State of Maryland

A Supply Officer I is the full performance level of storekeeping work having responsibility for the management and operation of a storage facility or for assisting in the management of a storeroom or supply storage facility of a State institution or department.  Employees in this classification do not supervise other Supply Officers, but may supervise Stock Clerks or patients performing storekeeping or related duties.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a higher-level Supply Officer, supplies and Services Supervisor or other designated administrator.  Employees in this classification may work shifts, which include weekends and holidays.  The work generally requires the lifting and moving of equipment, materials and supplies weighing ten or more pounds.

Positions in the Supply Officer series are evaluated by using the Supply Officers’ Point Factor Job Evaluation Method.  The job evaluation factors are: (I.) Volume and (II.) Administrative Responsibilities.  The point range requirement for the Supply Officer I is 275-399.  The point range requirement for the Supply Officer II is 400-574.  The point range requirement for the Supply Officer III is 575-799.  The point range requirement for the Supply Officer IV is 800 or more. 

Develops storage methods, including the allocation and arrangement of storage facilities;

Receives, stores and issues equipment, materials and supplies;

Maintains or oversees maintenance of records related to the receipt, issue, and control of supplies;

Conducts physical inventory of supplies, materials, and equipment;

Prepares requisitions for stock replacement;

Makes authorized purchases;

Receives, approves and processes store requisitions and oversees the distribution of supplies;

Assists in the preparation of specifications and contacts vendors concerning supply purchases;

May supervise lower-level supply personnel performing storekeeping functions;

May lift supplies, materials and equipment weighing ten or more pounds;

May serve as an assistant to a higher-level Supply Officer in a large operation where the storekeeping functions are more complex;

May have direct responsibility in a large operation for a phase or area of the storage operation;

Performs other related duties.    

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime, as provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.