Logistics Management Specialist

Quick Facts

• Senior logistics management specialist role supporting Air Force installation and mission support basing/beddown/sustainment activities

Description

Serves as a senior professional logistics program manager and technical expert supporting MAJCOM strategic and non-strategic basing and beddown processes and associated Site Activation Task Forces. Provides planning and technical guidance as a headquarters-level logistics program manager and MAJCOM senior logistics action officer, applying Air Force experience to plan, organize, and execute policies, directives, and procedures for mission improvement and sustainment. Acts as a technical lead for integrated strategic basing, beddown, and sustainment planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Air Combat Command (ACC) logistics focal point for new and change-of-mission beddowns and for unit activations/inactivations supporting complex weapons systems across AF and sister services
• Document planning and programming decisions; conduct briefings; provide technical advice; present recommended actions to Air Staff and MAJCOM leadership on logistics requirements, resource status, schedule progress, and recommendations
• Serve as Senior Logistics Liaison to ACC and ensure compliance with milestones, performance criteria, and goals for beddown and basing; address logistical shortfalls
• Track current beddown status using the Program Management System (PMS) database; monitor and update milestones and action items (or coordinate updates) with offices of primary responsibility
• Communicate critical issues via oral and written presentations; identify logistics shortfalls and brief DoD/AF/ACC/A4 officials; recommend corrective action

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Selective Service registration (males)
• Specialized experience: at least 52 weeks at GS-12 (or equivalent), including maintenance operations and strategic supply chain risk management during acquisition and sustainment, and cradle-to-grave supply chain/maintenance sustainment strategy for complex enterprise-wide logistics and major weapon systems
• Knowledge of Air Force maintenance and logistics readiness areas (maintenance operations/support, munitions, supply, fuels, transportation, central intermediate repair facilities, MOUs/agreements, host-tenant support)
• Knowledge of qualitative/quantitative methods for assessing and improving command-level plans/programs
• Knowledge of DoD/Air Force/AFIMSC/ACC policies and the ACC beddown process (including site surveys and PPlans/PMsgs), plus knowledge of OSD BRAC process
• Skill in ACC site surveys; manipulate PMS database; use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); prepare and route staff correspondence and documentation
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written), chair/lead large team meetings, and brief senior leadership
• Ability to plan, organize, lead others, and negotiate to implement recommendations
• Direct deposit required; subject to drug testing; security clearance required; travel may be required; may require probationary/trial period

Benefits

Federal government comprehensive benefits package (eligibility depends on position type).