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Posted: January 21, 2026 (8 days ago)

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SUPPLY TECHNICIAN (OA)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Department of Defense

Recent

Salary

$42,535 - $55,296

per year

Closes

February 3, 2026

GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing office supplies and inventory for a defense agency, including tracking stock, ordering items, and conducting physical counts to ensure everything is accurate and available.

It requires handling paperwork, resolving delivery issues, and some physical tasks like standing or bending during inventories.

A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with clerical experience who enjoys organized, routine work in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 level, including clerical tasks, reconciling discrepancies, and applying stock control procedures
  • Time-in-grade: At least 52 weeks in a GS-03 or higher position within the preceding 52 weeks
  • Ability to maintain accounting and reporting systems for property and supplies
  • Skill in preparing requisitions, orders, and managing distribution using various acquisition methods
  • Proficiency in ensuring clerical accuracy and regulatory compliance for supply documents and invoices
  • Capability to conduct physical inventories, involving standing, bending, and reaching
  • Familiarity with federal service qualifications, including meeting requirements within 30 days of announcement closing

Full Job Description

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One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-04) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: performing a range of clerical assignments and resolving associated problems; investigating and reconciling routine and recurring discrepancies relating to actions such as receipt control and inventory adjustments; applying requisitioning and stock control procedures and regulations to check appropriate computer listings, item histories, procurement documents, shipment invoices, or other available records or files and filling out, posting, filing, or coding supply documents using frequently used terminology, forms, or codes.

Time-in-Grade: GS-03 position or higher in the preceding 52 weeks on a permanent competitive appointment may be considered.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Accurately maintains the accounting and reporting system for non-expendable property and/or consumable supplies. Conducts physical inventories of limited consumables as required by regulations and maintains all inventory records.
  • Prepares requisitions/orders for limited on hand consumable supplies using various acquisition methods. Determines the appropriate source for bulk items, resolving problems with delivery and lead times in order to meet customers' needs.
  • Manages and distributes office supplies. Prepares items for pickup or mailing to include the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
  • Ensures clerical correctness and conformance to regulations in the preparation of all supply and/or property source documents, invoices, and supporting papers.
  • This position requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities during inventories.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/22/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ML-12864295-26