Logistics Management Specialist

Full Job Description

Organizational Location: This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Operations Support (OS), Law Enforcement Safety and Compliance (LESC) Directorate, Mission Support Branch located in Harpers Ferry, WV.

Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Participating in inventory management and assisting the local property officer and inventory taker.

Entering and reviewing personal property records in Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP). Compiling inventory records to be used for analysis and long and short-term supply needs projection.

Collecting data to report on the status of funds, identified conflicting requirements, achieving set goals and resource priorities.

Assisting with fleet management activities, including tracking vehicle inventory, supporting vehicle acquisition and disposal processes, and maintaining fleet records in relevant information management systems.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Overseeing inventory management and serving as the local property officer and inventory taker.

Performing supply research for new and unique suppliers and to resolving complex supply issues and actions.

Identifying deficiencies in the inventory and inventory practices, and projecting long and short-term supply needs.

Projecting the status of funds for purchases, resolving conflicting requirements, setting goals, and prioritizing of resources.

Managing fleet operations, including supervising vehicle inventory, coordinating vehicle acquisition and disposal, ensuring compliance with fleet management policies, and maintaining accurate fleet records in information management systems.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. GS-11 Education Substitution: Successful completion of a Ph.D.

or an equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M (if related) from an accredited college or university, may be substituted for experience at the GS-11 grade level.

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise three years of graduate study.

If that information is not available, use 54 semester or 81 quarter hours.

GS-11 Combining Education and Experience: To combine your education and experience, you must convert each to a percentage, and then add the percentages.

The combined total of your percentage of education and experience must equal at least 100% in order to qualify.

If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3.

To calculate your percentage of graduate education, divide the number of graduate semester hours in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level, by 18 (1 year of graduate study = 18 semester hours).

To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, you must divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by the required number of months of experience.

Add your percentages of education and experience. The two percentages must total at least 100%. More information on this qualification standard is located here.

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.

You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 03/27/2026.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation: U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity.

During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances.

For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP.

Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.

If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S.

Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S.

government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S.

government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.

Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible.

View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. Major Duties:

In this position you will serve as the property and logistics expert within the Law Enforcement Safety and Compliance (LESC) Directorate of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

You will be responsible for planning, managing, and improving a wide range of logistics, property, fleet, and administrative support programs.

By ensuring the effective management of property, fleet, and logistics operations, you will directly supports CBP's ability to maintain operational readiness and fulfill its law enforcement and mission support objectives.

This position starts at a salary of $85,447.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $133,142.00 (GS-12, Step 10) with promotion potential to $133,142.00 (GS-12 Step 10).

You will perform a variety of comprehensive logistics management duties, providing technical expertise and guidance in property, fleet, and administrative services.

This role involves coordinating with multiple stakeholders and managing essential programs to support the operational needs of the Directorate.

Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Overseeing the LESC property program by acquiring, receiving, transferring, excessing, reutilizing, repairing, disposing, refreshing, and retiring various types of property accountable in the financial system.

Managing inventories and assigning local inventory takers to complete mandated inventories.

Sustaining the life-cycle of the LESC fleet program by ordering, receiving, inventorying, transferring, repairing, and excessing fleet vehicles.

Administering the LESC telecommunications programs by submitting change and repair requests for radio and cellular devices.

Recommending system procedures, coordinating individual requests, and assisting customers with logistics and administrative services.

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