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Inventory Management Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency · Department of Defense

Inventory Management

Salary
$76,463–$99,404/year
Grade
12
Work location
Telework eligible (US)
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 16, 2026
Apply by
Oct 30, 2026
Category
Inventory Management

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Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

Evaluate and is responsible for the final results of the source data generated by the deployment plan such as purchase requests and stock transport orders.

Examine individual supply plans and apply plans at the strategic level for overall program planning and execution.

Conduct special reviews as required to determine surge capability and industrial capacity for assigned programs.

Receive and analyze vendor feedback, identifies constraints and reconciles shortfalls in the Supply Plan and communicates relevant collaboration information to all interested parties.

Develop and compile substantiating data in support of requests for additional funds in consideration of current market value, past procurement history, increased requirements.

Collaborate with the Stock Positioning Specialist to review distribution patterns geographic locations, pipeline time, transportation requirements, and physical characteristics of assigned items that may affect supply planning.

Determine the requirements for funding and acquisition of services needed to move products through the supply chain to the point of sale.

Prepare, submit, and track funding documents such as Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR), Purchase Requests (PR), Contract Line Item (CLIN) charges, and contract task order expenditures.

Prepare, administrate, and facilitate the Demand/Supply Alignment and Supply Planning meetings, presents the issues to the participants, and helps to achieve issue resolution.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

How you will be evaluated

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Attention to Detail Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Reading Comprehension Reasoning Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

About this listing

Defense Logistics Agency has 76 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, tied to a duty station named in the announcement. See all Defense Logistics Agency listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $76,463 to $99,404 a year. That covers GS-12 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 14 days, from Oct 16, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. Among currently open Inventory Management postings at Defense Logistics Agency, the typical advertised window is about 12 days.

Who can apply: federal employees eligible for career transition programs, employees of the hiring agency, veterans and 3 other groups. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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