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General Supply Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Recent

Location

Salary

$74,678 - $116,362

per year

Closes

January 20, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing fuel inventories for the military, ensuring accurate tracking of products, resolving billing issues, and guiding support points on accounting processes.

It's ideal for someone with experience in logistics or supply chain who enjoys detail-oriented work in a defense setting, especially if they've handled inventory discrepancies or transportation coordination.

The role requires strong analytical skills to monitor records and fix problems in fuel supply systems.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 (for GS-11) or GS-11 (for GS-12) in inventory management, product accountability, or billing discrepancy resolution
  • Knowledge of Department of Defense fuel inventory accounting procedures and automated systems (particularly for GS-12)
  • Experience monitoring unmatched purchase and stock transfer movements
  • Ability to review and coordinate transportation and traffic management for fuel products
  • Skills in researching and analyzing accounts to identify and correct discrepancies
  • For GS-11: Option to substitute with a Ph.D., 3 years of graduate education, or LL.M. in a related field
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to meet time-in-grade and other federal eligibility requirements

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job.

GS-11 Salary Range: $74,678 to $97,087 Per Year GS-12 Salary Range: $89,508 to $116,362 Per Year QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for a General Supply 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 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.

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: - GS-11: Assisting with inventory account processing, product accountability, and researching billing discrepancies.

Experience monitoring and identifying unmatched purchase and stock transfer movements. Experience in reviewing and coordinating transportation and traffic management of fuel related products.

- GS-12: Experience in the Department of Defense fuel inventory management accounting procedures, techniques, and relationships among various automated fuel accounting systems.

Researches and analyzes DFSP accounts to identify discrepancies, determines corrective action, and provides guidance to ensure timely monthly reconciliation.

Performing inventory account processing, product accountability, and resolving billing discrepancies. 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 http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx.

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: 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 GS-12: Applicants may not substitute education in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-12 level.

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. Major Duties:

  • Serves as an expert on inventory account processing, provides instruction, direction and assistance to the Defense Fuel Support Points (DFSPs) on matters relative to product.
  • Accountability, system processes, and resolution of inventory accounting and billing discrepancies.
  • Reviews Movements Under Investigation (MUI) reports for excessive in- transit gains/losses and ensures DFSP conducts causative research to determine the reasons for the excessive in-transit gains/losses.
  • Monitors and analyzes the daily fuel inventory records for Defense Working Capital Funded DLA- owned petroleum inventory at assigned DFSPs for timeliness and accuracy.
  • Works with several different fuel accounting systems and draws on practical work experience to resolve discrepancies between the various inventory systems and inventory account reconciliation problems.
  • Ensures excessive daily operating gains/losses are investigated as they occur by the DFSPs and adequate explanations are documented.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/8/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLAEnergy-26-12860247-MP