Inventory Management

The 2010 series, Inventory Management, covers specialists who decide what to stock and how much: forecasting demand, setting stock levels, placing and tracking requisitions, managing excess and disposal, and keeping supply records accurate. Recent employers have been the Veterans Health Administration, where inventory specialists keep medical centers supplied, the Defense Logistics Agency and the National Park Service.

Recent listings have included inventory management specialists at a range of grades, supervisory inventory management specialists and an inventory management specialist in customer support.

Applying tip: qualifications are experience based, so describe the supply systems you have worked in, the commodities and dollar volume you managed and the methods you used to set reorder points. Announcements from medical centers often look for familiarity with sterile and clinical supply chains, so say so if you have it. The Defense Logistics Agency guide describes how DLA, one of the main employers in this series, posts and fills its jobs.