Inventory Management Specialist (Sustainment Specialist)

Duties

Help Determines parts supportability across all sources of Supply for established and future shop requirements of DLA and Non-DLA managed materials.
Provides material support of particular projects, work operations, and/or programs and serves as a material support point of contact (POC) for maintenance customers.
Analyzes and reviews Unfilled Order (UFO) and Gross Demand Plan (GDP) documents to develop and recommend process improvement strategies for a more effective material sustainability.
Collaborates with DLA Customer Support Specialist, Demand and Supply Planners, and appropriate Navy personnel to set and establish safety retail stock levels.
Reviews and evaluates demand and supply metrics data indicating misalignments between maintenance requirement and supply availability.

Requirements

Conditions of employment
Must be a U.S. citizen
Tour of Duty: 1st Shift Set Schedule 0630-1500
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): Non-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: Yes
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 that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.
To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 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 Performing material supportability analysis to develop sustainability plan for current and future customer workload. Utilizing supply and production management automated systems to effectively plan material support. Monitoring all sources of supply to identify maximum possible support options to resolve material issues. Performing retail supply functions, such as monitoring and evaluating customer demand patterns and recommending retail stock levels.

Education

To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-11, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.
Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.
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).

Benefits

Advantage: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.
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.
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.

Additional Information

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.