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Supervisory General Supply Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$89,508 - $138,370

per year

Closes

January 19, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing a government warehouse that stores critical defense materials, including hazardous and radioactive items, with a focus on safety, compliance, and solving complex supply issues.

The role requires overseeing staff and contractors, ensuring safe operations in challenging environments, and coordinating with various agencies to keep the stockpile ready for national defense needs.

It's a good fit for experienced supply chain professionals with leadership skills and knowledge of handling dangerous materials, especially those from military or federal backgrounds.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 (for GS-12) or GS-12 (for GS-13) in supply management, particularly with strategic and critical materials
  • Expertise in developing guidance for operations, safety protocols, and handling procedures for hazardous and radioactive materials
  • Ability to investigate and analyze unusual supply problems and develop alternative solutions in varied physical and environmental conditions
  • Experience advising managers on new supply techniques and coordinating with federal, state, and regulatory bodies (e.g., NRC)
  • Leadership skills in leading discussions to resolve issues with customers and adjust strategic material support plans
  • Physical ability to stand, walk, bend, and work in warehouses with high noise, adverse weather, and potential exposure to hazards, using protective equipment
  • Willingness to travel to other National Defense Stockpile sites

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job.

Position may be filled at: GS-12: $89,508 - $116,362 GS-13: $106,437 - $138,370 To qualify for a Supervisory General Supply Specialist, GS-2001-13, 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 is directly in or related to this position.

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.

To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 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-12: Applying concepts and solutions to supply problems involving strategic and critical materials that cannot be resolved through standard supply methods.

Develop guidance for strategic material operations, safety protocols, and hazardous and radioactive material handling procedures.

Develop alternatives and options designed to meet requirements in a variety of physical and environmental circumstances GS-13: Investigate and analyze unusual supply problems and conditions for strategic and critical materials management.

Develop alternatives and options designed to meet requirements in a variety of physical and environmental circumstances involving hazardous and radioactive materials Advising agency managers on new developments in supply techniques, and coordinating with installation commanders, state, federal offices, and regulatory bodies (NRC, state regulators) on innovative solutions for existing supply system challenges Experience leading discussions to resolve open issues with collaborative customers and to adjust in strategic material support demand plans and stockage levels.

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: Work requires periods of standing, walking, with the possibility of bending, stooping, reaching, and other such activities on a regular and recurrent basis while in storage locations.

Work Environment: Employee is required, on a regular and recurrent basis, to visit warehouses, open storage sites, and other storage environments.

During these visits employees are exposed to high noise and high or adverse weather conditions.

Employee may be required to use protective equipment and follow special precautions when within some storage locations. Travel to other NDS sites is required. Major Duties:

  • If selected at the GS-12 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity
  • Serves as the Depot Manager of a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Strategic Materials Depot, which warehouses the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) and is a Secondary Level Field Activity (SLFA).
  • Primary depot-level authority with decisive oversight of hazardous/radioactive material operations, ensuring compliance, safety, and mission readiness
  • Oversees Environmental Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Management System for depot staff and contractors
  • Leads as technical expert in NDS acquisition planning, identifying storage, equipment, and technology needs while developing innovative solutions for storing, shipping, and handling new materials.
  • Functions as the local authority representing NDS Strategic Materials, representing the depot with state regulators, emergency response, and facility stakeholders.
  • Manages program performance, costs, logistics, compliance, and strategic material inventories to support DoD missions

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLAStratMat-26-12863684-MPR