Inventory Manager Support Team Lead; SME II
Listed on 2026-02-11
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Management
Supply Chain / Intl. Trade, Operations Manager
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Inventory Manager Support Team Lead (SME II)
Location: SOFSA, Lexington, KY
Summary: To provide Subject Matter Expert III (SME) Program Management and Labor necessary in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L) is responsible for all USSOCOM research, development, acquisition, procurement, and logistics. SOF AT&L works with Government, academia, and industry in meeting its mission to provide rapid and focused acquisition, technology, and logistics support to Warfighters, delivering the most effective capabilities to our Special Operations Forces.
DAWSON personnel will provide contractor support personnel to assist J4 in implementing and systematically maintaining the Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) Warehouse, Maintenance & Utilization (M&U), Registry, Property Accountability, Force Management, and Materiel Management modules across all Special Operation Forces’ supply support activities. DPAS is the only authorized Accountable Property System of Record (APSR) approved by the DOD.
Duties and Responsibilities:Plans, coordinates and implements the transition of SOFSA inventory material into the DPAS Warehouse Module.
Drafts policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Desk Top Procedures and internal controls to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations. Oversees the inventory support team in all technical, administrative and training functions.
Coordinates with Task Force DPAS on the conversion of SOF legacy supply and/or inventory management applications to DPAS Warehouse, M&U and Material Management modules by supporting the following steps: (1) validate scope of materiel to be converted, (2) validate the item catalog, (3) validate DPAS structure and catalog, (4) validate DPAS due-ins, (5) validate data loads, (6) data validation/reconciliation, and (7) ensure DPAS maintenance with Government approval.
Oversees warehouse material receiving functions to include but not limited to documenting daily deliveries and shipments to update inventory levels.
Oversee the accountable record for material and retain inventory balances and document changes in balances per the direction of the government Inventory Manager.
Oversees physical inventories on material and compare results to the APSR.
Verifies supporting documentation and data integrity and identify any need for reconciliation of inventory to the APSR.
Analyzes existing warehouse policies, procedures and internal controls and provide recommendation to the government lead as applicable to obtain and maintain compliance.
Manages detailed reports on inventory operations, stock levels and adjustments. Manages, plans and executes team inventories schedules which may include the use of formal, informal, item-by-item, or group inventory methods and using manual or automated inventory systems.
Analyzes the inventory levels of supplies and raw material to determine shortages and excess material in coordination with the DPAS ICP Team.
Conducts causative research and analysis associated with daily managing of inventory accepted into DPAS.
Analyzes inventory optimization to maximize storage capacity and efficiently reduce operating costs leveraging commercial best practices to make recommendations to the…
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