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Lead General Supply Specialist

DLA Careers
Philadelphia, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/12/2026
Summary

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Duties

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  • Serves as primary point of contact for monitoring inventory records and inventory related actions.
  • Responsible for the coordination and monitoring of inventory reconciliation activities that address balance differences and discrepancies.
  • Monitor the quality of asset balance updates to denote whether item is issuable or blocked and suspended due to quality problems, safety issues, inoperable facilities, natural disasters, material condition, or ownership.
  • Coordinate with the Supply Planners and Supply Centers on resolution of issues pertaining to the processing of noncontractual receipts and unauthorized returns.
  • Collect transaction information from other Resolution Specialists to analyze causes of widespread and or recurring inventory discrepancies.
  • Leads the team in the development, recommendation, and implementation of corrective actions to the systems and processes.

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • 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
  • Financial Disclosure Requirement: Not Required
  • Acquisition Workforce Position NON- CAP: Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Additional Info.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Lead General Supply 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-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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:

  • Knowledge of supply operations and related regulations as well as supply management policies in order to coordinate supply discrepancy problems.
  • Specialized methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of related supply programs and inventory and accounting programs and operations.
  • Experience in supply functions and inventory and accounting programs and operations to independently analyze and resolve difficult issues and problems involving process, methods, data management, and day to day operations.
  • Relating aspects and parts of a major project to the over needs of the organization in order to review operating supply systems for adequacy, efficiency and need for improvements.
  • Fact finding and investigative techniques to analyze difficult inventory discrepancies at distribution centers, customer direct, and non-accountable facilities to perform analysis of existing procedures, work methods to resolve problems by ensuring inventory adjustments are initiated.
  • Knowledge of applications related to Order Fulfillment, Planning, and Technical/Quality.
  • Knowledge of Distribution system processes and applications.

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Acquisition Workforce - Non-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.

Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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