Inventory Management Specialist

Summary Joining the Secret Service, Office of the Chief Information Officer will allow you to provide a cohesive agency-wide strategy for the management of Secret Service IT assets owned and proposed to be purchased in the near, mid, and long-term. Responsibilities The selectee will serve as an Inventory Management Specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Typical work assignments include: Assisting in the successful coordination and final disposition of all assets associated with all equipment refresh projects. Establishing procedures, overseeing, and reconciling physical asset inventories located in the warehouse against the asset management information system. Monitoring and reviewing all inventories with emphasis on sensitive items and/or high valued assets on a constant basis. Conducting serialized inventories of information technology equipment, networking equipment, voice telephony equipment and other telecommunications equipment for issuance and reassignment to/from domestic and foreign locations. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. One-year probationary period may be required. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/). Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required Obtain and maintain a Top Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page here. Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position. Qualifications Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as noted below GS-9: You qualify for the GS-09 level (starting salary $68,405.00) if you possess one of the following: A: Applicant must possess one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Utilizing an automated system to monitor inventory (issuance, reassignment, and/or receipt); Ensuring inventory management procedures align with established guidelines; and Assisting with the management of a warehouse or distribution facility. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. OR B: You have successfully completed two (2) full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Master's Degree.; or successfully completed a Master's Degree.; or LL.B or J.D., if related, at an accredited college or university in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR C: You have less than one year of experience as described in A and less than 2 years of graduate level education as described in B. However, you have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined, equals at least 100% of the total requirement. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of one year (generally 18 semester hours) may be used in this calculation. GS-11: You qualify for the GS-11 level (starting salary $82,764.00) if you possess one of the following: A: Applicant must possess one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Utilizing an automated system to monitor inventory (issuance, reassignment, and/or receipt); Developing guidelines or procedures for the oversight of a warehouse or distribution facility; and Planning supply and/or equipment acquisitions within an organization to ensure inventory levels are maintained. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. OR B: You have successfully completed three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.; or successfully completed a Ph.D.; or LL.M., if related, at an accredited college or university in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR C: You have less than one year of experience as described in A and less than 3 years of graduate level education as described in B. However, you have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined, equals at least 100% of the total requirement. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the master's level [generally 36 semester hours] may be used in this calculation. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. 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. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP): This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP or ICTAP; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. Well-Qualified includes those applicants whose knowledge, skills, and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. For information on eligibility criteria and required documentation, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition. The work environment frequently requires the incumbent to exercise extreme caution regarding expensive, fragile, and sensitive equipment handling as well as exercising safety precautions at the warehouse and all other USSS locations to include Headquarters. The incumbent is requested to use safe work practices with office equipment, avoids trips or falls, and observes fire regulations and traffic signals while operating a government owned vehicle. The incumbent may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as protective helmets, masks, gowns, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, or shields. Similarly, the incumbent may be required to follow special precautions when working around storage areas containing sensitive equipment. All work areas are adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work frequently requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, and reaching. This level of physical demand occurs, for example, when incumbent is categorizing, tagging, moving, and inventorying serialized equipment and supplies. Education If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. Merit promotion and/or non-competitive referral lists may be issued based on the needs of the agency. This position will require a credit check after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted. The agency's Telework Policy allows up to 80% telework, which is at the discretion of management and based on roles and responsibilities. Additionally, compressed or flexible work schedules are offered with appropriate approval. More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade and unit occur. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. The Secret Service prohibits employees from having visible body markings (including but not limited to tattoos, body art, and branding) on the head, face, neck, hand and fingers (any area below the wrist bone) (exception: a single conservative and unobtrusive tattoo in the form of a ring is authorized on one finger).