Total 73 Others level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Fort Novosel, Alabama

• Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.
• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

What are the Major Duties of this Position? Functions as a Warehouse Worker in the Food Service Department at the a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) federal correctional facility.

Responsible for supervising inmate workers who receive, store, and issue a wide variety of supplies, material, equipment and commodities required in the operation of the Food Service Department.

Responsible for clerical, Funds Control, Time and Attendance and budgeting duties as assigned by the Food Service Administrator and is expected to apply a working knowledge of policies and procedures as related to this office and the food service aspect of the institution.

Responsible for delivery follow-up on outstanding purchase orders placed with commercial vendors.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staffs correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

General
Plans, directs and manages the activities of the Material Management Section, to include property management, equipment management, full warehouse receiving, and distribution- Transportation, mail center operations. and other operations sections may also fall under his/her purview. Synchronizes the section's requirements with other services/sections in the development of a sound course of action and rendering the correct interpretations and decisions involving al! phases of the operations/requirements All duties and requirements of this position demand a great deal of concentrated effort and expert judgement„ The management of this section requires the incumbent to perform daily, difficult and complex functions. Ensures compliance in section's specific areas of external quality assurance and business reviews

Lifecycle Management
Oversees the lifecycle management of non-expendable assets in the VA HCS and supported catchment area. Develops multi-year equipment/NX plans for the entire VA HCS and supported catchment area, utilizing advanced automated non-expendable planning tools. Participates in facility and VISN strategic planning, quality management of the equipment program, equipment replacement planning on a progressive basis, integrated with management budgetary plans and consistent with life expectancy of equipment. Utilizes performance improvement methodologies such as lean and six/sigma to improve the overall management of NX assets in the VA HCS and supported catchment area. Conducts analysis and uses intensive knowledge of NX assets to make recommendations about standardization opportunities to local, VISN and national standardization initiatives.

Supply Management - Inventory Management & Control
Oversees the management and control of non-expendable equipment for a VA Healthcare System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. Oversees the inventory management of all NX assets throughout the VA HCS. The Material Management Section provides full Logistics and supply chain support of preplanning, preparation and equipment purchases; related supply management: and delivery services for the VA HCS and surrounding catchment area. Implements and monitors automated NX inventory management systems, including equipment accountability and data integrity. Analyzes, studies, develops, and directs systems in connection with the NX requirements in the medical center's annual budget development. Equipment accountability responsibilities may require site reviews throughout the VA HCS catchment area.
Implements best practices, principles, tools and concepts to evaluate and improve supply system performance. Interfaces with peers, stakeholders and customers throughout the VA HCS and supported catchment area including budget/fiscal, engineering, biomedical engineering, facilities, and clinical/administrative service staff to coordinate the management and control of the entire VA HCS and supported catchment area NX asset inventory and resolve any issues or discrepancies.

Supervision
Supervises employees from separate but interrelated units comprised of the Property Management, Warehouse, and/or Mail Center and/or Transportation sections. Makes recommendations for promotions, reassignments and awards; develops position descriptions and performance standards; and conducts semi-annual and annual performance reviews. Assists subordinate staff with performance issues as necessary; schedules and grants leave; and monitors overtime usage. Resolves informal complaints and grievances, discusses corrective actions with employees, and recommends appropriate disciplinary and/or adverse action. Assists the CSCO and Assistant CSCO in hiring and successfully transitioning new hires into the position by communicating performance elements and standards with applicable timeframes, providing ongoing feedback, coaching, and making appropriate use of the probationary period to assess the employee's ability to perform.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM. Work Schedule subject to change based on agency needs.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist/PD394710
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.

• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

• Provides a full range of procurement analyst services.
• Performs all aspects of contracting oversight, review, and assistance to provide responsive and timely support to customers.
• Aggressively counsels and makes recommendations to maximize small business procurement opportunities.
• Develops guidance materials to explain regulatory and policy changes
• Provides analyst services, oversight, and support for procurements involving highly specialized, enterprise, and/or complex contracts.
• Performs reviews and analysis of procurements involving complex contracts.
• Researches and drafts responses to Congressional inquiries and provides information.
• Provides information and assistance to business concerns relative to participation in the acquisition program.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and reviews procurement programs and issues.
• Prepares and/or consolidates special and recurring reports.
• Performs staff visits to contracting offices and analyzes acquisition statistics.
• Participates in conferences and special events pertinent to Army Small Business Programs.

