Senior Logistician Support Specialist (SLS)

Hui Huliau; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Hui Huliau seeks a Senior Logistician Support Specialist via Pono Aina Management LLC to deliver expert sustainment and asset management for the Royal Australian Air Force fleets across North America, ensuring spares, support equipment, and data are managed effectively. The role involves high-level analysis, coordination with U.S.

DoD partners, and contribution to program reviews and risk management to keep Australian aircraft operational.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in operation, maintenance, acquisition, or sustainment of tactical military aircraft.
• Strong project management and coordination skills in a defense program setting.
• Experience with asset management and inventory control.
• U.S. or Australian citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and provide senior-level advice on sustainment systems program management, including schedule reviews, technical issue resolution, and performance reporting.
• Manage the Commonwealth's asset management systems and processes within North America for the F/A-18F and EA-18G fleets.
• Coordinate the exchange of technical data, publications, and logistics information between RAAF and U.S. stakeholders.
• Oversee requests for Support & Test Equipment, calibration services, and repairable items.
• Track and manage logistics-related Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Technical Directives (TDs), and supply issues.
• Support the identification, monitoring, and resolution of logistics risks and supply chain bottlenecks.
• Liaise with NAVAIR, DLA, Boeing, and other supply chain partners to ensure timely delivery of materiel and services.
• Contribute to program reviews, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives for Australian sustainment activities.
• Provide logistics input to risk management, forecasting, and long-term capability planning.

Skills

Logistics management

Defense program coordination

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or related field

Tools

Excel

Logistics information systems

Job description

Location: NAS Pax River

About the Organization Date:

Hui Huliau is a nonprofit Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) and community service organization whose business activities principally benefit Native Hawaiians. As an NHO we operate under U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations and own small businesses that participate in the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program for minority owned companies. Our small businesses provide a variety of contracted services to the U. S. Military, U. S. Civilian agencies, and commercial customers at locations worldwide.

Profits from Hui Huliau's for-profit subsidiaries help sustain important education, social, economic, and cultural preservation programs that serve Native Hawaiians in the Waianae community. The Waianae Coast on the western side of the island of Oahu has the highest per capita percentage of Native Hawaiians in the world and the highest poverty and unemployment rate in the State of Hawaii.

Our mission to strengthen our communities, make a positive impact on the lives we touch, and provide a brighter future for the Native Hawaiian people through education, economic opportunities, and the preservation of the Hawaiian language and culture. Hui Huliau employees help us achieve this mission by providing outstanding service to our customers.

Shift: Days

Description:

Pono Aina Management LLC is currently seeking a Senior Logistician Support Specialist (SLS) to join their team. This senior logistics role delivers expert sustainment and asset management support for the Royal Australian Air Force's F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets across North America. The position plays a critical role in ensuring the effective management of spares, support equipment, technical data, and logistics systems that keep the Australian fleet operationally ready. The successful candidate will provide high-level analysis, advice, and coordination between the Australian Liaison Office, NAVAIR, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and other U.S. supply chain stakeholders in a complex international defense sustainment environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and provide senior-level advice on sustainment systems program management, including schedule reviews, technical issue resolution, and performance reporting
• Manage the Commonwealth's asset management systems and processes within North America for the F/A-18F and EA-18G fleets
• Coordinate the exchange of technical data, publications, and logistics information between RAAF and U.S. stakeholders
• Oversee requests for Support & Test Equipment, calibration services, and repairable items
• Track and manage logistics-related Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Technical Directives (TDs), and supply issues
• Support the identification, monitoring, and resolution of logistics risks and supply chain bottlenecks
• Liaise with NAVAIR, DLA, Boeing, and other supply chain partners to ensure timely delivery of materiel and services
• Contribute to program reviews, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives for Australian sustainment activities
• Provide logistics input to risk management, forecasting, and long-term capability planning

Mandatory Requirements

• U.S. or Australian Citizenship
• Current or ability to obtain a U.S. SECRET clearance (or Australian AGSVA equivalent)
• Significant experience in the operation, maintenance, acquisition, or sustainment of tactical military aircraft (F/A-18 experience highly preferred)
• Strong project management and coordination skills in a defence program setting

Important Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related technical field (preferred)
• Working knowledge of U.S. DoD and USN logistics systems and processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex logistics issues
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel) and logistics information systems
• Experience with asset management, inventory control, and Support & Test Equipment (S&TE)

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Requires the ability to walk short distances.
• Exerting up to 15 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. the worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are participants of E-Verify.

Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are drug free workplaces.

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Position Type: Senior Logistician Support Specialist (SLS)

Position Requirements: Please see the above job description

EOE Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary: $95,000-$135,000

Direct Contract:

Division: Pono Aina Management LLC

Close Date:

Number of Openings: 1

Number Filled: 0

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Hiring Manager: Judge Ashmore

Open Date: 4/16/2026

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