Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist

DLA Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers in the United States is seeking a Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist to lead planning and logistics for assigned commodities. You will guide staff, coordinate activities, and apply comprehensive planning knowledge to supervise operations and deliver strong customer support.

The position requires DoD certification, DoD acquisition lifecycle familiarity, and experience with demand, supply and material support planning.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent.
• Experience with managing teams and implementing new planning tools.
• Analyzing trends and providing customer/agency support for programs.
• Evaluating tools, policies and processes to improve planning.
• Experience with demand, supply and material support planning.
• Experience in planning and coordinating material actions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, organization, coordination and directing staff on item planning activities.
• Provide operational control and support to the Branch for planning responsibilities.
• Provide logistics support for assigned commodities and develop innovative supply solutions.
• Develop and present recommendations to enhance programs for customer support.
• Apply knowledge of planning missions to supervise operations and analyze trends.
• Monitor collection, consolidation and analysis of metrics to inform Branch Chief.

Skills

Team management

Planning tools

Trend analysis

Process improvement

Demand planning

Supply planning

Material coordination

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Assists with planning, organization, coordination, directions and helps integrate the work of staff responsible for a wide range of item planning activities.
• Provides operational control and support to the Branch to accomplish responsibilities for planning.
• Provides logistics support to authorized activities for assigned commodities and for developing and implementing innovative supply support solutions.
• Helps develop and presents recommendations for changes or enhancements to programs to improve customer support.
• Applies a comprehensive knowledge of planning missions, functions and programs in order to supervise operations, analyze trends affecting planning, and provide comprehensive customer support.
• Monitors the collection, consolidation and analysis or metrics and data used to inform Branch Chief regarding the viability, effectiveness and efficiency of organization programs.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: 1st Shift; Set Schedule
• 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:

• 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:
• Incorporating methods of managing teams and implementing new planning tools
• Analyzing trends that are affecting item planning activities and providing comprehensive customer and agency support for assigned programs
• Evaluating the effectiveness of current tools, policies and processes in order to recommend improvements in the Planning process
• Experience with demand, supply and material support planning
• Experience in planning and coordinating material actions

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.

Education

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

Additional information

Position may be filled at any of the below locations:

• Richmond, VA: $93,499 to $121,551 Per Year
• Whitehall, OH: $93,400 to $121,422 Per Year

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 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).

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

Position requires DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years.

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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