INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

About the Position: Position is located at a Defense Commissary Agency, Central Distribution Center (CDC), and is responsible for the central ordering of semi-perishable and perishable brand name merchandise in support of commissaries throughout OCONUS activities within the agency.

Please review the U.S. Embassy website https://kr.usembassy.gov/services-controlled-substance/ for South Korea for prescription/drug regulations.

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.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

If you are currently stationed in the overseas area, all of your overseas time will be credited toward your current overseas tour end date.

Your overseas time served will not reset upon accepting this assignment.

If you have returned from OCONUS within the past 2 years or less, your time previously served in the OCONUS area will be credited to your 5 year overseas rotation upon accepting this assignment.

Separated Military Members: Resumes will be accepted from members of the Armed Forces who indicate in their applications that they are available for appointment within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Military members may be appointed while on terminal/transitional leave, before the effective date of their military retirement/separation.

Military Retirees: Within the DoD (Department of Defense), including non-appropriated fund positions, the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following the retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326 or 5 U.S.C.

5305.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician 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) utilizing automated supply systems; 2) monitoring supply usage; 3) ordering and receiving inventory; AND 4) identifying and reporting automated system problems.

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: Business Administration, Management, Logistics.

(NOTE: You Must Submit 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%.

(NOTE: You Must Submit a Copy of Your Transcripts).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork 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).

Major Duties:

• Ensure all patron requirements are met by ordering accurate quantities of semi perishable and perishable goods in a timely manner.
• Analyze historical records to determine CDC consumption forecast in order to maintain adequate stocks of merchandise.
• Ensure product is ordered with sufficient lead time for effective marketing; consideration must be given to transportation lead times, holidays and distribution, as well as consumer desires and demographics.
• Initiate corrective actions to resolve not-in-stocks or excess conditions, on a continuous basis analyzes product movement and seasonality factors within all stores to optimize product assortment and availability.
• Review and update Region Stock List (RSL) as necessary, and recommends deleting items with insufficient patron demand and adding products with desirable anticipated patron demand.
• Lead a team of supply, accounting and shipping personnel performing clerical duties in support of the ordering, tracking, shipping and distribution of semi-perishable and perishable retail products.