Inventory Management Specialist

As a your typical work assignments may include: Utilizes the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS), Property Inventory Management Module (PIMM), and the Technical Equipment Inventory System (TEIS) automated property systems by establishing, maintaining, and updating required data to control and track purchases, supply and property movement, and resolve discrepancies.

Serves and provides technical support and consultation in the areas of supply operations, property management control, receiving and shipping of property and materials, planning, stocking, coordinating and distributing, to include disposal of a wide variety of training materials and equipment.

Prepares a variety of internal and external reports in accordance with the DEA Administrative Manual relating to property management. Schedules and directs annual inventories of expendable items, accountable and non-accountable property, and capitalized property.

Identifies and resolves delinquencies and/or availability of key supply items/materials; and Non-Supervisory Template (February 2026) analyzes planned or scheduled material requirements and forecasts to determine categories and quantities of items, to include funds required.

Obtains and issues gasoline credit cards, performs quarterly inspections, and monthly reconciliation of expenses in the automated Fleet Inventory and Reconciliation Module (FIRM).

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement.

If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application. Applicants applying for the GS-09 must meet one of the following requirements: A.

Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-07 grade level.

Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting with maintaining inventory records for property, equipment and supplies; 2) Conducting routine vehicle inspections and reporting discrepancies; 3) Using automated systems to enter, update and track inventory information; and 4) Assisting with processing property transfers, disposals and acceptance of new property.

B. Education: Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree -or- two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR C.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Applicants applying for the GS-11 must meet one of the following requirements: A.

Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-09 grade level.

Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Processing property transfers, disposals and acceptance actions in accordance with agency polices; 2) Using automated inventory systems to track acquisitions, transfers, disposal and inventory adjustments; 3) Coordinating shipping and receiving activities in accordance with established regulations and procedure; and 4) Monitoring fleet operations and reviewing vehicle usage and maintenance records.

B. Education: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree -or- three (3) full academic years of graduate level education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related. OR C.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.