Inventory Management Specialist

Inventory Management Specialist

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Inventory Management and Control: Responsible for the management and control of an assigned class of expendable material; serves as the point of contact for the coordination of material support and resolution of logistic problems; conducts forecasting and quantitative analysis; conducts spot checks; and complies with special requirements for firearms, ammunition and sensitive equipment.
• Returns, Recalls, and Reutilization: Implements federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies; coordinates disposal of surplus or excess supplies; makes emergent procurement decisions; and participates in root cause analysis process.
• Plans and reviews all inventory processes, functions, and related systems.
• Conducts wall-to-wall and periodic inventories.
• Maintains perpetual inventory accounts for expendable items.
• Develops and supports the creation of acquisition strategies and standardization initiatives to acquire and purchase durable medical equipment.
• Analyzes data that impact procurement decisions.
• Conducts market research on product pricing and performance.
• Researches opportunities for and conducts analysis of potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative and historical usage patterns.
• Utilizes best practices, principles and tools, concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance.
• Identifies and rectifies inventory management issues.
• Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for expendable items and durable medical equipment.
• Performs analytical work to manage, regulate, coordinate and exercise control over expendable supplies.
• Analyzes and advises customers on supply/durable medical equipment purchase recommendations.
• Conducts data/information analysis for acquisition planning associated with durable medical equipment.
• Researches alternative sources for expendable item procurement.
• Administers an expendable inventory management program.
• Coordinates with property managers for disposal of surplus or excess supplies.
• Recommends actions to eliminate problems involved in delivering services to inventory customers.
• Advises and informs stakeholders concerning the management, control and accountability of expendable items in use.
• Acts as a central point of contact for the coordination of material support and the resolution of logistics problems.
• Prepares submissions to obtain approval and/or funding for national level expendable supply contracts.
• Maintains inventory control records in an automated system.
• Compiles and analyzes performance measures and implements process improvements.
• Conducts effectiveness/efficiency reviews.
• Computes requirements for supplies and durable medical equipment.
• Utilizes automated inventory management system to maintain current inventory data.
• Researches and develops solutions to complex and routine problems.
• Traces sequences of inventory management transactions to resolve questions.
• Manages inventory, independently sets initial stock and par levels, and reorders points and resolves issues.
• Formulates improved inventory management procedures and practices.
• Determines the means and methods to resolve issues and improve operations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm

Telework: Ad-hoc per agency policy

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Inventory Management Specialist/ PD99823S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized