Inventory Management Specialist

Inventory Management Specialist

Department: Department of Commerce

Location(s): Gaithersburg, Maryland

Salary Range: $70623 - $111087 Per Year

Job Summary: NIST is seeking an Inventory and Logistics Specialist to support Facilities Management operations. This role ensures timely fulfillment of work orders by managing inventory, procurement, and material distribution. The position supports research and facility readiness by maintaining critical supplies, overseeing vendor coordination and contracts, and providing technical guidance on material availability, safety, and logistics.

Major Duties:

• Serves as the Work Order Manager in the Material Management Group, responsible for administering and executing supply and inventory management activities in support of Facilities Management operations. In this position, you will: - Fulfill Facilities Management work orders by ensuring required materials are available and properly tracked. - Maintain storeroom inventory levels, stock locations, and preventive maintenance kits to support operational readiness. - Use TrackAbout, Maximo, and other systems to manage inventory, monitor usage, and process material requests and transfers. - Order and procure materials and services, including replenishing stock and supporting special purchase requests. - Serve as the primary point of contact for management and researchers on inventory-related matters, including material availability, safety requirements, and MSDS information. - Serve as a purchase card holder and COR, including purchase reconciliation and contract oversight. - Communicate with vendors to resolve issues and support acquisitions. - Participate in spot and annual inventories to ensure material accountability and record accuracy. - Assist in updating policies, reports, and acquisition documents, including PWS and SOW. - Respond to customer inquiries by clarifying requirements and communicating service levels, timelines, and status updates.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet one of the following. A. Possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 (ZA-I at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as experience in receiving, issuing, and reconciling supply transaction for a multiple commodity storeroom. OR B. master's or equivalent graduate degree OR C. two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR D. LL.B. or J.D. 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. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: USAJOBS Help Center - How to see your application and job status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-07