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Duties

Plans day-to-day operations of the Team and works closely with other Operations Research Analysts and administrative and support employees involved in the performance of operations research studies. Coordinates work with other specialists in the performance of complex studies that span all BSM processes, specifically Financial Management, Order Fulfillment, Planning, Procurement, and Technical/Quality. Ensures necessary communication with other organizations; administrative, technical and policy and support organizations, the Office of Counsel, and the Enterprise Process Integrator, Process Owner and management. Develops strategies to support, achieve, and exceed DLA's initiatives affecting the supply chain processes and operations. Coordinates projects and studies involving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supply chain processes, and Agency policies and provides direction necessary to assure mission accomplishment. Assists higher-level managers in program analysis and implementation. Provides program area oversight and helps to oversee other team members involved in programming, mathematical modeling, economic analysis, statistics, simulation, optimization, probability theory, or other quantitative or qualitative analyses of supply chain processes and operations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes

Qualifications

To qualify for an Operations Research Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Education Requirement: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Operations Research. OR at least 24 semester hours in a combination of Operations Research, Mathematics, Probability, Statistics, Mathematical Logic, Science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level Mathematics or Statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in Calculus. NOTE: Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science. The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: Optimization; Mathematical Modeling; Queueing Theory; Engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); Econometrics; Psychometrics; Biometrics; Experimental Psychology; Physical Chemistry; Industrial Process Analysis; Managerial Economics; Computer Science; Measurement for Management; Mathematical Models in Social Phenomena; and courses that involved application of Operations Research techniques and methodologies to problems of Management, Marketing, Systems Design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college-level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite. B. 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 at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 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: Design, develop and adapt mathematical, statistical, and other scientific methods and techniques to analyze problems of a highly significant nature; applying scientific techniques, with emphasis on mathematical disciplines. Use simulations and other tools to perform scenario and problem identification prepares study plans that define complex study efforts by providing background, description, approach, project milestones, resource requirements, and expected business improvements; Lead study groups in the general application of mathematical modeling, economic analysis, statistics, simulation, optimization programming, probability theory, or other quantitative methods; provides work assignment and reviews progress of other analysts. 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.

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.

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.

Contacts

• Address DLA Land and Maritime 3990 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43218 US
• Name: DLA Land and Maritime POC
• Phone: (614) 692-0313
• Email: [email protected]