** Inventory Management Specialist**

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**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

+ **Duties**

* Responsible for coordination of personnel performing inventory management, audits of inventories, and training in property procedures. Trains personnel assigned property management duties of all non-expendable property assigned areas;

* Responsible for the oversight of physical security control of USG property at all overseas facilities which utilize the Integrated Logistics Management System as well as the Computerized Maintenance Management System.

* Monitors the work of all Area Custodial Officers (CO) assigned domestically and overseas. Coordinates inventory and work of the inventory teams, and logistics personnel in accounting for technical security equipment

* Oversees all phases of inventory management, annual inventory reconciliations, audit reporting, and daily tasks related to accounting for receipts, disposals, lifecycle, and all other facets of reporting on capitalized and non-capitalized assets

* Directs asset inventory incorporating supply chain management concepts, principles, methodologies, analytical methods, and techniques in order to provide recommendations to management regarding the varied physical security programmatic activities

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

* Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.

* Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.

* One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.

* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

* U.S. Citizenship is required.

* Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.

** Qualifications**

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. **Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:**

**-Experience utilizing and maintaining an automated inventory management system.**

**-Experience providing guidance and instructions related to supply chain management and property management.**

**-Experience managing and performing supply management functions.**

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

**Education**

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

**Additional information**

For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) ###-#### or ...@state.gov.

If eligible, telework and remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.

If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department that may require a higher security clearance.

**EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify)** U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility. If the employees information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem. If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.

* A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under the Category Rating and Selection procedures. Based on your responses to the job-specific self-assessment questions, eligible candidates are placed for selection consideration into one of three pre-defined quality categories as described below:

Highly-qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications for the position, candidates must fully demonstrate proficiency in all major aspects of the position.

Well Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all of the major aspects of the position.

Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of knowledge, skill and ability of the position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:

- Ability to use quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques;

- Knowledge of practices, policies, and procedures of logistics management;

- Knowledge of asset management databases;

- Ability to evaluate and analyze processes.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. For assistance with creating a resume, please click .

Application of Veterans Preference: The Category Rating Method does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each pre-defined quality category. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent (i.e., CPS and CP) must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated "Well Qualified" for the position to receive consideration for selection priority. Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this announcement.

Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.

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