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Posted: March 30, 2026 (3 days ago)

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General Supply Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

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$70,623 - $91,815

per year

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing and tracking supplies in a defense logistics setting, including conducting inventories, investigating why stock counts don't match records, and recommending fixes to prevent errors.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in inventory management or analysis who enjoys problem-solving and working with data in a structured government environment.

The role requires attention to detail and the ability to handle physical tasks like lifting and accessing tight spaces.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in inventory planning, scheduling, and conducting inventories
  • Skills in investigating and analyzing causes of inventory discrepancies, including from physical counts, warehouse issues, or customer complaints
  • Ability to provide recommendations and initiate corrective actions to align records with physical stock
  • Experience generating reports like Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPL) in compliance with agency policies
  • Proficiency in gathering and analyzing data from automated systems to identify trends in discrepancies
  • Master's degree, 2 years of graduate education, or a combination of education and experience to qualify at GS-09 level
  • Physical ability to climb ladders, crawl, enter restricted areas, and lift up to 25 pounds (with assistance for heavier items)

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. 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-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 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: Plans, develops schedules for and conducts inventories. Conducts investigations and analysis to determine causes of inventory discrepancies.

Provides recommendations which correct or prevent errors. 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 at the GS-09 level based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LLB.

or J.D., if related C.

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the GS-09 grade level, 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-09.

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.

Physical Demands: The employee is required to climb ladders, crawl, or enter restricted areas, lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds, for items weighing over 25 pounds, uses lifting devices and/or receives assistance.

Major Duties:

  • Performs in-depth research and causative analysis when discrepancies are identified as a result of physical inventories, warehouse refusals, Reports of Survey or customer complaints.
  • Determines the cause of record imbalances through collection, analysis, and evaluation of factors contributing to the inventory adjustment.
  • Initiates and makes corrective actions to synchronize the depot record with the physical inventory balance.
  • Generates the Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPL) Report in accordance with agency policy and procedures as appointed in writing by the proper authority.
  • Develops recommendations for new procedures which correct or prevent errors.
  • Gathers data from automated systems to analyze trends of recurring discrepancies.
  • Conducts operational and systemic studies to causes contributing to physical inventory and location inaccuracies and validates data compiled using various ADP systems to resolve record accuracy problems.
  • Identifies and initiates new procedures to reduce inventory record error rate, streamline inventory processes, and comply with agency guidance.
  • Arranges special inventories to reconcile accountable records. Plans, develops schedules for and conducts inventories.
  • May operate material handling equipment such as forklifts and stock selectors to locate and move materials.
  • May lead lower graded technicians performing inventory functions.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLADist-26-12923832-MP