Future Operations Planning Representative

DLA Careers; New Cumberland (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers at the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, PA, seeks a Future Operations Planning Representative to drive strategic logistics initiatives and oversee the development, transition, and execution of new operations and surge efforts.

You will direct Operational Planning Teams, analyze capabilities against future requirements, and synthesize data for decision briefs, white papers, and readiness assessments for senior executives and key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes preparing and delivering decision briefs, technical analyses, or strategic recommendations to senior officials.
• Manage and align joint logistics operations by coordinating distribution and transportation across diverse commands.
• Verify data integrity and align with complex mission requirements to ensure seamless operational support.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic logistics and future operations planning, guiding development, transition, and execution of new operations and surge efforts.
• Direct Operational Planning Teams in mission analysis and development of logistics concepts using high-level planning documents.
• Analyze capabilities against future requirements to identify shortfalls, evaluate risks, and develop mitigating actions.
• Synthesize logistics data and metrics to prepare decision briefs, white papers, and readiness assessments for senior executives and stakeholders.
• Manage participation in joint exercises by designing training objectives and scripting events to validate logistics concepts and readiness.

Skills

Prepare decision briefs

Manage joint logistics operations

Verify data integrity

Mission analysis

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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• Lead strategic logistics and future operations planning, managing the initial development, transition, and execution of new operations, projects, and surge efforts.
• Direct Operational Planning Teams in conducting comprehensive mission analysis, utilizing high-level planning documents to develop operational-level concepts of logistics support.
• Analyze operational capabilities against future requirements to identify shortfalls, evaluate risks, and develop targeted courses of action to mitigate enterprise vulnerabilities.
• Synthesize logistics data and metrics to prepare authoritative decision briefs, white papers, and readiness assessments for senior executives and key stakeholders.
• Manage participation in joint organizational exercises by designing training objectives and scripting events to validate logistics concepts, strategic plans, and operational readiness.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Special Sensitive with Top Secret/SCI
• 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: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, PA.
• You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Future Operations Planning Representative, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

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:

• Prepare and deliver decision briefs, technical analyses, and/or strategic recommendations to senior officials.
• Manage and align joint logistics operations by synchronizing distribution and transportation activities across diverse service commands.
• Verify data integrity and integrated complex mission requirements to ensure seamless operational support.

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.

Additional information

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R.
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For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to

http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants:

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans

is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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