Logistics Specialist

AVIAN LLC; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AVIAN LLC is seeking a Logistics Specialist III to support PMA-207 C-130 IPT and APML with comprehensive logistics management across sustainment efforts. You will help manage DMSMS, Interim spares provisioning, and material readiness planning, coordinating with engineering, procurement, and field teams.

The role requires ensuring alignment of logistics plans with lifecycle objectives, executing ECPs/TDs, and providing briefing materials for planning and execution of C/KC-130 logistics

Qualifications

• Experience supporting logistics management for complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Assess supportability and maintainability of proposed systems and advise on feasible design alternatives.
• Develop maintenance concepts and requirements for system support planning.
• Review requirements for new support facilities and plan activation of system support sites.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Proposals and their impact on ILS, trade-offs in performance vs. cost.
• Track ECPs from approval to installation on end items.
• Participate in PMA IPT and APML meetings to plan logistics capabilities for C/KC-130 systems.
• Identify and support IUID programs for C/KC-130 systems.
• Maintain logistics planning documentation for product support elements across lifecycle.
• Coordinate procurement resources for C/KC-130 system support.
• Develop ECPs/TDs for modifications to C/KC-130 systems.
• Prepare briefing documentation on planning, programming, and execution of logistics for C/KC-130 systems.
• Develop affordable readiness initiatives to reduce lifecycle costs.

Job description

Overview

Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact - and Own a Piece of the Future

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we'd love to meet you.

We're a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we're not just looking for someone to fill a seat - we're looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

About the Role

The Logistics Specialist III will support PMA-207 C-130 Integrated Product Team (IPT) and the C-130 Lead Assistant Program Manager Logistics (APML) with logistics management support of multiple sustainment-related efforts including Diminishing Mfg Sources of Material and Supply (DMSMS), Interim spares provision (requirements determination and APN-6 resource management), sparing risks identified via Reliability Control Board actions to resolve material condition deficiencies, and assessment and recommendations for achieving Material Support Date for various ongoing and developing procurement initiatives. The Logistics Specialist III will be responsible for accomplishment of IPT lead and APML tasking and accountable to both the IPT Lead and the C-130 APML.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and development of new systems by assessing the supportability and maintainability of proposed systems and technology applications. Recommend feasible design and alternatives to acquisition engineers and managers for systems maintainability challenges that may be unsupportable.
• Develop support and maintenance concepts and develops the maintainability requirements for assigned systems. These concepts and requirements are the foundation for overall logistics planning and management.
• Reviews requirements for new support facilities and plans the activation of system support sites.
• Reviews Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) assesses the impact of the changes to ILS and recommends approval/disapproval based on the results of trade-off analyses between improved performance, supportability, and additional costs.
• Tracks all ECPs from the date of approval to final installation of the change on each end item.
• Participate in PMA leadership, IPT, and functional competency meetings in the planning, establishment, and execution of logistics support capabilities for C/KC-130 systems.
• Identify and support Item Unique Identification (IUID) programs associated with C/KC-130 systems.
• Evaluate, update, and maintain logistics planning documentation to ensure capability and integration of product support elements throughout the C/KC-130 systems lifecycle.
• Manage the actions required for procurement of resources needed for C/KC-130 systems support during the lifecycle.
• Manage the development of ECPs/TDs in support of modifications associated with C/KC-130 systems.
• Prepare required briefing documentation regarding planning, programming, and execution of C/KC-130 systems integrated logistics requirements.
• Develop affordable readiness initiatives, where appropriate, to reduce C/KC-130 systems life cycle costs.
• Identify and manage challenges/issues associated with C/KC-130 systems Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS).
• The ability to utilize logistics tools and gain access to these tools that determine stock levels and be knowledgeable of shipping and transportation process to track, receive, and monitor movement of assets.
• Knowledge of the Central Kitting Authority and the kitting process, and Supply support utilizing procurement and provisioning to establish Interim Supply Support through MSD and fielding.
• Knowledge of Field Support Team (FST) and how they support LSA reporting and development of logistic products supporting the fleet.
• The Contractor shall provide acquisition support services that are integral to the production/modification program, to include financial analyses of projected and actual spares procurement costs from initial outfitting, through pre-MSD transition.
• The Contractor shall provide support to develop and maintain a spares procurement schedule and quantity that will support the assigned Weapon Systems approved Weapons System Planning Document and its concept of operations.
• Coordinate progression toward achievement of Propulsion & Power MSD for engines and propellers to facilitate planning, management and achievement of MSD.
• The Contractor shall provide technical support and analysis for various weapons systems, including Propulsion & Power for engines and propellers Material Support Date planning documentation and execution, including Baseline Assessment Model (BAM) process for