Logistics Management Specialist.

Defense Logistics Agency; Utah; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Logistics Agency seeks a Logistics Management Specialist to represent the customer to the DLA Enterprise regarding weapon system and commodity line support. You will function as a project manager on readiness initiatives and ensure effective demand planning for assigned lines, providing logistical expertise to US military activities and federal agencies.

You will resolve high-priority logistics issues through direct action and coordination with DLA teams, and monitor impacts on

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: One year of logistics-related duties and competencies.
• Experience in logistics planning and supply chain support functions.
• Credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer work.

Responsibilities

• Represent the customer to the DLA Enterprise on weapon system and commodity line support.
• Serve as a project manager for readiness and logistics initiatives.
• Ensure effective demand planning for assigned weapon systems or product lines.
• Provide logistical expertise for weapon systems to US military and civil agencies.
• Resolve high-priority logistics problems through direct action and coordination.

Skills

Logistics planning

Project management

Customer liaison

Job description

• Represents the customer to the DLA Enterprise regarding overall weapon system and/or commodity product line support.
• Functions as a project manager on weapons system support readiness and/or commodity logistics operational customer support initiatives and programs.
• Ensures effective demand planning for assigned weapon systems or commodity product lines.
• Provides logistical expertise for assigned weapon system platforms to US military activities and US civil agencies.
• Resolves high priority logistics, supply, distribution, information, or service problems through personal action or immediate coordination with DLA activities.
• Monitors DLA impact on weapon system readiness and commodity product lines, and analyzes supply degraders to identify problems and solutions in order to restore acceptable levels of support.

Duties

• Represents the customer to the DLA Enterprise regarding overall weapon system and/or commodity product line support.
• Functions as a project manager on weapons system support readiness and/or commodity logistics operational customer support initiatives and programs.
• Ensures effective demand planning for assigned weapon systems or commodity product lines.
• Provides logistical expertise for assigned weapon system platforms to US military activities and US civil agencies.
• Resolves high priority logistics, supply, distribution, information, or service problems through personal action or immediate coordination with DLA activities.
• Monitors DLA impact on weapon system readiness and commodity product lines, and analyzes supply degraders to identify problems and solutions in order to restore acceptable levels of support.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Logistics Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must 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.

• 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:
• Providing logistics support, planning, and scheduling to customers.
• Conducting a variety of logistics planning and supply chain support functions, such as supply management, material management, order fulfillment, storage and distribution, acquisition, procurement, demand planning, transportation, etc.
• Managing life cycles logistics in support of industrial overhaul, repair, or maintenance facilities.
• Performing forecasting and planning to improve weapons systems supportability and sustainability.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Position is a DoD Critical Acquisition Position & requires DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics, Advanced certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years and sign a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years.

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 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.
• 1194).

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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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