Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief

Defense Logistics Agency • Whitehall, OH

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About The Position

The Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief develops strategies to support and advance Directorate initiatives involving material planning, purchasing, pre-award and post-award activities, quality assurance, and technical operations. The role improves supply-support business practices, provides acquisition support to authorized activities, manages critical vendor relationships, monitors supply-chain performance metrics, and identifies systemic bottlenecks and ways to resolve them. The position also coordinates and supervises a division’s technical and administrative matters.

This is a GS-14 supervisory position. Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level. Education cannot substitute for the required specialized experience. The position requires U.S. citizenship, a favorable suitability or fitness determination, supervisory probation, completion of a Supervisory Certification Program, and financial disclosure. It is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not in a bargaining unit. Recruitment incentives are not authorized.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under another pay system in Federal service, the military, or the private sector.
• Experience managing day-to-day operations and overseeing a multifunctional team comprising material planning specialists, quality assurance specialists, contract specialists, and support personnel.
• Experience planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and integrating operations assigned to a team that includes at least two of the following functions: material planning, pre-award and post-award contracting, and quality assurance.
• Experience determining goals and objectives that require additional emphasis and selecting an approach or solution to address budget shortages.
• Thorough knowledge of business management and leadership skills to accomplish and monitor operations.
• Experience communicating with high-level internal and external program officials.
• Must meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for General Schedule positions, time-after-competitive appointment, and minimum qualifications by the announcement’s cut-off or closing date.
• Must complete a favorable suitability or fitness determination; an unfavorable background check may result in removal.
• Must complete supervisory probation and the Supervisory Certification Program.
• Must meet the Selective Service requirement if applicable.
• Must have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• Must meet the financial disclosure requirement.
• Must comply with DLA drug-testing requirements if selected for a testing-designated position.
• Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies for Directorate initiatives in material planning, purchasing, pre-award, post-award, quality assurance, and technical operations.
• Provide solutions and develop methods to improve supply-support business practices.
• Provide acquisition support to authorized activities, including managing critical vendor relationships.
• Monitor supply-chain performance metrics and identify systemic bottlenecks and strategies to resolve them.
• Coordinate and supervise the technical and administrative matters of a division.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; benefits eligibility depends on position type and whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed