Logistics Management Specialist

Summary

About the Position: This position serves as a Logistics Management Specialist for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command located at Redstone Arsenal, AL or New Cumberland, PA. The Army's Face to the World, the one-stop focal point for Army FMS, and the international partner of choice in U.S. Security Assistance.

Duties

• •Manage the timely and effective interface and integration of highly complex mission initiatives in support of core competencies and command guidance.
• •Coordinate and synchronize efforts across AMC MSCs and HQ staff and leaders to produce sustainability assessments of AMC’s capability to support operations / plans.
• •Extensive background with sustainment operations, logistics operations to support field and wholesale operations and materiel management responsibilities.
• •Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures to carry out various logistics functions dealing with transportation, consolidation and accountability of equipment.
• •Establish working relationships with HQ AMC staff elements, MSCs, and other activities to ensure that viable guidance is provided and is used in the development of subordinate plans.
• •Advise Division Chief, Operations Director, and other command elements on program status, concerns, and analysis.
• •Understand the major concerns of the organization by keeping open communication with staff, managers, and other executives.
• •Review, coordinate and make recommendations on EDA policies, plans and actions for the management of security assistance cases.
• •Work closely with Country Program Managers (CPM’s) to develop plans and priorities for security cooperation programs.
• •Provide technical analysis and logistics acumen to the U.S. Army and United States Security Assistance Enterprise.
• •Represent the command and subordinate units at briefings, conferences and in-progress reviews related to the program logistics readiness and sustainment efforts.
• •Understand the strategic goals and objectives of the organization and implement them into daily operations.
• •Consider and aligns the various perspectives and needs of the Command when planning, coordinating, and communicating organization's policies and processes.
• •Coordinate with counterparts in other organizations, both internal and external, to ensure that acquisition and sustainment strategy decisions are fully integrated.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Evaluating Foreign Military Sales or Excess Defense Articles cases to ensure compliance with policies and security objectives; 2) Coordinating defense equipment logistics with foreign partners to streamline international transport and delivery; AND 3) Formulating policy briefs and logistics reports for executive leaders to guide strategic security assistance decisions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.