Remote Senior Federal Logistics Program Lead

Lumen Technologies; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen Technologies is seeking a Lead Logistics Manager to oversee logistics and project-delivery for a complex federal program. You will integrate shipping, secure transportation, supply chain, inventory, schedule, and cost management to ensure on-time, compliant deliveries.

The role requires establishing long-term relationships with carriers and service providers, coordinating cross-functional teams, and maintaining secure-shipping SOPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible logistics, supply chain, transportation, and project-management experience supporting federal, defense, or other large-scale regulated programs.
• Experience leading complex projects and logistics initiatives at program or enterprise level.
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience coordinating secure, sensitive, high-value, oversized, mission-critical shipments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage transportation carriers, specialized delivery providers, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional project teams.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and Senior Leadership-briefing skills.
• Active Secret security clearance, Future TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistics projects from planning through delivery, acceptance, and closeout.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
• Coordinate project activities across logistics, engineering, procurement, finance, security, transportation providers, contractors, and customer teams.
• Manage detailed material-shipping activities, including transportation planning, secure handling, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, receipt, and documentation.
• Support and maintain the program’s secure-shipping standard operating procedures.
• Build and sustain strategic relationships with Long Haul Transport carriers and White Glove service providers.
• Coordinate carrier capacity, equipment, specialized handling, site access, delivery, placement, unpacking, and related White Glove requirements.
• Process and track purchase requests, goods receipts, invoices, proofs of delivery, chain‑of‑custody records, Bill of Lading, and other logistics documentation.
• Lead project meetings, status reviews, stakeholder communications, and Senior Leadership‑level reporting when required.
• Identify and mitigate project and logistics risks affecting cost, schedule, security, readiness, and program delivery.
• Resolve shipment delays, material discrepancies, damage claims, provider performance issues, and other delivery exceptions.
• Develop project plans, logistics procedures, performance metrics, status reports, and corrective‑action plans.
• Conduct site visits to validate requirements, assess delivery conditions, coordinate field activities, and resolve operational issues.
• Ensure compliance with federal, contractual, transportation, safety, security, and site‑specific requirements.

Skills

Logistics leadership

Fed program experience

Project management

Secure shipments

Carrier management

Stakeholder comms

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or related field

Master’s degree in Logistics or related field

Job description

Lumen Technologies is seeking a Lead Logistics Manager to oversee logistics and project-delivery for a complex federal program. You will integrate shipping, secure transportation, supply chain, inventory, schedule, and cost management to ensure on-time, compliant deliveries.

The role requires establishing long-term relationships with carriers and service providers, coordinating cross-functional teams, and maintaining secure-shipping SOPs.