About This Position
This standing register may be used at DLA locations to fill positions at the GS-09, GS-11, and GS-12 levels. Positions may or may not have promotion potential based on the position being filled. Please see the "Additional Information" portion of the announcement for specific locations and salary ranges based on location.
Qualifications
This is a standing register for non-competitive military spouses and 30% or more disabled veterans. Positions may be filled at the GS-09, GS-11, or GS-12 levels. Full performance level of the position will depend on the vacancy being filled. 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 for the GS-12 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. To qualify for the GS-11 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. To qualify for the GS-09 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: (GS-12): Performing inventory and supply management, control, and advisory activities. (GS-11): Ensuring inventories are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements. (GS-09): Monitoring inventory levels and assisting customers with requests. 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
GS-09: Ensures that inventory transactions relating to gains, losses, receipts, issues are adequately processed, and that transactions related to requisitions, disposals, loans, tests, issue denials, etc. post to the appropriate records.
GS-09: Ensures that asset balances are updated to denote whether the item is issuable or is blocked/suspended due to quality problems, safety issues, inoperable facilities, natural disasters, material condition, or ownership.
GS-09: Researches and validates inventory data; certifies to the accuracy of a variety of supply documents such as inventories, reports of survey, adjustment actions, receiving reports, commercial warehouse invoices, and other supply documents.
GS-11: Serves as the primary point of contact for monitoring inventory and inventory related actions.
GS-11: Resolves a variety of inventory problems, and coordinates solutions relating to inventory trends and transaction discrepancies.
GS-11: Performs inventory reconciliation activities such as investigating discrepancies, initiating inventory comparisons and counts based on balance differences.
GS-11: Initiates periodic inventory reconciliation actions for non-accountable inventory locations, and resolves major problems relating to inventory accounting actions
GS-12: Monitors inventory records and inventory related action(s) at assigned locations. Researches and analyzes accounts to identify discrepancies, determines corrective action, and provides guidance to ensure timely monthly reconciliation.
GS-12: Resolves complex discrepant returns (product quality, supply, transportation) related to a specific Customer Order or Contract Number.
GS-12: Investigates requests and ensures timely handling of customer credit and debits or material replacement.
GS-09: Ensures that asset balances are updated to denote whether the item is issuable or is blocked/suspended due to quality problems, safety issues, inoperable facilities, natural disasters, material condition, or ownership.
GS-09: Researches and validates inventory data; certifies to the accuracy of a variety of supply documents such as inventories, reports of survey, adjustment actions, receiving reports, commercial warehouse invoices, and other supply documents.
GS-11: Serves as the primary point of contact for monitoring inventory and inventory related actions.
GS-11: Resolves a variety of inventory problems, and coordinates solutions relating to inventory trends and transaction discrepancies.
GS-11: Performs inventory reconciliation activities such as investigating discrepancies, initiating inventory comparisons and counts based on balance differences.
GS-11: Initiates periodic inventory reconciliation actions for non-accountable inventory locations, and resolves major problems relating to inventory accounting actions
GS-12: Monitors inventory records and inventory related action(s) at assigned locations. Researches and analyzes accounts to identify discrepancies, determines corrective action, and provides guidance to ensure timely monthly reconciliation.
GS-12: Resolves complex discrepant returns (product quality, supply, transportation) related to a specific Customer Order or Contract Number.
GS-12: Investigates requests and ensures timely handling of customer credit and debits or material replacement.
Education
Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. To qualify at the GS-09 level based on education in lieu of specialized experience, applicants must possess 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. To qualify at the GS-11 level based on education in lieu of specialized experience, applicants must possess 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. At the GS-12 level substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This is a standing register for eligible military spouses and 30% or more disabled veterans. As vacancies become available, all applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this standing register. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ability for consideration.
Additional Information
For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF Salary Ranges: Battle Creek, MI: $61,722 - $116,362 Bremerton, WA: $69,373 - $130,786 New Cumberland, PA: $70,623 - $133,142 Fort Belvoir, VA: $70,623 - $133,142 Hill AFB, UT: $61,722 - $116,362 Norfolk, VA: $62,640 - $118,092 Philadelphia, PA: $68,013 - $128,221 Richmond, VA: $64,475 - $121,551 Tinker AFB, OK: $61,722 - $116,362 Tracy, CA: $77,161 - $145,468 Whitehall, OH: $64,406 - $121,422 Acquisition Workforce: Position requires DoD Acquisition Lifecycle Logistics certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2 years. Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids. ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12863642.
Required Documents
To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include: Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the salary for the General Supply Specialist position at Defense Logistics Agency?
The salary range for this position is $61,722 - $145,468/yr. This is a GS-9/12 position on the General Schedule pay scale. Actual pay may vary based on locality adjustments.
Where is the General Supply Specialist job located?
This position is located in Tracy, California. This is an on-site position.
What qualifications do I need?
This is a standing register for non-competitive military spouses and 30% or more disabled veterans. Positions may be filled at the GS-09, GS-11, or GS-12 levels. Full performance level of the position will depend on the vacancy being filled. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competen...
How do I apply for this position?
Apply through USAJobs.gov by clicking the 'Apply on USAJobs' button. You'll need a USAJobs account, a federal-style resume, and supporting documents. The deadline is Jul 7, 2026.
Is a security clearance required?
No security clearance is required for this position.
What does GS-9/12 mean?
GS-9/12 refers to the General Schedule grade level. Higher grades require more experience and offer higher pay. Visit our GS Pay Scale page for full salary tables by grade and locality.
What benefits do federal employees receive?
Federal employees receive comprehensive benefits including health insurance (FEHB), retirement through FERS, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with government matching, paid annual and sick leave, paid parental leave, life insurance, and student loan repayment programs.