Summary You will serve as a Supply Management Specialist at NAVSUP FLT LOGISTICS CNTR SAN DIEGO. Responsibilities You will perform extensive searches of mandatory sources, contracts, vendor catalogs, electronic commerce and other data sources to locate appropriate sources of supply. You will act as the supply liaison for engineers, project schedulers, production controllers, and artisans. You will ascertain material status and maintain up-to-date information on the status of all materials and services that could impact production timelines. You will apply analytical principles and procedures to the Government Commerical Purchase Card procurement process to ensure alignment with the requirements. You will resolve all discrepancies with material orders to include arranging for the replacement, exchange, or return for credit of defective and/or erroneous materials, and transportation. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Supply Management Specialist specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-5) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing technical/administrative work primarily concerned with applying a practical well-established and commonly applied supply and purchasing principles, concepts, and methodologies to perform trainee and/or developmental assignments concerned with analyzing, evaluating or promoting improvements in the policies, plans, methods, procedures or systems of a supply and purchase card program in material management and logistics management. Examples of specialized experience include doing the following with oversight: 1) Providing assistance in material ordering, purchasing, and expediting material reviews to ensure proper logistics support is provided to the organization; 2) Monitoring the status of material procured and shipped that could impact production timelines; 3) Resolve discrepancies with materials orders to including arranging for replacement, exchange, or return for credit of defective and/or erroneous materials; 4) Documents all purchases placed against the credit card in accordance with current regulations and instruction; 5) Tracking, resolving, and reconciling Disputed Transaction Reports; and 6) Conducting cursory research and provide material availability status. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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: Successfully completed 1 full year of graduate level education, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position or have successfully completed a bachelor's degree in any field with superior academic achievement. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement 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 option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.