Strategic Wartime Logistics Planner

Defense Logistics Agency; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a Troop Support Planner to lead logistics planning for wartime and contingency operations in the United States. The role provides authoritative guidance to design, develop, execute, and promulgate operational plans, and to advise assigned commands on logistics planning in support of the DoD Executive Agent supply chain.

The position evaluates theater plans, resolves plan shortfalls, and monitors ongoing initiatives to inform officials.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes developing and integrating contingency, emergency, and wartime logistics plans.
• Ability to assess logistics readiness, interpret policy, and support missions.
• Knowledge of logistics management concepts covering supply, storage, transportation, and disposal.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative advice and technical guidance to direct the design, development, execution, and promulgation of operational and contingency plans.
• Serves as the planner, advisor and consultant to the assigned commands regarding logistics planning in support of DoD Executive Agent supply chain.
• Evaluates theater/contingency operation plans and assesses DLA Troop Support’s supporting tasks and missions.
• Resolve operation plan shortfalls, limitations and other conditions that impact DLA’s ability to perform its wartime logistics support mission.
• Continually monitors agency planning initiatives and new initiatives to provide information for officials.
• Evaluates theater operations and determines DLA supporting tasks and missions through day-to-day analysis and testing during command exercises.
• Collect and evaluate exercise and/or contingency operations After Action Reports (AARs) / lessons learned to use as a basis for improving and revising DoD and DLA doctrine, directives, instructions or support plans.

Job description

Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a Troop Support Planner to lead logistics planning for wartime and contingency operations in the United States. The role provides authoritative guidance to design, develop, execute, and promulgate operational plans, and to advise assigned commands on logistics planning in support of the DoD Executive Agent supply chain.

The position evaluates theater plans, resolves plan shortfalls, and monitors ongoing initiatives to inform officials.