Supply Management Specialist

Summary

About the Position: This position is with the Directorate of Supply and Transportation located at Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

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Duties

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• Utilize Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) systems to plan, forecast, and schedule depot wholesale and sustainability project workflows.
• Review all incoming inventory transaction requests against authorized resources and current expenditures prior to database processing.
• Monitor program and project costs to implement cost-savings and cost-avoidance measures using Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Verify contractor invoices and percentages of physical completion to validate progress reports and coordinate cost voucher approvals with the Contracting Officer.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed Tier 3 SECRET background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain Contracting Officer Representative (COR) certification. Incumbent must successfully complete the annual refresher training to maintain COR certification.

Qualifications

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.

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.

I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service which includes: demonstrates the clinical, logistical, or administrative capability to support supply program operations. This experience must include executing standardized inventory transactions and reconciliations within automated logistics databases to maintain optimal stock levels and resolve routine warehouse discrepancies; monitoring project milestone schedules and expenditure data to identify potential supply bottlenecks or cost variances for management review; and evaluating contractor performance metrics against established quality assurance guidelines to assist higher-level personnel with contract compliance and procurement administration.

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Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 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.

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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%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement

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-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) 13 Career Program position aligned under the Supply Management Career Management Directorate.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• This is in conjunction with vacancy opportunity announcement MCGP-26-13068756-MP Temporary Appointment NTE 1 year.
• Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
• Temporary Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Temporary Appointment NTE 1 year. Temporary appointments may be extended up to a maximum of three (3) years.
• Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a temporary appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temporary appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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