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Supervisory Distribution Facilities Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$78,009 - $101,417

per year

Closes

January 30, 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 leading a team to manage and improve distribution facilities for military supplies, including analyzing workflows, solving operational issues, and implementing efficiency improvements like LEAN methods.

It's a supervisory role at a GS-11 level in the Defense Logistics Agency, based in Richmond, Virginia.

A good fit would be someone with experience in logistics or facilities management who enjoys planning, problem-solving, and optimizing processes in a government or military setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 level in analyzing systems, workflows, production processes, facilities, and supply support equipment
  • Ability to develop and refine plans for space, staffing, and equipment use in distribution operations
  • Experience conducting studies, special projects, and standardization of operations
  • Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher graduate education related to the field (in lieu of experience)
  • Combination of graduate education and specialized experience totaling at least 100% of GS-11 requirements
  • Knowledge of LEAN concepts and techniques to improve business processes and efficiencies
  • Supervisory skills, including advising on management problems and controlling material release orders

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Supervisory Distribution Facilities Specialist, 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-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.

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: Analyze existing and proposed systems, procedures, work flow, production processes, work performance, facilities, layout of supply support equipment, Develops and refines plans for additional and alternate use of supply support equipment, space and staffing Conducts special projects and studies involving local standardization of operation projects B.

Education: To qualify at the GS-11 level based on education in lieu of specialized experience, applicants must possess a Ph. D.

or equivalent doctoral agree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

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 C.

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, 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-11.

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 a supervisor and senior Distribution Facilities Specialist with responsibility to conduct complete studies or management plans and problems involving current operation problems
  • Advises operating officials on existing or potential management problems.
  • Receives, expedites, and controls high priority and urgent material release orders for intensively managed items.
  • Conducts continuing review and analysis of assigned operations, policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Identifies and implements LEAN concepts/techniques to improve business processes, production and efficiencies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/24/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLADist-26-12871917-MP