Computer Assisted Ordering Technician

Computer Assisted Ordering Technician

The Computer Assisted Ordering Technician maintains accurate perpetual inventory balance on hand (BOH) levels which in turn determines optimum ordering quantities and ensures product availability for patrons.

This job is open to current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement, federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants, veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference, and military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

The duties of the Computer Assisted Ordering Technician include maintaining the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system with current, accurate data to ensure optimal order quantities are calculated necessary to sustain customer demands, using radio-frequency hand-held terminals to gather data necessary to update and adjust inventory, recording and updating Balance on Hand (BOH) data; maintaining perpetual inventory and auditing credits, performing daily inventory audit of items not-in-stock and overwriting items, evaluating stock levels of all CAO categories daily by physically reviewing the storage and display shelf locations, shippers and warehouse, and interfacing with all levels of management and dealing directly with commercial distributor / vendor stocking representatives on issues affecting CAO.

To qualify for this position, you must be a U.S. citizen or national. You must meet minimum age requirement. Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service. You must be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation. You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 1101 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume (and / or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, superior academic achievement, or a combination of experience and education to qualify. When using education to meet qualifications you must submit transcripts. You must be able to lift items up to 40 lbs without assistance, long periods of standing, bending, lifting, carrying and reaching while searching for stock and replenishing shelves is required, and work may be performed in the freeze and chill boxes exposing incumbent to extremes in temperature.