STRATEGIC PLANNER

Mb Solutions, Inc.; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mb Solutions seeks a Strategic Planner to support planning, programming, and resourcing efforts that enable Army Materiel Command to deliver critical insight into sustainment and logistics requirements, including installations, AORs, and training exercises, as well as strategic initiatives.

The role involves ensuring ASCC/CCMD level analysis, supporting SRM and ARSU processes, and advising senior Army and DoD leadership with clear, actionable recommendations based on national strategy and joint

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of senior Army experience in joint staff planning and sustainment operations.
• Minimum 5 years developing and integrating complex planning products to DoW/HQDA guidance.
• Minimum 5 years reviewing national strategy, joint doctrine, and OPLANs/CONPLANs to identify AMC equities and risks.
• Experience evaluating enterprise functions and staffing/workload to drive improvements.
• Experience providing broad interdisciplinary analysis at ASCC or CCMD level.
• Experience in crisis action planning and deliberate planning cycles.
• Exceptional communication and analytical skills with ability to translate complex issues for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support AMC strategic planning to translate requirements into planning, programming, and resourcing recommendations.
• Ensure SA/CSA suspense timelines and update coordination, risks, and impact assessments.
• Provide analysis and planning support for SRM and ARSU processes, including coordination of plans and identification of gaps.
• Evaluate emerging conditions and assess effects on AMC priorities, footprint, and resource shifts.
• Conduct deliberate planning and CAP cycles to inform readiness and sustainment posture.
• Analyze national strategy, Joint doctrine, and OPLANs/CONPLANs to identify AMC equities and required capabilities.
• Support enterprise-level improvement by evaluating policies, programs, missions, functions, staffing, and workload.
• Provide broad interdisciplinary analysis at ASCC/CCMD level to inform senior leader decisions.
• Support senior leader decision-making by communicating complex strategic issues clearly and recommending actions.

Skills

Strategic planning

Analytical skills

Clear recommendations

Crisis action planning

Education

Master's degree in Strategic Studies

Active Top-Secret clearance

Job description

Mb Solutions seeks a Strategic Planner to support planning, programming, and resourcing efforts that enable Army Materiel Command to deliver critical insight into emerging sustainment and logistics requirements, including installations, AORs, and training exercises, as well as strategic, operational, and sustainment initiatives. The Strategic War Planner will help ensure AMC meets key suspense requirements for Secretary of the Army (SA)/Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) updates by identifying and supporting mitigation of risks and impacts tied to HQs AMC Sustainable Readiness Module (SRM) mission planning and execution, while also providing support to the Army Readiness Synchronization Update (ARSU).

Key Responsibilities

• Support AMC strategic planning efforts to translate emerging ASCC requirements into actionable planning, programming, and resourcing recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with SA/CSA suspense timelines, including timely development and coordination of updates, risks, and impact assessments.
• Provide analysis and planning support for HQs AMC SRM mission and the ARSU process, including:
• Coordination of plans/activities across stakeholders
• Identification of risks, gaps, and required support capabilities
• Tracking execution impacts and necessary adjustments
• Evaluate emerging strategic conditions and rapidly assess effects on AMC priorities, footprint, and resource shifts.
• Conduct deliberate planning and crisis action planning (CAP) cycles to inform AMC readiness and sustainment posture.
• Analyze national strategy, Joint doctrine, COCOM posture statements, and OPLANs/CONPLANs to identify AMC equities, risks, and capability requirements.
• Support enterprise-level improvement by evaluating the effectiveness of:
• Policies, programs, missions, functions
• Staffing and organizational workload
• Provide broad, interdisciplinary strategic analysis at the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) or Combatant Command (CCMD) level.
• Support senior leader decision-making by communicating complex strategic issues clearly and recommending courses of action.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of senior-level Army experience in:
• Joint Staff strategic planning, sustainment operations, and/or enterprise-level analysis
• Minimum 5 years developing, integrating, and managing complex planning products aligned with:
• Theater Campaign Plan
• Department of War (DoW) and HQDA strategic guidance
• Minimum 5 years reviewing/analyzing:
• National strategy
• Joint doctrine
• COCOM posture statements
• OPLANs/CONPLANs to identify AMC equities, risks, and required support capabilities
• Experience evaluating the effectiveness of enterprise functions, including:
• Policies/programs/missions/functions/staffing/workload to support improvement
• Experience providing broad interdisciplinary analysis at the ASCC or CCMD level
• Experience in crisis action planning and deliberate planning cycles
• Exceptional:
• Communication and analytical skills
• Ability to translate complex strategic issues into clear recommendations for senior Army and DoD leadership

Education & Clearance

• Master's Degree: Strategic Studies / Business Logistics / related discipline
• Security Clearance: Active Top-Secret