What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Management Specialist, GS-2010-11 position at U.S. Coast Guard?
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, IBCT Product Line, Baltimore, MD.
Qualifications:
QUALIFY FOR GS-11: Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience for this position is defined as:
-Experience performing supply data management including supply planning, acquisition, storage, issue, utilization, and disposal of equipment and material.
-Knowledge of specialized methods and techniques used to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of supply programs and/or operations.
-Knowledge of the relations of procurement and budget considerations; automated systems and files; provisioning; transportation; storage; cataloging; maintenance; repair and disposal in order to perform material management processes.
Candidates may also qualify at the GS-11 level based on the following education requirements:
Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree,
OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if in a related field such as supply, logistics, or material management.
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.
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Responsibilities:
The incumbent determines requirements, positioning/repositioning items, initiating procurements, etc. as well as providing life cycle support for assigned equipment. At the full promotion potential (GS12) the incumbent will be a senior inventory manager which entails possibly assisting or training lower-level employees.
Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.
Typical work assignments include:
- Managing new major equipment or subsystems prior to and after entry into the supply system; making long term forecasts of requirements
- Initiating procurements for major equipment or subsystems based on extensive analysis of plans, schedules and production/procurement lead times.
- Reviewing reports, plans, and schedules to determine material support requirements.
- Developing activity plans that identify actions, responsibilities and schedules that must be met to ensure that proper and timely support is provided.
- Monitoring status and effectiveness of material support and following up with responsible parties to assure that necessary actions are taken.
- Serving as the focal point for the coordination of material support and the resolution of problems relative to material support.
- Monitoring the status of funds to stay within authorized funding levels and analyzing requirements and preparing estimates of funds if needed.
*Duties are written at the full performance level.
Salary : $78,592 - $102,166
