Inventory Management Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/31/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS- 07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education is described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: For GS-07: Conducts market research on product pricing and performance. Maintains Equipment Inventory List (Ell) accounts. Maintains and controls ROS register. Maintains accountable property documents and files of non­expendable excess property as it accumulates. Researches causes and location of items not found during inventories; analyzes specific situations and determines specific facts comprising the equipment loss. Ability to use bar code scanning equipment and appropriate tagging equipment to implement property accounting systems. Knowledge of established planning and inventory management systems. Comprehensive understanding of supply principles, lifecycle management, planning, property inventory and accounting methods. Knowledge of a complex variety of Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR), VA Regulations, Directives, Handbooks, bulletins, policies and other Federal regulations, publications and guidelines For GS-09: Analyzes data to include projected lifecycle, down time, repair rates, lost workload, cost, depreciation, trade-in value and other factors which impact procurement decisions. Identifies equipment items that offer the greatest potential for standardization. Uses automated property management systems to manage the facility property accountability program, create equipment records, research discrepancies, conduct inventories, bar code equipment and manage turned in excess property. Ability to use bar code scanning equipment and appropriate tagging equipment to implement property accounting systems. Comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of complex, standard, and non-standard inventory management, planning and lifecycle principles, concepts, and methodologies associated with NX systems and processes. Thorough knowledge of a complex variety of Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR), VA Regulations, Directives, Handbooks, bulletins, policies and other Federal regulations, publications and guidelines OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience GS-07: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education OR superior academic achievement (S.A.A. GS-09: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree OR completed 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR have a LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a bachelor’s degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Contracting/Procurement Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Technical Competence Technology Application 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Involves a mix of working in an office environment to working in a warehouse to assist in processing new equipment receipts and entering into the Ell. A great amount of time walking and climbing stairs is required to conduct on-site inventories of Ell equipment. Lifting of up to 40 pounds is required when receiving new equipment at the facility and preparing for the sale of excess property. Work conditions are often indoors, but could occasionally be dirty, hot, humid or unusually cold when involved in property inventories, disposal of equipment, transferring of equipment between serviced locations and recycling centers. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Serves as a Property Manager in the Material Management Division of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area, with responsibility for the inventory and lifecycle management of all non-expendable (NX) equipment in the assigned area(s).