Emergency Logistics Lead

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Tennessee is seeking an Emergency Manager 1 to serve as the Logistics Manager for TEMAs Logistics Section, reporting to the Logistics Administrator. You will coordinate warehouse operations, inventory, resource management, mutual aid, and logistics planning to support disaster and non-disaster responses.

You will oversee day-to-day priorities, develop plans and procedures, and participate in training and exercises to improve readiness.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree AND experience equivalent to three years of full-time experience in a public safety related field or military service, of which one year must be supervision OR coordination.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in a public safety related field or military service may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a related subject may be substituted for the required experience for a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years, there being no substitution for the one year of full-time supervisory OR coordination work.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Logistics Administrator with managing day-to-day section operations, including setting priorities, coordinating assignments, and tracking projects, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Develops, updates, and maintains section plans, concepts of operations, and multi-year strategic or improvement plans that support both disaster and non-disaster logistics operations.
• Identifies capability gaps and leads improvement initiatives across section programs, using after-action reports, exercise results, and operational data to guide changes.
• Provides oversight and coordination of the State Emergency Management Central Warehouse program, ensuring warehouse readiness, inventory accountability, and alignment with section priorities and response plans.
• Serves as deputy property officer and assists with property records, asset tracking, transfers, disposals, and compliance with applicable property procedures.
• Supports emergency logistics operations during SEOC activations, including resource coordination, commodity movement, mission support, staging operations, and field logistics coordination.
• Serves as backup SEOC Department Logistics Section Chief when needed.
• Leads or supports incident logistics facilities, state staging areas, distribution centers, warehouse surge operations, or multiple logistics sites during disaster operations.
• Leads or assists with logistics planning, burn-rate analysis, commodity forecasting, readiness planning, and resource distribution strategies.
• Develops and maintains section procedures, site plans, checklists, and operational guidance, and ensures they are consistent across section functions.
• Coordinates with contractors, vendors, transportation providers, state agencies, local jurisdictions, and response partners to support logistics missions and section initiatives.
• Supports local jurisdictions with logistics planning, commodity distribution planning, donation management planning, staging area development, and resource management concepts.
• Coordinates section training, exercises, and outreach related to logistics operations, resource management, staging areas, and distribution operations.
• Supports resource tracking systems, dashboards, documentation, and reporting, and uses them to measure section readiness and performance.
• Performs other logistics, emergency management, planning, field support, and operational duties as assigned.

Skills

Complex Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Coordination

Service Orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Laptop

Cell Phone

Job description

The State of Tennessee is seeking an Emergency Manager 1 to serve as the Logistics Manager for TEMAs Logistics Section, reporting to the Logistics Administrator. You will coordinate warehouse operations, inventory, resource management, mutual aid, and logistics planning to support disaster and non-disaster responses.

You will oversee day-to-day priorities, develop plans and procedures, and participate in training and exercises to improve readiness.