Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to: All U.S. Citizens

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As a SUPERVISORY SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Oversees shipping services and supply ordering for DCSA
• Ensures associated billing responsibilities are effectively and appropriately executed, documented, and overseen
• Conducts both logistics management and program analysis work that requires the ability to apply strategic thinking and techniques
• Applies specialized knowledge and understanding of mission or program goals
• Responsibilities span all processes involved with supply and acquisition, receipt, use, modernization, maintenance, and life cycle management

Experience building/creating positive work environments, culture, and cohesive teams. Excellent communication skills both in writing and orally. Experience managing geographically dispersed teammates.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position: Incumbent is subject to random drug screening.
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• This position is designated critical-sensitive and requires access to Secret level information. As such, the employee must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Occasional temporary duty travel (TDY) is required.
• The incumbent be required to travel via passenger aircraft.
• Incumbent may be required to operate automotive passenger vehicles in connection with the performance of duties. A valid driver’s license is required.
• This position is designated as "mission essential" for purposes of continuity of operations in an emergency.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: General Supply Series 2001 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/30/2024

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/GG-13) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Oversee shipping services and supply ordering for DCSA.
• Lead and oversee the formulation, development, production and evaluation of a broad range of policies, processes, and guidance on supply chain and postal/shipping operations, including mission enabling functions, and communicate these policies, processes, and guidelines to community stakeholders.
• Lead and directs teams engaged in studies/projects, analyses, and investigations of functional programs, systems, and processes.
• Apply a comprehensive knowledge of a myriad of support functions and organizational responsibilities, strategic plans, corporate objectives and appropriate management systems, analytic techniques, legal and administrative requirements and constraints, and other factors impacting on study and project outcomes.
• Provide program oversight to assure timely operational support and integration of new or changing. supply, postal/shipping, and purchasing operations to develop methods and techniques required for program execution.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
2. Supply Planning: Evaluates and analyzes the ability to execute the demand plan based on resource limitations and capacity constraints. Identifies, prioritizes, allocates, and manages inventory to sustain planned operational requirements and to optimize materiel availability and weapons systems readiness. This competency includes establishing business rules for returns and retrograde management.
3. Forecasting and Demand Planning: Determines demand plans to satisfy future requirements - by applying forecasting techniques, evaluating the operational environment, and using collaborative input from customers - to achieve improved materiel availability and weapons systems readiness. This competency includes the determination of returns and retrograde requirements.
4. Data Analysis: Analyze, model, and transform data to highlight useful information, suggest conclusions, and support decision making.
5. Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis: Developing and applying quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large data sets.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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Include dates, hours, level of experience and examples for each work experience
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• Start and end dates (including the month and year).
• The number of hours you worked per week.
• The level and amount of experience-for instance, whether you served as a project manager or a team member helps to illustrate your level of experience.
• Examples of relevant experiences and accomplishments that prove you can perform the tasks at the level required for the job as stated in the job announcement. Your experience needs to address every required qualification.

If your resume does not clearly outline details for each position as noted, you may be deemed "not referred" for this position.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.