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Inventory Management Specialist - SME (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Maritime Administration · Department of Transportation

Inventory Management

Salary
$62,640–$98,530/year
Grade
09–11
Work location
Telework eligible · Norfolk, Virginia
Schedule
Full Time
Posted
Oct 6, 2026
Apply by
Oct 15, 2026
Category
Inventory Management

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Summary

This position, located in the Division of Atlantic Operations, provides inventory and general logistics management support to the Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) vessels, warehouses, and field storage sites.

Duties

As an Inventory Management Specialist, you will: Conduct shipboard and warehouse supply and logistics audits for compliance with existing contracts, policies, and procedures. Conduct physical inventories and reconcile results in the inventory management software application. Identify excess material and prepare material for offload and shipment. The ideal candidate for this position will possess mid-level inventory and logistics management knowledge and experience with the capability to adeptly apply documented shipboard and warehouse inventory and logistics concepts, principles, and practices, resulting in clear and concise verbal and written inventory and/or logistics posture assessments.

Requirements

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. PRE-EMPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT: If selected for the position you will be required to complete a pre-employment/pre-appointment medical examination and Functional Capacity Examination. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).

Education

TRANSCRIPTS are REQUIRED if you are substituting education for experience. The transcripts need not be official, but must show that you meet the stated education requirements, including specific major or class requirements.

How you will be evaluated

DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: Please be clear and specific when describing your experience, as HR evaluates applications strictly on the facts provided and will not make assumptions. To receive full credit, your narrative responses must be written in paragraph format and explicitly match your resume. Begin each response by listing the exact position title, organization, employment dates (MM/YYYY–MM/YYYY), full- or part-time status, average weekly hours, and federal series/grade (if applicable). Within the body of the paragraph, clearly describe your specific duties, actions taken, tools used, and measurable outcomes. HR will cross-check these details against your resume; if your resume does not fully support every claim and timeframe, the experience will not be considered for credit, which may result in an ineligible determination. All applicants: Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy.

About this listing

Maritime Administration has 6 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Norfolk, Virginia. See all Maritime Administration listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $62,640 to $98,530 a year. That covers GS-9 to GS-11 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 9 days, from Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026. Among currently open Inventory Management postings, the typical advertised window is about 10 days.

Who can apply: the public (U.S. citizens), plus current competitive-service federal employees, federal employees eligible for career transition programs and 7 other groups. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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