
Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief
Whitehall, OHFull-time$131–171K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief develops strategies for Directorate initiatives across material planning, purchasing, contracting, quality assurance, and technical operations. The role improves supply support business practices, provides acquisition support, manages critical vendor relationships, monitors supply chain performance, and supervises a division’s technical and administrative matters. Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level for qualification at GS-14.
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Summary
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Duties
- Develop strategies to support, achieve, and exceed Directorate initiatives in the areas of material planning, purchasing, pre-award, post-award, quality assurance, and technical operations
- Provide solutions and develop methods to improve supply support business practices
- Provide acquisition support to authorized activities to include managing critical vendor relationships
- Monitor supply chain performance metrics, identifying systemic bottlenecks and strategies for their resolution
- Coordinate and supervise the technical and administrative matters of a division
Qualifications
To qualify for a Supervisory Supplier Operations Division Chief, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 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-aftercompetitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Managing the day-to-day operations, overseeing the work of a multi-functional Team composed of a mixture of material planning specialists, quality assurance specialists, contract specialists, and support personnel. Planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and integrating all operations assigned to a team that includes at least two of the following functions: material planning, pre-award and post-award contracting, and quality assurance. Determining goals and objectives that need additional emphasis and the best approach or solution for resolving budget shortages Utilizing a thorough knowledge of business management and leadership skills to accomplish and monitor operations. Communicating with high level, internal and external program officials. 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.
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: Supervisory Competencies: GS-14: 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. Other Information
As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). 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 Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement. 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. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. 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 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 this job compares
Set against the 6,114 open Supply Chain jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$131–171K/yr
- Ohio median$91–165K/yr126 salary ranges
- US median$96–166K/yr3,470 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $151K, is 11% above the Ohio median midpoint ($136K) — in the middle half of Supply Chain salary ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 344 open Supply Chain jobs in Ohio and 6,114 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Accenture29 open
- Anduril Industries9 open
- GE Aerospace9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Supply Chain postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,288 postings).
- Education
- 2,843 of the 6,114 open Supply Chain jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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