Inventory Management Specialist

Telework Eligible

Yes

Major Duties

• Serving as a member of a strategic supplier support relationship team, providing planning services for the assigned customer and/or category of items.
• Developing plans for highly complex/critical items and groups of items that may require the creation and frequent use of strategic alliances, partnerships, prime vendors, and long-term contracts with multi-level contract options.
• Providing, receiving, and analyzing Supplier Collaboration intelligence on DLA Direct and Customer Direct items to maximize efficiencies in meeting demands.
• Coordinating and/or collaborating with high-level personnel to ensure both successful fielding and continued improvement for key DLA initiatives.
• Conducting reviews on individual items with unique characteristics, strategic value, or complex problems.
• Applying strategies for allocation and systemically generating the planned orders and planned arrivals.
• Developing budgetary elements as required, reflecting expected and unexpected expenditures due to uniqueness of complex end-item programs.

Qualification Summary

To qualify for an Inventory Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. 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-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. To qualify for the GS-12 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level for a period of at least one year 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: GS-11: With assistance, analyzing and resolving difficult inventory management/supply planning issues and problems for highly complex/strategic items and unique end-item programs. Providing support in the development/execution of strategic supply management and procurement partnerships with vendors. Forecasting, researching, and analyzing various documents and statistics to synthesize plans for adjustments to supply planning programs. Engaging in the supply planning process to provide complex technical support to functional areas that are engaged in the full range of acquisition management and logistics support. GS-12: Analyzing and resolving difficult inventory management/supply planning issues and problems for highly complex/strategic items and unique end-item programs. Providing support in the development/execution of strategic supply management and procurement partnerships with vendors. Forecasting, researching, and analyzing various documents and statistics to synthesize plans for adjustments to supply planning programs. Engaging in the supply planning process to provide complex technical support to functional areas that are engaged in the full range of acquisition management and logistics support. NOTE: To apply for the GS-12 level, you must have completed at least one full year at the GS-11 level. B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: GS-11: Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent Doctorate degree. Such education must be from an accredited college or university, and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work. GS-12: There is no education substitution at this grade level. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the GS-11 grade level only 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.