SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as a Supply Management Specialist of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT. Responsibilities You will identify potential automated system interface problems and resolves or recommends solutions. You will represent Navy/NAVSUP at DOD meetings and conferences concerning the overall DOD-wide effort on spare parts pricing. You will be responsible for the analysis of price challenges involving the following functions and areas of supply: (1) cataloging, (2) procurement, and (3) inventory management. You will analyze and process duplicate cases, disk verifications, Item Manager correspondence, weekly transmittal packages, monthly Price Verification/Value of Annual Demand reports and monthly promised action and outstanding case follow-up reports. You will assist the customer/challenger with the proper procedures for handling item failures, suggestions for overhaul and repair, the cataloging of items in inventory and the latest regulations and policies on procurement. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate: 1) Executing tasks associated with evaluating cost and/or price proposals submitted by defense contractors, performing business-case analysis, and developing analytical models; 2) Conducting cost and price analyses and integrating cost, schedule, and technical considerations to support project planning and execution; 3) Maintaining comprehensive knowledge of relevant data sources, formats, and collection systems; 4) Obtaining data from existing systems or developing through sampling, the incumbent applies techniques and methods to analyze price on spare parts; 5) Managing the Price Challenge Hotline and is responsible for receiving and adjudicating requests made on the Hotline; 6) Applying a multidisciplinary approach to analyzing request from the Hotline, including cost and price analysis, market research, and should cost analysis. 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 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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. 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, 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.