Inventory Management Specialist

Duties

• Independently manage system‑wide inventory and integrated demand planning for moderately to highly complex NGA geospatial mapping products, using historical demand data and statistical forecasting to establish and adjust stockage objectives.
• Interpret and apply NGA, DLA Weapons Support, DLA, and DoD policies for requirements determination, automated distribution (AD), inventory management, procurement, and redistribution.
• Determine quantitative requirements by analyzing product characteristics, production and procurement lead times, update cycles, demand history, and substitute‑item availability.
• Review and validate all mapping product source data, domestic and foreign, for accuracy prior to use in requirements computations and stockage planning.
• Utilize multiple databases and automated systems to gather, verify, and adjust demand planning, inventory, AD, and production data while ensuring data integrity.
• Coordinate daily with DoD and non‑DoD customers, production centers, Map Support Offices, and foreign partners to resolve mapping product issues, validate requirements, manage AD actions, and ensure availability of mission‑essential products.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible.
• Security: Non‑Critical Sensitive with Secret Access; appointment subject to favorable suitability or fitness determination.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status: Non‑Exempt.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12‑31‑1959 must be registered or exempt.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Pre‑Employment Physical: Not required.
• Real ID or other acceptable identification required for access to certain federal facilities.

Qualifications

To qualify for the Inventory Management Specialist position, your resume and supporting documentation must demonstrate the following:

• One year of specialized experience that directly relates to the duties of the position (equivalent to the GS‑09 level for a GS‑11 appointment).
• Experience with an inventory management system, method, or technique for a geospatial or mapping product or another commodity.
• Ability to provide assistance or recommendations to resolve a supply problem affecting a geospatial or mapping item or another managed commodity.
• Proficiency using the Mapping Enterprise Business System (MEBS) or another DoD automated inventory system to manage a customer account, control inventory and distribution, and perform related transactions.
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating a supply program to support inventory and distribution effectiveness.

Education

Education may be used to meet basic qualifications if it demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Education must be from an accredited college or university. Transcripts must be submitted as supplemental documentation.

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to such a degree (or LL.M.) in a related field.
• Combination of post‑high‑school education and experience may be used; percentages of experience and education must total at least 100 %.
• Graduate education credit: one academic year equals the credit hours defined by the graduate school (or 18 semester/27 quarter hours if not defined).
• Foreign education must be evaluated by a recognized credential evaluation service and deemed equivalent to U.S. accredited education.

Additional Information

As required by 5 C.F.R. 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508‑conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. The position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. DLA maintains a drug‑free workplace; pre‑employment, random, and post‑accident drug testing are required for designated positions. Applicants must be prepared to sign a Drug Test Statement of Understanding if selected.