Naval Systems Management Activity
GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST
Department of the Navy · Norfolk, Virginia
- Salary
- $62,640 - $98,530 per year
- Pay grade
- GS-9 to 11
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Opened
- Nov 4, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 9, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- Yes
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Sensitive Compartmented Information
- Promotion potential
- 11
- Announcement
- ST-13106472-27-RLP
Who may apply: Competitive service · Excepted service
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Summary
You will serve as a GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST in the NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
Duties
- You will be responsible for providing effective material support for an activity involving the full range of support items.
- You will implement supply procedures and directive, supply operations and resolve supply management problems.
- You will utilize available data sources (Internet, catalogs, etc.) to research technical data for items of supply, including such information as stock numbers, part numbers, units of issue, nomenclature, etc.
- You will develop, screen or revise material requirement lists for assigned components and/or assemblies needed to support current and future production schedules.
- You will maintain computer records and hard copy files of various documentation (requisitions, receipts, funding, etc.).
- You will be required to lift and manage material in excess of 50lbs.
- You will be required to operate a forklift.
- You will be required to maintain eligibility as a Government Purchase Cardholder.
Qualifications
GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Applying a depth of knowledge developed from extensive experience in one or more areas of supply operations or management programs; 2) Analyzing independently and resolving difficult issues and problems in the assigned area of responsibility involving supply processes, work methods supply data management, or day-to-day operational procedures; 3) Demonstrating knowledge of broad range of supply program relationships or significant expertise and depth in one of the specialized fields of supply operations. GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Submitting requisitions into the federal supply system; 2) Conducting and maintaining supply inventories; 3) Preparing documents to transfer property within the organization, between agencies, and between other activities. 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: GS-11: 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 related or Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described that equates to one year of experience (the percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent). GS-09: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related or Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described that equates to one year of experience (the percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent). A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
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