Jobs · Purchasing · Pennsylvania

Supply Management Specialist.

Defense Logistics Agency · New Cumberland, PA · 1 mo ago
PurchasingFull-time

This is an obligated position and occupancy is subject to the return of the former incumbent. If the former incumbent fails to return, occupancy may become permanent.

Duties

  • Develops, coordinates, evaluates and executes various aspects of supply operations at the command level.
  • Develops and maintains processes and procedures to account for all arriving material.
  • Evaluates and plans projects through consideration of all legal authorities and changing official policy, operating officials’ views, program information and analysis, and statistical data.
  • Applies analytical techniques in evaluating problems, making recommendations, and formulating plans for corrective actions.
  • Identifies training and developmental needs of employees, providing or making provision for training as required.

Requirements

  • 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; 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.
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No.
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
  • This is a term appointment not-to-exceed (NTE) 3 years and may be extended up to a total of five years or converted to a permanent promotion without further competition.
  • Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade will be filled as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade with the intent to be limited to the time period specified in the announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Supply 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 is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
  • Creditable specialized experience includes:
    • Providing technical advice and guidance to operating level personnel regarding interpretation of material management regulations, policies, and procedures.
    • Performing more complex functions associated with responding to problems and formulating plans for new missions, new initiatives, or corrective action on all aspects of distribution.
    • Conducting efficiency and effectiveness reviews of current operations/potential new missions, prepares economic analysis/business case analysis documentation, and makes recommendations for changes.
  • 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.

Physical Demands

  • Work is primarily of a sedentary nature.
  • Occasional periods of walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items, such as paper or small parts may be required.
  • No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Work Environment

  • The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions.
  • Work is performed in an office-type setting where the work area provides adequate light, heat, and ventilation.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. 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. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

Additional Information

  • As required by 5 C.F.R. 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities.
  • This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.
  • 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 to successfully pass or refusal to conduct the test may result in the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process or subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.
  • 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.
  • Advisory: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.

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