LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to provide a developmental experience designated to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of an identified high potential manager/executive candidate; it is not a continuing position and assignment duration is NTE 36 months.

Duties

Duty 1: Department of the Air Force (DAF) Set the Theater Program prepositioning strategy based on the planning, programming, and budget guidance to facilitate the identification and determination of alternative ways to achieve the best mix of equipment and support attainable, within fiscal constraints, for theater actions supporting the National Defense Strategy. Develops integration strategies to identify, coordinate, synchronize, and prioritize the Set the Theater Program requirements. Aligns resources, develops strategic placement and sustainment strategies in support of the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Tasking Order (TASKORD). Coordinates and aligns execution of resources programmed for the purpose of the Set the Theater Program from a capability perspective vice individual commodity. Integrates across independent organizations and functions for logistics, acquisition, storage, and sustainment processes. Duty 2: Leads study teams and working groups to identify the equity and actions for Enterprise Strategy and lines of effort directed by the SecAF, CSAF, AF/A4, and/or AFMC. Plans, organizes, and directs complex study work and negotiates effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations, where the proposals involve substantial agency resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may be in conflict with the desires of the activity studied. Organizes teams to develop milestones and goals driving required analysis to provide solutions and options for leadership consideration and approval. Evaluates reports by analyzing facts and performing appropriate research and prepares detailed responses. Duty 3: Prepares and presents high level reports and briefings of conclusions; many being highly subjective and not readily susceptible to verification until actual operational situations are encountered. Initiates studies, reports, responses to queries, justifications and background papers on the technical aspects of areas of expertise and assignment. Represents the organization on working groups, steering groups, or other meetings, conferences, seminars, etc. May chair such groups or meetings when the meeting is in the incumbent's area of assignment. Duty 4: Maintains continuous liaison with other DAF, OSD, Joint Staff, other DoD offices, and across MAJCOMs to ensure informed decision-making by senior DAF leadership. Identifies key results of studies, analyses, and evaluations to counterpart agencies to share experiences, resolve controversial matters, and thereby improve overall defense level planning in areas of assignment. Promotes interchange of information on requirements, capabilities, deficiencies, and technology applications in the area of specialization. Influences cross-functional and cross- organizational teams to advocate for support, align workload, and provide clear and consistent messaging for all project elements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes the following: (1) Mastery of logistics to apply theories and recommendations to meet significantly changing missions and programs, (2) Interpreting and developing critical program logistics policies, (3) Exceptional knowledge of DOD, Joint, and United States Air Force structures, missions, programs, policies, and organizational relationships (4) Advanced knowledge of management and organizational principles and practices, and a comprehensive knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting processes, (5) Thorough knowledge of DOD and Air Force planning, acquisition, and management processes to provide force planning, investment strategy advisory services to ensure support for long-range Air Force war, mobilization, exercise, deployment, and similar operations planning efforts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-14 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Mastery knowledge of DoD concepts, principles, and practices for Agile Combat Employment and War Reserve Materiel; agency missions, policies, and objectives; management principles and processes, methods, and techniques for assessing program development and/or execution and improving program effectiveness and efficiency. Familiar with recent U.S. Military prepositioning initiatives, e.g., European Deterrence Initiative (EDI), Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI), and demonstrates a working knowledge of how those initiatives impact AF War Reserve Material. 2. Skill in stratifying resources against approved programs; planning, presenting, and executing budgets; analyzing policy and budget impacts on programs; forecasting long-term funding requirements; reviewing, evaluating, and presenting data; and supporting analysis of logistics management programs and activities' specialized documentation, etc. 3. Ability to plan, organize and direct the staff of an organization including special study teams and task forces composed of members from different organizations and commands. 4. Ability to plan and execute several complex, time-critical, multi-faceted projects simultaneously, as well as organize and direct the functions of an organization to meet established deadlines. 5. Ability to recognize and analyze complex analytical problems, conduct research, summarize results, and make appropriate recommendations for resolution while working through and leading others. 6. Ability to articulate a policy position to senior Air Force officials. Must be able to effectively develop and deliver information or persuasive briefing or speech. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.