Inventory Management Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Inventory Management Specialist serves on a strategic supplier support relationship team, providing planning services for an assigned customer and/or category of items. The role develops plans for highly complex or critical items and item groups, which may involve strategic alliances, partnerships, prime vendors, and long-term contracts with multi-level contract options. It provides, receives, and analyzes Supplier Collaboration intelligence on DLA Direct and Customer Direct items to improve the efficiency of meeting demand. The specialist coordinates and collaborates with high-level personnel to support the successful fielding and ongoing improvement of key DLA initiatives. The role reviews individual items with unique characteristics, strategic value, or complex problems; applies allocation strategies and generates planned orders and arrivals through system processes; and develops budgetary elements as needed to reflect expected and unexpected expenditures for unique, complex end-item programs. This GS-12 position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent. The position requires DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics foundational-level certification within required timeframes and 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points every two years. It is a Defense Acquisition Workforce position, and financial disclosure is required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
One year of specialized experience directly related to the position; for GS-12, experience must be equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent in federal service, the military, or the private sector.
Experience analyzing and resolving difficult inventory management or supply planning issues for highly complex or strategic items and unique end-item programs.
Experience supporting development or execution of strategic supply management and procurement partnerships with vendors.
Experience forecasting, researching, and analyzing documents and statistics to develop plans for adjustments to supply planning programs.
Experience participating in supply planning and providing complex technical support to functional areas involved in acquisition management and logistics support.
Meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for GS positions, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements by the announcement's cut-off or closing date.
Complete DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics foundational-level certification within required timeframes and earn 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points every two years.
Complete a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorable background-check adjudication may result in removal.
Meet Selective Service requirements if applicable.
Provide required financial disclosure.
Have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
Comply with DLA drug-free workplace requirements, including drug testing if selected for a testing-designated position.

Responsibilities

Provide planning services for an assigned customer and/or category of items as part of a strategic supplier support relationship team.
Develop plans for highly complex or critical items and item groups, potentially using strategic alliances, partnerships, prime vendors, and long-term contracts with multi-level contract options.
Provide, receive, and analyze Supplier Collaboration intelligence on DLA Direct and Customer Direct items to maximize efficiency in meeting demand.
Coordinate and collaborate with high-level personnel to support successful fielding and continued improvement of key DLA initiatives.
Review individual items with unique characteristics, strategic value, or complex problems.
Apply allocation strategies and systemically generate planned orders and planned arrivals.
Develop budgetary elements as needed, reflecting expected and unexpected expenditures for unique, complex end-item programs.