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Lead Supply Technician

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$50,460 - $65,599

per year

Closes

March 17, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of supply technicians in a defense warehouse, where you'll investigate inventory issues, conduct physical counts, and ensure accurate stock records while also performing hands-on tasks like moving materials.

It's a mix of office work analyzing data and warehouse activities that require physical effort, such as lifting up to 70 pounds.

A good fit would be someone with experience in inventory management who is detail-oriented, comfortable leading others, and able to handle both desk and physical work in a fast-paced government setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-06 level or equivalent in inventory management, discrepancy investigation, or supply operations
  • Ability to conduct physical inventories, location surveys, and material inspections
  • Skills in investigating and resolving stock, record, or material discrepancies
  • Experience preparing reports on inventory investigation results
  • Physical capability to walk warehouses, climb ladders, stoop, bend, and lift up to 70 pounds
  • Familiarity with operating material handling equipment like forklifts
  • Leadership experience as a working leader over other employees

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Lead Supply Technician, your qualifications must include: 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-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 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: Conducting physical inventories and location surveys Investigating stock/record/material discrepancies impacting inventory balances Preparing reports concerning results of investigations performed B.

As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

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 work requires the incumbent to physically walk the distribution center warehouses to conduct physical searches and to sit comfortably in an office environment when investigating inventory data.

Occasional situations may require climbing ladders, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 70 pounds. Work Environment: The work is performed in both an office and warehouse environment.

May be required to wear safety shoes, back support when lifting, and operating equipment in support of material research. Major Duties:

  • Serves as a working leader over other employees and concurrently performs identical duties.
  • Performs research to resolve inventory discrepancies. Investigates stock/record/material discrepancies impacting inventory balances.
  • Receives communications like emails, phone calls, letters, reports, IOMs, concerning discrepancies about material inspections, issues, shipments, receipts, storage and inventory adjustment actions generated externally or from local processing.
  • Performs physical inventory counts, material inspections and location survey checks. Updates records based on cyclic inspections and researches receipt discrepancies for record adjustments.
  • Receives information of discrepancies, investigates material, and responds to defective material messages in support of the COSIS program.
  • Assists in the development of quality control plans and process improvement initiatives for the purpose of enhancing overall inventory accuracy and accountability. Assists in cyclic inspections and AD Hoc discrepancy processing.
  • May operate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts and stock selectors to move material.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLADist-26-12908204-MP