Director, Logistics and Deputy Director, Enterprise Product Support (EPS)

Summary

As the principal advisor to the Center Commander and staff on logistics and sustainment, this leader directs an elite, multi-functional workforce to deliver world-class Life Cycle Logistics capabilities. They establish policy, drive rapid sustainment, and oversee critical processes for the life cycle management of advanced weapon systems, ensuring daily operational success and mission-ready capabilities for the warfighter.

Duties

Director, Logistics and Deputy Director, Enterprise Product Support (EPS) is the principal authority and senior advisor to the Center Commander, PAEs, and high-level defense officials (including AFMC, HAF, and OSW) on all logistics, rapid sustainment, and weapon systems life cycle management. As the Director, collaborates with PAEs to guide workforce planning, recruitment, training, and career development for the Center's logistics management workforce. Establishes professional and technical standards, sets workforce priorities, support selection of key personnel, and guides intern and developmental activities through subordinate supervisors. Advances employee development, readiness, retention, and professional growth. Leads workshops, action groups, and senior-level forums addressing workforce accession, development, health, safety, and retention. Develops, collaborates, and implements solutions that integrate logistics workforce capabilities that enable integration across mission areas that radically accelerate and deliver warfighting capabilities at speed. Serves as the primary touchpoint for strategic logistics issues and directly negotiates with senior defense contractors and partner nations. The incumbent resolves highly complex, systemic management issues, conducts independent performance assessments on high-cost acquisition programs, and leads high-level boards to optimize product support at the lowest life cycle cost. Provides executive-level direction across AFLCMC, geographically separated units, and multiple Air Force bases. The Director ensures strict compliance with DoW, HAF, and AFMC policies, manages the Directorate's budget and equipment, and implements standardized, data-driven sustainment methods across the enterprise. Drives continuous process improvement initiatives across all sustainment and product support activities. By defining functional interfaces and utilizing advanced data analytics, the Director monitors enterprise performance metrics to ensure alignment with modernized techniques and strategic defense objectives.

Qualifications

Eligibility will be based upon a clear showing the applicant has training, education, and experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry-out the duties of the position. Candidates must exemplify the corporate perspective, leadership vision, broad experience and character needed in the SES corps not only to satisfy the immediate vacancy, but future vacancies which will occur in a variety of organizations, functions and locations. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. In accordance with new OPM requirements to streamline Senior Executive Service (SES) hiring, applicants are no longer required to submit lengthy narrative essays, including those for Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs), when applying. Instead, the initial application will be resume-only, capped at two pages. This change streamlines the application process and more closely aligns with private industry practices. Applicants identified for potential selection will have their ECQs assessed by undergoing a structured interview with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB). To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume (not to exceed 2 pages). Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that satisfy the technical qualifications. TQ1. Provide two examples of large and diverse organizations you have led to include how you managed recruiting, hiring, retention, and performance oversight of the workforce TQ2. Provide two examples of DAF or DoW high-level logistics and enterprise product support actions you have led. Address how you led planning, coordination, control, and direction of these actions and your exchanges with international customers, private industry, and other government agencies as applicable. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All new appointees to the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the five mandatory ECQs: ECQ 1. Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2. Driving Efficiency: Demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3. Merit and Competence: Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4. Leading People: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5. Achieving Results: Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Please note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program, or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you must attach proof (e.g., SF-50 or Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

Education

A bachelor's degree in logistics, acquisition, business administration, or another related field is highly desired. An advanced degree in a business-related field is highly desired. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/logistics-management-series-0346/ Certification Required: Advanced certification in Life Cycle Logistics or ability to obtain in 24 months