Principal Logistician
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Job summary
NCIA, part of NATO, is seeking a Principal Logistician to lead end-to-end logistics for CSU Brunssum and NCIA entities. You will manage requisitioning, receipt, storage, distribution, inventory, disposal and property accountability for ICT and non-ICT assets, ensuring compliance with policy and NATO financial requirements.
You will guide distribution, warehousing and supply-chain processes, advise operational leads, maintain asset records, plan inventories and monitor performance to ensure
Qualifications
- Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years of post-related experience or secondary education with 5 years of post-related experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in supply, logistics or supply-chain management.
- Experience with order and inventory-management methods.
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Business Applications, CNAFS or a comparable logistics system.
- Experience in property accounting and inventory-check management.
- Ability to advise on technical aspects of ICT equipment and process administrative documentation accurately.
- A thorough knowledge of one NATO language.
Responsibilities
- Oversee asset, inventory, warehouse, distribution and supply-chain activity.
- Maintain property-accounting records for NCIA entities and external customers.
- Plan annual inventories and ensure discrepancies are investigated and corrected.
- Coordinate requisitioning, receipt, storage, distribution, exchange, movement and disposal of CIS assets.
- Develop logistics plans and monitor shipment status, inventory levels and warehouse performance.
- Advise operational leads and customers on logistics processes and ICT-equipment requirements.
- Maintain mandatory asset-management reports and ensure compliance with policy and finance regulations.
- Coordinate work and provide professional guidance where required.
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Job description
Netherlands-Brunssum
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)
Full-time
08-Nov-2026, 10:59:00 PM
Grade NATO Grade G12
NCIA exists for one reason: to ensure the Alliance can communicate securely and reliably, whether in critical political consultations or during complex military operations. We are a key enabler of NATO's core mission to keep one billion people safe.
Our technology and cyber experts power NATO's digital capabilities, from data-driven decision-making and secure networks to resilient operations and mission execution across land, air, sea, cyber and space domains.
This mission is made possible by our people. We are a team of around 3,500 civilian and military staff working across 30 locations throughout Europe and North America.
The Directorate of CIS Support Units (DCSU) manages, delivers and maintains communications and information systems products and services for NATO customers.
Through its CIS Support Units, DCSU provides the vital connection between customers and NCIA's wider service-delivery organisation.
CSU Brunssum is the local service provider and Service Management Authority for Joint Force Command Brunssum, delivering secure and reliable end-to-end services during peacetime, crisis and war.
As Principal Logistician, you will oversee end-to-end logistics and asset-management services for CSU Brunssum, NCIA entities and external customers. You will manage requisitioning, receipt, storage, distribution, inventory, exchange, movement, disposal and property accountability for ICT and non-ICT assets. Acting as an advisor to local operational leads and customers, you will plan inventories, investigate discrepancies, maintain asset records and reporting, and ensure compliance with NCIA policy, CSSC procedures and NATO financial requirements. You will also guide logistics activity across distribution, warehousing and supply-chain processes and help ensure that equipment remains available, traceable and correctly accounted for.
- Oversee asset, inventory, warehouse, distribution and supply-chain activity.
- Maintain property-accounting records for NCIA entities and external customers.
- Plan annual inventories and ensure discrepancies are investigated and corrected.
- Coordinate requisitioning, receipt, storage, distribution, exchange, movement and disposal of CIS assets.
- Develop logistics plans and monitor shipment status, inventory levels and warehouse performance.
- Advise operational leads and customers on logistics processes and ICT-equipment requirements.
- Maintain mandatory asset-management reports and ensure compliance with policy and finance regulations.
- Coordinate work and provide professional guidance where required.
Everything starts with the customer and the user. You will be expected to understand customer needs, maintain direct engagement and take ownership for reliable outcomes.
You will work collaboratively across organisational, professional and national boundaries, connecting customers with the right expertise and contributing to shared success across NCIA and the wider NATO Enterprise.
You will act with appropriate pace and sound judgement, address obstacles and improve delivery through insight gained from customers, users and operations.
We are looking for candidates who meet the technical and professional requirements of the post and who can demonstrate:
- A strong focus on customer and user needs
- Ownership, initiative and accountability
- Sound judgement and practical problem-solving
- Effective collaboration across organisational and professional boundaries
- The ability to work productively with autonomy
- Adaptability and commitment to continuous improvement
- A commitment to delivering reliable services and outcomes
- Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years of post-related experience, or secondary education with 5 years of post-related experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in supply, logistics or supply-chain management.
- Experience in order and inventory-management methods.
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Business Applications, CNAFS or a comparable logistics system.
- Experience in property accounting and inventory-check management.
- Ability to advise on technical aspects of ICT equipment and process administrative documentation accurately.
- A thorough knowledge of one NATO language.
- Bachelor's degree in a logistics-related field.
- Knowledge of NATO logistics regulations and asset-acquisition procedures.
- Experience with NATO resource-management tools, material-handling equipment or CableSolve.
- Certified Asset Management Professional or ITIL Foundation certification.
- International military and civilian experience and NATO organisational knowledge.
- Candidates should review the complete Job Description before applying.
- Any selection or appointment will remain subject to the required organisational approvals, establishment and funding arrangements, security requirements and other applicable appointment procedures.
- Progression through the recruitment process does not constitute a firm offer of appointment.
- Candidates should rely only on formally confirmed information regarding applicable employment conditions, benefits and allowances.
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