• Front end operations including patron identification, customer inquiries, check out and cash control.
• Non-perishable stock control including transporting items and stocking shelves.
• Meat display and case stocking.
• Produce inspection, display and rotation.
• Account maintenance, supply and computer operations.
• Contractor performance.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Front end operations including patron identification, customer inquiries, check out and cash control.
• Non-perishable stock control including transporting items and stocking shelves.
• Meat display and case stocking.
• Produce inspection, display and rotation.
• Account maintenance, supply and computer operations.
• Contractor performance.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Analyze and interpret relevant supply planning policy to ensure established objectives are met.
• Apply inventory management and supply planning operations expertise to balance supply to meet forecasted demand by generating secondary item supply action recommendations.
• Develop comprehensive plans that include supply system decisions that consider more than the status of an individual item or a specific problem.
• Demonstrate the applicable supply planning competencies and proficiencies influencing the twelve Life Cycle Logistics competency areas identified in the Life Cycle Logistics Competency Model.
• Plan, develop, implement, and manage effective and affordable product supply support strategies throughout the life cycle for weapons, materiel, or information systems, as addressed in applicable policy/regulatory guidance.
• Integrate all known planning assumptions into the supply plan for secondary items by interfacing with demand planners, inventory specialists, order fulfillment specialists, Organic Industrial Base (OIB) program analysts.
• Review Material Requirements Planning (MRP) inputs and coordinate with the responsible authoritative source of these inputs. Reviews and analyzes recommendations and identifies the required supply execution plan.

• Provides exemplary customer service to include greeting, professional appearance, positive attitude, and approaching the customer, suggestive selling and adding on.
• Completes retail reports and submits to management.
• Operates the POS terminal, scans, verifies retail price, verifies product information, processes proper type of sale/return in terminal, properly secures credit card information and delivers receipt to customer.
• Stocks and maintains the sales floor according to daily sales plan. Stays current with merchandise assortment.
• Provides on the job training to new sales store clerks as needed.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Develop team to provide recommendations for addressing unit support requests.
• Evaluate and develop opportunities to improve order fulfillment processes.
• Lead team to engage with supported units on order fulfillment and supply chain matters, ensuring responsive communication.
• Serve as the central point of contact and subject matter expert for order fulfillment issues, and the exchange of information between personnel on the assigned team, with other command personnel, and with other organizations.
• Support the development and implementation of outcome-based demand and supply planning support strategies that optimize supply chain management principles to enhance system readiness and life cycle cost affordability.
• Ensure the team monitors error trends to find recurring error causes and advises team in resolving underlying problems.
• Assist in identifying, developing, and implementing best practices throughout the order fulfillment cycle.
• Articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
• Monitor and report on the status of work in progress review completed work to see that the supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met.

• Provides direction and advice to District elements, Branch Chiefs, and the Chief of Contracting in areas of acquisition planning, contractual strategy, and execution of acquisition programs.
• Responsible for Contracting Division’s compliance with all upper level data calls to include coordination and reporting, as required or requested, for all protests against awards, reports of procurement management reviews, inspections;
• investigations, contract operation review audits, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Congressional Inquiries, GAO, Army / DoD Inspector General, and Internal Reviews.
• Resolves acquisition compliance problems and develops path forward for corrective action.
• Analyzes cost and pricing data for procurements which have no precedent.
• Conducts training of contracting personnel to improve acquisition practices.

• Performs COMSEC account transition readiness assessments for DoD's Kay Management Infrastructure (KMI) Program.
• Determines distribution and positioning of equipment and key material among major supply stations, stock points, or COMSEC accounts.
• Determines current and future supply requirements.
• Performs work associated with management of investment and recoverable items.
• Monitors planned or scheduled material requirements and funds availability.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated