Summary This vacancy is for a GS-0346-12, Logistics Management Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SFLC CATALOGING and GENERAL STORES SECTION. SFLC Baltimore Only Responsibilities You will serve as a Logistics Management Specialist and be responsible for an upper-level Coast Guard department. As a Logistics Management Specialist for the assigned location, the primary purpose for this position is to provide technical direction, training, advice and guidance in the development, procurement, testing, and maintenance for all logistics needed to support Coast Guard operations; and to develop logistics plans, process guides, desk guides and procedures to ensure the most efficient/economical and effective use of logistics resources for Coast Guard units. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Receiving, analyzing, and evaluating routine and complex requests for information, products and services.. Interpreting and analyzing statistical data within multi-data systems for material management, inventory management, warehousing, requisitioning services, transportation or procurement information. Conducting reports and metrics analysis to identify and/or troubleshoot areas of concern, and/or to track, monitor, measure, and/or improve inventory management status, records, transactions, stock objectives, performance and/or progress of various projects related to material being managed within the supply system and stored at the SFLC Inventory Control Point (ICP). Developing written guidance, processes and procedures for supply, logistics and inventory management programs, to ensure compliance with established policy in accordance with Federal, DHS, USCG, CFO and SFLC ICP operations and standards. Furnishing comprehensive training support packages, materials, information and presentations related to inventory, supply and logistics guidance, processes, procedures and programs; serving as trainer and/or facilitator to internal/external SFLC customers, personnel, and stakeholders during work group meetings, classroom training sessions, and/or providing individualized on-the-job training. Providing technical supply support advice and assistance to other activities on mission, function, products and services, to ensure material determinations, records coding, provisioning, valuation of inventory, supply transactions, and/or federal stock system/cataloging information is complete and accurate in accordance with established guidance, standards and procedure. Reviewing and auditing on-hand and due-in inventory records, supply transactions, contractual information, financial records and required supply support valuation documentation, to ensure inventory is being valued correctly to the SFLC-ICP's financial record, in accordance with DHS, USCG and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) compliance standards; coordinating required actions with other logistics, supply, and inventory management personnel. Leading and/or Participating in a variety of work groups and/or overseeing complex projects designed to develop new systems requirements, programs and/or monitor, track and produce required information related to current supply and logistics programs; to include, life cycle inventory management of consumable and reparable items from induction to disposal, supply chain management concepts and methodologies, Mandatory Due-ins (MTIs) program, SDR (Supply Discrepancy Report) / QDR (Quality Deficiency Report) / TDR (Transportation Discrepancy Report) programs, FMS (Foreign Military Sales) program, and/or other supply, logistics and compliance programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Key Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov Time in Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy. Qualifications To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Knowledge of shipboard equipment, equipment maintenance, equipment recapitalization and associated logistics support requirements. Knowledge of shipboard configuration and supply management procedures and processes in an automated environment. Knowledge of supply and logistics data management concepts, policies and procedures related to inventory management, warehousing, requisitioning services, transportation and/or procurement information. Knowledge of the Federal Supply Stock System and USCG requisitioning processes and procedures; to include, understanding the functionality and operations of the Mandatory Turn-ins (MTIs) Program, Quality Deficiency Reporting (QDR), Supply Discrepancy Reporting (SDR), and Transportation Discrepancy Reporting (TDR) programs. Experience with equipment provisioning processes, data requirements, technical coding determinations and cataloging functions as it pertains to the registering and loading managed material into both the Federal Supply Stock System via the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS), and into local USCG SFLC supply support IT systems of record. Experience with auditing inventory, procurement, financial, and supply support records and information in order to evaluate if proper valuation methods are being applied to ensure Chief Financial Officer (CFO) compliance for Inventory Control Point (ICP) stocked material. Experience with developing new and/or updating current operating instructions, process guides, desk guides and/or procedural manuals, and with providing follow-on training as it pertains to supply, logistics and inventory management programs. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Additional Information Any Offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Due Weight Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards as an indicator of quality of prior experience; no points will be assigned. E-Verify DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Fair Chance Act The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to Dexter.L.Greene@uscg.mil. Suitability Statement If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. Shared Certificates Statement Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Special Employment Consideration The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. 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