Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist

DLA Careers; Coronado (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Aviation in Coronado, CA is seeking a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist to lead the Material Management Cell at an industrial site. You will oversee all actions to provide effective material management for production lines and coordinate with cross‑agency sources.

The role requires federal experience, strong leadership, and the ability to implement new approaches to improve business processes within the Cell’s scope. This is an exempt supervisory role with early shift hours.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in material management and supply chain operations.
• Leadership and supervisory experience in a federal or large-scale organization.
• Experience coordinating cross-agency supply and production activities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Material Management Cell Chief and represent DLA Aviation as supply chain manager at a DLA Aviation industrial site.
• Oversee actions and coordination to provide effective material management support for production lines and groups.
• Maintain cross-agency relationships and monitor supply sources to ensure assets are available when required.
• Develop and implement improvements to material management processes within the Cell’s scope.

Skills

Staff supervision

Supply chain management

Asset availability

Process improvement

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Serves as the Material Management Cell Chief and represents DLA Aviation as supply chain manager at a DLA Aviation industrial site.
• Responsible for all actions, activities and coordination performed by the Cell to provide effective/efficient material management support for assigned fleet readiness center production lines/groups.
• Maintains cross-agency relationships and monitors cross-agency sources of supply to ensure assets are available for issue when required and to alleviate work stoppages
• Conducts, initiates, or participates in studies, projects and/or surveys of material management operations to determine required improvements for supported commodities and/or weapons systems.
• Develops and implements/recommends new approaches to solve problems and modifies/improves material management business processes within the Cell’s scope of responsibility.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: 0600-1430
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Supervisory Probation: Required
• Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: 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.

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Experience with established production methods and material requirements for the support/repair/modification of a variety of aircraft, engines, and related end items.
• Experience performing Order Fulfillment processes and applications relative to supportability.
• Experience supervising/managing and leading the work of material management
• Experience with various supply and production management automated systems/products and their interrelationships to order fulfillment
• Experience in retail supply functions

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. 1194).
• 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans

is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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