Lead Logistics Planner

MANTECH; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Lead Logistics Planner to join our team in Dallas, Texas. The role is focused on leading logistics planning studies, validating multidepartment models, and delivering strategic analyses to optimize readiness.

Candidates should have 12+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and an active Secret Clearance. PMP/DAWIA and related credentials are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of related experience; additional experience may substitute for education.
• Experience as final Technical Authority for logistics planning and document approvals.

Responsibilities

• Authorizes, plans, and coordinates the overarching technical execution of logistics planning studies.
• Serve as the final authority for investigating enterprise planning discrepancies and approving complex root cause analyses.
• Formulate long-range logistical policies and establish performance baselines to optimize readiness metrics.
• Lead theater-wide distribution activities coordination with joint and expeditionary command partners.
• Deliver expert briefings and strategic optimization papers to senior leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics Planning

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Logistics or related field

Job description

MANTECH seeks motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead Logistics Planner to join our team in Dallas, Texas.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Authorizes, plans, and coordinates the overarching technical execution of logistics planning studies and validates the accuracy of multidepartmental sustainment models across public and private sector configurations.
• Serve as the final authority for investigating enterprise planning discrepancies and approving complex root cause analyses to address strategic distribution gaps.
• Formulate long-range logistical policies and establish rigorous performance baselines to optimize organizational readiness metrics.
• Authorizes and validates the synchronization of theaterwide distribution activities, surface husbandry requirements, and multimodal transit coordination with critical joint, component, and expeditionary command partners.
• Lead high-level strategic assessments of theater resource utilization and approve Tactical Maneuver Plans to protect logistics lines of communication in contested settings.
• Deliver expert-level briefings and strategic optimization papers to senior leadership to systematically mitigate regional sustainment gaps.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to subordinate staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of position-relevant experience (additional experience may be substituted in lieu of education).
• Experience in formal document approval and acting as the final Technical Authority for logistics planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
• PMP certification.
• DAWIA Level III in Life Cycle Logistics (or equivalent).
• Experience with USSOCOM or PACOM JOPES/JET and TPFDD management.

Clearance Required

• Must hold an active Secret Clearance.

Physical Requirements

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.