Habitability Program Logistics Specialist

Tamayo Federal Solutions LLC•Norfolk, VA

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About The Position

Tamayo Federal Solutions is seeking a Habitability Program Logistics Specialist for anticipated contract opportunities supporting the Habitability Improvement Program in Norfolk, Virginia. The position is contingent upon successful contract award, government funding and approval, and fulfillment of position-specific requirements; employment offers and start dates are subject to those conditions. The role supports acquisition, procurement documentation, inventory control, tracking, and technical logistics for habitability materials used across ship repair contracts. The specialist coordinates Government Furnished Material (GFM), procurement packages, vendors, shipboard surveys, installation support, and material readiness tied to ship repair availabilities. The position works with program managers, contracts personnel, vendors and suppliers, ship repair teams, installers, maintenance teams, and government stakeholders to ensure materials are planned, procured, tracked, received, issued, and available when needed.

Requirements

Experience supporting logistics, material management, procurement coordination, inventory control, ship repair, ship maintenance, habitability programs, or related technical logistics functions.
Ability to support acquisition of Government Furnished Material, procurement request packages, requisitions, delivery orders, and externally sourced material documentation.
Experience developing or updating product descriptions, specifications, drawings, sketches, procurement documents, package indexes, tables of contents, and material request documentation.
Ability to analyze past usage data, estimate material quantities, review lead times, track availability, and recommend alternate sources or vendors when needed.
Experience supporting inventory control, receipt, issuance, storage, distribution, material tracking, status reporting, and disposition recommendations for excess or damaged material.
Ability to conduct shipboard surveys, provide logistics and technical data, support on-site coordination, and help resolve installation-related material or technical issues.
Must be able to meet all contract, customer, and worksite access requirements.
Must be able to remain stationary approximately 50% of the time.
Must be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and similar resources.
Must be able to frequently communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, including delivering presentations.
Must be able to exchange accurate information in professional communication settings.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, federal government, MARMC, ship repair, ship maintenance, or habitability improvement programs.
Familiarity with Government Furnished Material, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts, delivery orders, procurement packages, First Article Tests, Shock Test Procedures, Shop Test Reports, or vendor technical documentation.
Experience with Material Requirements (MRQT), Procurement Tracker (PROTRAC), NAVSEA Standard Item 009-21, Ship Project Installation Drawings, or similar Navy logistics and technical systems.
Experience coordinating with program managers, contracts personnel, vendors, suppliers, installers, ship repair teams, maintenance teams, and government stakeholders.
Experience developing procurement documentation, cost details, vendor information, material status reports, visit debriefs, statistical analysis, and logistics recommendations.
Strong attention to detail, technical research skills, schedule awareness, documentation quality, and ability to support multiple material priorities in a ship repair environment.

Responsibilities

Support acquisition of habitability materials used on repair contracts as Government Furnished Material, including design, monitoring, and recommendations for changes that support continued development and production.
Provide technical input for request packages procured as delivery orders under Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity habitability material contracts.
Analyze past usage and other data to estimate quantities and types of hardware needed by procurement year.
Develop and update product descriptions and specifications, including drawings and sketches.
Observe or conduct First Article Tests after contract awards and draft related reports with recommendations for acceptance or approval.
Review vendor-submitted Shock Test Procedures and Shop Test Reports, commenting on technical adequacy and recommending acceptance or approval.
Prepare technical input for procurement documentation for materials identified in Ship Project Installation Drawings for each ship project.
Format procurement documents for electronic transmission in concise packages with an index and table of contents.
Support processing of requisitions as tasked.
Create comprehensive procurement request packages for externally sourced materials, including specifications, cost details, and vendor information.
Provide complete, separate material procurement request documentation to the program manager.
Coordinate receipt, distribution, and processing of procurement request documents and resolve related issues with stakeholders.
Coordinate, inventory, and track project materials from supplier manufacture through shipping, storage, distribution, and verification of major component use.
Develop data for reporting material status at major points.
Control receipt, inventory, and issuance of materials for ship repair availabilities.
Recommend disposition of excess or damaged material to the Habitability Improvement Manager.
Review material lead times and availability and notify the Habitability Program Manager when suppliers cannot provide materials.
Develop procurement support for alternative sources or vendors when materials are unavailable in time to meet required dates.
Review waiver and deviation requests and recommend disposition.
Assist with data entry and research in government systems, including Material Requirements (MRQT) and Procurement Tracker (PROTRAC).
Conduct shipboard surveys and provide logistics and technical data in accordance with NAVSEA Standard Item 009-21 during and after project installations.
Coordinate on site to ensure material issues are addressed promptly and accurately.
Evaluate realistic milestones and progress against availability constraints.
Assist in developing recovery plans and resolving on-site issues, including drawing errors, unclear notes, undefined measurements, and installer questions or concerns.
Clarify requirements for installers and maintenance teams when issues arise with installation methods, processes, procedures, or project requirements.
Provide a written visit debrief or report to the Habitability Improvement Program Manager after each ship visit.