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 Serves as a senior professional in Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) Detachment 8, in support of MAJCOM Strategic and Non-Strategic basing and beddown processes and associated Site Activation Task Forces (SATAFs).

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is: Serves as a senior professional in Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) Detachment 8, in support of MAJCOM Strategic and Non-Strategic basing and beddown processes and associated Site Activation Task Forces (SATAFs). Provides planning and technical guidance as the senior headquarters-level logistics program manager and technical expert. Serves as the MAJCOM senior Logistics action officer, applying Air Force military experience to plan, organize, and execute necessary policies, regulations, directives, programs, and procedures for the improvement and sustainment of Air Force missions. Serves as a technical lead in planning, implementing and executing an integrated approach to strategic basing, beddown, and sustainment activities. DUTY 1: Perform duties as the Air Combat Command (ACC) Logistics focal point on all new and change of mission beddowns and for all unit activations/inactivations supporting numerous complex weapons systems touching entities across the AF and sister services. DUTY 2: Documents planning and programming decisions in appropriate formats to meet AF and MAJCOM requirements. Prepares and conducts briefings, provides technical advice and presents recommended actions to Air Staff, operational MAJCOMs, other AF and AFIMSC senior management covering logistics requirements and management aspects of projects, including resource status, schedule progress, and program recommendations affecting contingency logistics support. DUTY 3: Serves as Senior Logistics Liaison to ACC. Serves as the AFIMSC logistics conduit between HQ AFIMSC and its assigned MAJCOM, ACC. Ensures the compliance of functional and supporting organizations with milestones, performance criteria and goals in executing beddown and Basing, and Logistical shortfalls. DUTY 4: Tracks current status of AFIMSC-Det 8/ACC beddowns using the Program Management System (PMS) database. Ensures the status of applicable beddowns are kept up-to-date by continuously monitoring and updating applicable milestones and action items and/or coordinating the update of applicable milestones and action items with the appropriate office of primary responsibility (OPR) for his/her PPlans/PMsgs. DUTY 5: Communicates critical issues to staff agencies, installations, and superiors. Prepares and delivers oral and written presentations such as information briefings, training sessions, senior leadership briefings, and study recommendations. Identifies logistics shortfalls and briefs DoD, AF, ACC, and A4 officials on policy issues, problem resolutions, program accomplishments and recommends corrective action.

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Logistics Management Series 0346, Use the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management for this series. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience includes developing, implementing, and directing maintenance operations and strategic supply chain risk management during the acquisition and sustainment phases of assigned systems, programs, or major equipment. Also, serving as a technical expert responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating total, cradle-to-grave supply chain and maintenance sustainment strategies to support complex, enterprise-wide logistics operations and major weapon systems from concept through disposal. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. 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. Broad knowledge of and skill in the Air Force maintenance and logistics readiness career fields as it applies to assigned programs, to include, but not limited to, maintenance operations, maintenance support, munitions, supply, fuels, transportation, central intermediate repair facilities (CIRFSs), memorandum of understanding/agreement, and host-tenant support agreement functional areas. Knowledge of the Air Force maintenance/logistics programs. 2. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to participate in the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs. 3. Knowledge of DOD, Air Force, AFIMSC, and ACC policies and instructions and the ACC beddown process to include site surveys and PPlans/PMsgs. Knowledge of and skill in the OSD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process 4. Skill in the conduct of ACC site surveys. Skill in the manipulation of the Program Management System (PMS) database, and the use of Microsoft Office software products, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Skill in the preparation and routing of AFMC and ACC staff correspondence, staff summary sheets, memorandums of agreement, items of interest, and other required documentation. 5. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and inwriting. Ability to chair and lead large team groups, conferences and meetings with other MAJCOM and Air Staff members while negotiating complex issues. Ability to effectively present briefings to senior leadership, General Officers, and Senior Executive Service leaders. 6. Ability to plan, organize, and lead others to accomplish a given program objective and to negotiate effectively with management to implement recommendations. 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

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to