Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Lead Inventory Management Specialist (Demand Planner) located within the SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION DIR OPERATIONS DIV DEMAND PLANNING BRANCH. Multiple vacancies maybe filled using this announcement. Responsibilities Execute a demand planning program for a complex portfolio of weapons systems and/or component piece parts. Evaluate and synthesizes analysis, to resolve difficult demand planning issues involving processes, work methods, supply data management, and day-to-day operational procedures. Support development and implementation of outcome-based demand support strategies, that optimize supply chain management principles to enhance system readiness and life cycle cost affordability. Apply strong analytical and quantitative methods to mitigate supply chain risk. Support supply chain management integration to optimize repair parts for system suitability, affordability, reliability, availability, and maintainability. Provide demand planning, forecasting program, and process interpretations and recommendations to management officials and other supply specialists at the same and lower levels of the organization. Monitor status and effectiveness of material support provided. Identify unplanned demands/returns received and use adjustments to address them in the demand plan. Coordinate with various stakeholders, weapon system team and the systems analysts, to maintain complete and correct demand material master coding. Lead a team of demand planners, assign work, provides technical advice and guidance, reviews work, evaluate quality, and provides training to team members. Execute the demand planning module, provides direct support to the supply planner regarding validation and correction of independent demand, returns and FMS customer forecasts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Performing a full range of Demand Planning, to include determination, validation, and verification of all requirements; 2) Analyzing forecast requirements of all required secondary items to support the customer as required at the lowest total life cycle cost; and 3) Formulating a forecasting strategy, to review its effectiveness and develop recommendations to specific problems in order to improve efficiency. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Forecasting and Demand Planning Problem Solving Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Logistics Career Field (CF) position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. The incumbent must meet all requirements for Data Analytics level one (1) certification within 12 months of being placed on the position. Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Career Field Position. This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce position. Selectees must meet Advanced Level III requirements for Life Cycle Logistics within 48 months of entrance on duty. (Certification requirements may be found in the Defense Acquisition University Catalog at https://www.dau.edu/.) Information on the Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce may be found at https://asc.army.mil/.