GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as a GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST of NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND. Responsibilities You will perform a variety of daily routine Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) duties, involving all aspects of acquiring subsistence provisions, both Perishable, and Semi-Perishable items. You will coordinate levels of supply and demand with the prime vendor, to ensure an accepted fill rate for customers. You will validate processes, research discrepancies, and follow-up on outstanding contracts and due-in receipts. You will interface between the Fleet and prime vendor to resolve all subsistence issues from time of order inception, until the delivery of the subsistence. You will perform duties that assist the Customer Service Officer: researching/conducting preliminary data collections for quality, and performance studies/surveys, resolve conventional problems, resolve conventional problems, conducting training,etc. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying a practical knowledge of well-established, and commonly applied supply principles, concepts, and methodologies in order to perform Supply Specialist work, investigating, analyzing, and resolving a variety of supply operations, procurement, management, and inventory problems related acquiring subsistence provisions. Experience communicating factual and procedural information clearly, orally, and in writing is also required. Examples of specialized experience may include the following: 1) Procurement of subsistence provisions (both Perishable and Semi-Perishable), in order to coordinate actions with vendors and customers, and so specific customer requests are satisfied; 2) Gather investigate, and process all orders/receipts, by means of personal computers, accessing various software applications and databases, such as Logistics Support-Customer Relationship Management (LS-CRM), REMEDY, STORESWEB, Microsoft Office, etc.; 3) Receive material requests from customers, and coordinate the best method of acquisition; 4) Analyze, plan, and carry out successive steps, and recommend actions to eliminate problems/deviations involved in the delivery of subsistence services to supply customers. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: I have successfully completed a related master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR I have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher, related graduate level education leading to a master's degree. OR I have obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Uncommon Tour of Duty: This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.