinating the transportation of specialized supplies, equipment, and parts and participates in various functions related to the handling and moving of material and supporting documentation of such.

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 master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.

or J.D., if related. C.

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-09 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-09 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.

Physical Demands: Most work is sedentary, however, the work requires some regular lifting and retrieving items from shelves and cabinets.

Incumbent occasionally goes into the warehouse for inventories and location surveys. Major Duties:

• Monitors/receives-in supplies to ensure correct material is received, initiates corrective action as appropriate and enters receipt data in appropriate database.
• Maintains continuous accounting and reporting of all property assigned to the function and maintains "hand receipt" records for items issued.
• Serves as a point of contact responsible for arranging and coordinating the transportation of specialized supplies, equipment, and parts.
• Resolves requisitioning issues and reconstructs records through research and by contacting inventory control point employees.
• Estimates the cost of materials and cost of labor through research to complete projects and provides customers with estimated costs.
• Conducts investigations to determine the cause of inventory discrepancies by checking all property records.
• Prepares reports and documentation for transfer/disposal of property.