Supply Management Specialist.

Defense Logistics Agency; Anniston (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency in Anniston, Alabama is seeking a Supply Management Specialist to support the Compliance Review Team. The incumbent acts as a SME for designated areas, observes operations to confirm adherence to DoW, DLA and distribution policies, and identifies systemic shortfalls and best practices for potential organization-wide adoption.

The role requires presenting findings to center leadership and exercising tact with senior managers due to the sensitive nature of reviews.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent.
• Credit for qualifying experience includes documenting findings and presenting to senior management.
• Involves interacting with senior management and workforce and providing policy/procedural instruction as needed.

Responsibilities

• Works with the DLA Distribution Compliance Review Team.
• Acts as SME for designated core functional areas being reviewed.
• Observes distribution operations to ensure compliance with DoW, DLA and Distribution policies and laws.
• Identifies systemic shortfalls and best practices for possible implementation across the network.
• Presents findings of compliance and non-compliance to center leadership.
• Maintains tact and diplomacy with center directors and staff, and senior managers.
• Serves as team manager for special projects or works independently on assignments.
• Participates in system design and enhancement and coordinates changes with leadership and workforce.

Skills

Document findings

Present findings

Interacting with senior management

Policy instruction

Job description

• Incumbent works with the DLA Distribution Compliance Review Team.
• Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for designated core functional area(s) being reviewed.
• Observes distribution operations(s) at a DLA Distribution Center to: Confirm business processes are being executed in accordance with current DoW, DLA and DLA Distribution policies and procedures and applicable federal, state and local laws.
• Identify systemic shortfalls and vulnerabilities; and identify "best practices" for possible implementation across the DLA distribution network.
• Responsible for presenting finding of both compliance and non-compliance to center's director and DLA Distribution Center senior management.
• Exercises tact and diplomacy are required in dealings with center's director and staff as well as DLA and DLA Distribution senior managers because of the sensitive nature of reviews.
• Serves as team manager for special projects or works independently on assigned special projects.
• Participates in system design and enhancement and coordinates changes with DLA Distribution Command, Senior Managers and center's workforce.

Duties

• Incumbent works with the DLA Distribution Compliance Review Team.
• Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for designated core functional area(s) being reviewed.
• Observes distribution operations(s) at a DLA Distribution Center to: Confirm business processes are being executed in accordance with current DoW, DLA and DLA Distribution policies and procedures and applicable federal, state and local laws.
• Identify systemic shortfalls and vulnerabilities; and identify "best practices" for possible implementation across the DLA distribution network.
• Responsible for presenting finding of both compliance and non-compliance to center's director and DLA Distribution Center senior management.
• Exercises tact and diplomacy are required in dealings with center's director and staff as well as DLA and DLA Distribution senior managers because of the sensitive nature of reviews.
• Serves as team manager for special projects or works independently on assigned special projects.
• Participates in system design and enhancement and coordinates changes with DLA Distribution Command, Senior Managers and center's workforce.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• 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
• 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.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Anniston in Anniston, Alabama.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Supply 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:
• Documenting findings of compliance or non-compliance;
• Presenting findings of both compliance and non-compliance to senior management; and
• Interacting with senior management and workforce and providing policy and procedural instruction as necessary or requested.

Education

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

Additional information

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).

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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.

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