Senior Supply Support Activity Supervisor

Jobtailor

United States

On-site

USD 95,000 - 130,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned SSA supervisor to lead a team across locations, overseeing receipt, storage, issue, and inventory processes to ensure accuracy and compliance in support of DoD operations.

The role requires 8+ years in SSA/logistics, experience with GCSS-Army/SAP and related systems, and a bachelor’s degree in logistics or a related field. Travel up to 25% and active Secret clearance are expected.

Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of experience supporting SSA, supply operations, warehouse operations, or related DoD logistics operations.
Experience coordinating receipt, storage, issue, inventory, and accountable transactions in a complex logistics environment.
Experience using automated logistics and inventory systems to process, review, reconcile, and analyze supply transactions.
Experience conducting inventories and resolving discrepancies with audit readiness in mind.
Ability to guide cross-functional logistics teams and balance competing priorities.
Working knowledge of SSA operations, stock control, and DoD supply procedures.
Understanding of DoD logistics procedures and regulatory requirements.
Experience supervising logistics personnel and managing performance in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

Supervise and lead SSA specialists, inventory personnel, and warehouse staff across locations.
Assign workloads, establish priorities, and allocate resources.
Manage performance through coaching, feedback, and development.
Oversee staffing, training, and readiness for steady-state and surge operations.
Ensure inventory accuracy, transaction discipline, and compliance.
Identify and manage risks; drive corrective actions to closure.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across supply, warehouse, transportation, and procurement.
Provide senior SSA functions for stock control and accountability.
Process supply requests and documentation in accountable systems.
Analyze stock records, due-in/due-out, shortages, and material availability.
Plan and support inventories; reconcile discrepancies.
Coordinate receipt, staging, issue, and redistribution of stock.
Monitor storage locations, stock rotation, and shelf-life controls.
Research discrepancies and resolve system-data issues.
Develop status reports and readiness metrics for decision support.
Support contingency and expeditionary logistics operations.

Skills

Inventory Management

Logistics Coordination

Data Analysis

Audit Readiness

Material Flow Management

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Logistics or related field

Tools

GCSS-Army

GCSS-MC

Navy ERP

SAP

AESIP

LMP

AWRDS

DPAS

SmarTrack

Excel

Job description

Supervise and lead SSA specialists, inventory personnel, and warehouse staff supporting daily supply support operations across assigned locations.
Assign and prioritize workloads, establish operational priorities, and allocate personnel and resources.
Manage employee performance through expectations, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and professional development; address performance issues.
Oversee staffing, shift coverage, training, and workforce readiness for steady-state, surge, contingency, and emergent requirements.
Maintain accountability for operational quality, inventory accuracy, transaction discipline, customer support, schedules, deliverables, and compliance.
Identify and manage operational, staffing, supply, and execution risks; direct corrective actions and track issues to closure.
Lead cross-functional coordination among supply, warehouse, transportation, procurement, maintenance, property, and operational teams.
Perform senior-level SSA functions supporting receipt, storage, issue, turn-in, inventory control, stock management, and accountability.
Coordinate daily workload, transaction processing, inventory actions, customer requests, and material flow.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior personnel.
Process and review supply requests, receipts, issues, lateral transfers, turn-ins, adjustments, and supporting documentation in accountable logistics systems.
Analyze stock records, due-in/due-out status, document registers, demand history, stockage levels, backorders, excesses, shortages, and material availability.
Plan and support inventories; research discrepancies and coordinate reconciliation and corrective actions.
Support Authorized Stockage Lists, Prescribed Load Lists, or equivalent stockage requirements.
Coordinate receipt, staging, issue, redistribution, and onward movement.
Monitor storage location management, stock rotation, shelf-life controls, and segregation requirements.
Research and resolve supply discrepancies, unmatched transactions, frustrated cargo, backorders, inventory variances, and system-data inconsistencies.
Develop status reports, inventory summaries, readiness metrics, transaction performance measures, and decision-support products.
Support asset visibility across JTDCs, ISBs, warehouses, staging areas, and forward or expeditionary logistics locations.
Support contingency, exercise, humanitarian assistance/disaster response, surge, and emergent operations.
Develop and maintain SSA SOPs, work instructions, inventory controls, process maps, business rules, and logistics documentation.
Support data integration, validation, and reconciliation across ERP, APSR, inventory management, asset visibility, and warehouse management systems.
Participate in logistics synchronization meetings, operational reviews, inventories, inspections, and audit-readiness activities.
Ensure SSA activities comply with DoD logistics policies, accountability requirements, contractual requirements, and program procedures.
Recommend process improvements enhancing inventory accuracy, transaction discipline, stockage effectiveness, material availability, warehouse efficiency, asset visibility, and customer support.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of experience supporting Supply Support Activity (SSA), supply operations, warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics management, or related Government or Department of Defense operations.
Experience performing and coordinating receipt, storage, issue, turn-in, inventory, stock control, and accountable supply transactions within a complex logistics environment.
Experience using automated logistics, inventory, warehouse, or accountable supply systems to process, review, reconcile, and analyze supply transactions and records.
Experience conducting inventories, researching complex discrepancies, reconciling accountable records, and supporting audit or inspection readiness.
Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance, coordinate across multiple logistics functions, resolve supply support problems, and support competing operational priorities.
Working knowledge of SSA operations, stock control, inventory management, document control, material flow, asset visibility, storage operations, customer support, and DoD supply procedures.
Demonstrated experience supervising logistics or supply personnel, assigning work, managing performance, balancing resources, and maintaining accountability for team execution in a complex operational environment.
Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field; relevant military or technical supply training may be considered (desired).
Experience supporting Department of Defense, Joint, Combatant Command, Service Component, USSOCOM, SOCPAC, or other geographically dispersed Government logistics operations (desired).
Experience with GCSS-Army, GCSS-MC, Navy ERP, SAP, AESIP, LMP, AWRDS, DPAS, or equivalent supply and inventory management platforms (desired).
Experience utilizing Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SmarTrack, or other asset visibility and reporting tools (desired).
Professional certification such as CSCP, CPIM, CLTD, CPL, or equivalent is preferred.
Experience supporting OCONUS, expeditionary, contingency, or contested logistics operations in the Indo-Pacific is highly desirable.
Minimum Secret clearance required to start.
Up to 25% travel required; outside Continental US travel.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in Supply Support Activity (SSA) operations, inventory management, and logistics management, with a strong focus on compliance, performance management, and cross-functional coordination. Proficient in utilizing automated logistics systems and providing technical guidance to optimize supply chain efficiency and accuracy.

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