GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST in Cornholme

You will serve as a General Supply Specialist in the Project Management Branch (520.2), Supply Department (500) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate effectiveness of existing procedures and systems to recommend improvements for supply operations.
• Brief managers and officials concerning issues, problems, proposed solutions, and program accomplishments.
• Assign work pertaining to the material support required of their assigned project.
• Analyze inventory accounting documents to verify their validity and propriety.
• Be responsible for material activities within the area of ordering, expediting and receiving waterfront material to support their assigned project(s).
• Develop and execute the planning and coordination of complex acquisition plans for the assigned project(s).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level.
• Time‑in‑grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the DoD, appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 3326.
• Males born after 12‑31‑59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non‑ionizing radiation and chemicals).
• You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• You will be required to climb ladders and scaffolding.

Qualifications

• Experience with DOD and Navy Supply chain operations, organizations, relationships, and responsibilities.
• Experience serving as a supply chain liaison for an agency or within private industry, ensuring material is ordered, expedited, and received to support production schedules.
• Experience developing and executing the planning and coordination of complex acquisition plans for assigned projects.
• Experience ensuring timely, cost‑effective, and audit‑ready implementation of material management strategies.
• Experience in all aspects of project management.
• Experience interpreting policy and direction for specific operating requirements.
• Experience developing guidance for applying material management policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to various degrees or levels of supply controls.
• Experience serving as an authoritative source for material management, providing collaborative advice and guidance.
• Experience with inventory management functions.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting information to test a variety of established techniques and methods, evaluate alternatives, and arrive at decisions/recommendations to supply issues, challenges, and barriers.
• Experience prioritising multiple resources and efforts simultaneously while operating in a high‑traffic and dynamic environment.
• Experience operating effectively and efficiently in all aspects of industrial material management programs and/or operations.