Navy NEC · Logistics

792A Support Equipment Asset Manager

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

A Support Equipment Asset Manager manages aviation support equipment inventories at organizational and intermediate maintenance activities afloat and ashore. This manager reconciles and reports inventories, acquires and disposes of assets, trains subordinate asset managers, and coordinates with support equipment controlling authorities.

Core Skills

  • Equipment inventory reconciliation and reporting
  • Support equipment acquisition and disposal
  • Maintenance program supply procedure application
  • Coordination with equipment controlling authorities

Civilian Career Paths

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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Reconciling and reporting support equipment inventories transfers directly to checking material records and documenting inventory discrepancies.

How to prepare: Practice reconciling a sample shipment against an order and recording discrepancies in Excel, then learn the shipping documents used by your target employer.

What the civilian work involves
  • Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
  • Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
  • Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SAP software

Supply Chain Managers

Managing equipment inventories, acquiring and disposing of assets, and coordinating with controlling authorities provides a foundation for civilian inventory and purchasing management.

How to prepare: Compare your education and work history with supply chain management openings to identify gaps in college-level business or logistics study and experience managing purchasing, planning, and warehouse operations. If your experience is limited to equipment accountability, build that broader operational experience before targeting manager positions.

What the civilian work involves
  • Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
  • Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SAP software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 792A

    [1] NEC entry "792A - Support Equipment Asset Manager"; cached text line 19344; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Equipment inventory reconciliation and reporting, Support equipment acquisition and disposal, Maintenance program supply procedure application, Coordination with equipment controlling authorities, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (O*NET 43-5071.00), Supply Chain Managers (O*NET 11-3071.04)

  2. O*NET: Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (O*NET 43-5071.00)

  3. O*NET: Supply Chain Managers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Supply Chain Managers (O*NET 11-3071.04)

Defense contractor jobs for 792A

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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