Senior Logistics Planner

MANTECH; Aiea (HI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Senior Logistics Planner to join our team in Oahu, Hawaii. This onsite role focuses on leading logistics planning studies, coordinating multi-department models, and providing authoritative analyses for strategic distribution decisions.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years in logistics oversight and strong root-cause analysis skills, including experience with DoD logistics planning tools and joint theater distribution concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of position-relevant experience required.
• Experience in formal logistics oversight and leading technical root cause analyses.

Responsibilities

• Authorizes, plans, and coordinates the overarching technical execution of logistics planning studies and validates models across configurations.
• Investigates enterprise planning discrepancies and approves complex root cause analyses to address distribution gaps.
• Formulates long-range logistical policies and establishes performance baselines to optimize readiness metrics.
• Coordinates synchronization of distribution activities with joint and expeditionary partners.
• Leads strategic assessments of resource utilization and approves maneuver plans to protect logistics lines.
• Delivers briefings and optimization papers to senior leadership to mitigate sustainment gaps.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to staff.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics planning

Root cause analysis

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JOPES

SMS

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-driven Senior Logistics Planner to join our team in Oahu, Hawaii. This role is onsite.

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.
• Authorize 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 10+ years of position-relevant experience (additional experience may be substituted in lieu of education).
• Experience in formal logistics oversight and leading technical root cause analysis for sustainment disruptions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field, or any higher degree.
• Experience with DoW logistics planning tools (e.g., JOPES or SMS).
• Knowledge of USSOCOM expeditionary logistics and joint theater distribution systems.
• Proficiency in Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data (TPFDD) development and analysis.

Clearance Requirement

• 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.