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Defense Logistics Agency

Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief

Location: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Requires Relocation: No
Start Date: 21/01/2026
End Date: 30/01/2026
Offering Type: Term
Hiring Paths: Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS
Service Type: Competitive
Travel Percentage: Occasional travel
Full Time On-site

Defense Logistics Agency

About Defense Logistics Agency

America’s Combat Logistics Support Agency: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency. DLA provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoD Components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized.

Summary

Job summary

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Major duties

Serves as the Chief of the Supplier Operations Division within a Supplier Operations Directorate. Provides a range of acquisition and logistics support. Ensures that the DoD, DLA, DLA Troop Support, as well as inter-directorate divisions’ policies, procedures, plans, and programs are accurately implemented. Administers responsibilities for pre and post award contracting for all items assigned to the division. Manages Small Business Economic Utilization, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Prime Vendor, Tailored Logistics Support, as well as other programs as warranted. Serves as a Contracting Officer for amounts above the warrant limitations of other staff.

Qualification

To qualify for a Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A)" above. AND B. CAP Requirement: Must possess 4 years of acquisition experience. Incumbent must remain in position for a minimum of three years and must sign a written tenure agreement (DD Form 2888). AND C. 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. In addition to meeting the Basic Contracting and CAP Requirements above, to qualify for the GS-14 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Managing subordinates and projects while fostering excellent customer service Providing support for acquisition and logistics activities Developing and implementing process improvements for assigned programs 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. Term Appointments This position is being filled as Term appointment not-to-exceed (NTE) 2 Years. Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Promotion, this position will be filled as a Temporary Promotion NTE 2 Years and may be extended up to a total of five years or converted to a permanent promotion without further competition. Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade, this position will be filled as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade with the intent to be limited to the time period specified in the announcement and may be reassigned at management's discretion or made permanent at any time. Upon termination/expiration of the temporary assignment, placement will be either to the gaining or previous organization in accordance with DLA policy (DLAI 1442.04) regarding placement rights after a time-limited assignment. For all others, if selected, this would be a Term/Time-Limited Appointment NTE 2 Years and not more than six years. The selected applicant will be required to sign a written agreement acknowledging the conditions of this temporary assignment/appointment and that they may be released from this position upon management discretion.

Education

Are you using your education to meet the Basic Contracting Requirement? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. 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.

Evaluations

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Accountability Conflict Management Customer Service Developing Others Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Strategic Thinking 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.