Logistics Analyst

MANTECH•Arlington, VA

7d•$104,200 - $172,900•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a self-motivated, career- and customer-oriented Logistics Analyst to work onsite at AF/A9 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The role analyzes the logistics impacts on operational needs, including end-to-end planning, initial movement, and sustainment requirements for theater-wide standard and alternative basing. The analyst supports a team focused on ensuring future Air Force and Joint Force capabilities can project power and achieve national defense strategy objectives. This includes researching high-intensity theater-level warfare and communicating relevant insights to USAF and Department of Defense decision-makers on future force capabilities, capacity, risks, and vulnerabilities. The position provides specialized expertise in military logistics and operational planning. It includes developing and executing complex logistics analyses for Air Force deployment operations, working with movement schedules, force packaging, deployment data, and Air Force and Department-level logistics systems. The analyst works independently in most situations and may lead functional teams or projects of moderate complexity, using analytical judgment to develop solutions and influence operational leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 7 years of relevant Air Force Logistics experience.
Deep expertise in U.S. Air Force logistics operations, deliberate and crisis action planning, TPFDD management, and UTC sourcing.
Experience using Microsoft Office products, such as Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must hold a current and active Secret clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI.

Nice To Haves

Current Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility.
Experience developing study plans covering background, purpose, scope and limitations, critical assumptions and constraints, measures of effectiveness, study parameters and variables, methodology, data requirements, and schedule.

Responsibilities

Initiate, design, execute, and implement complex logistics analysis projects supporting U.S. Air Force deployment operations.
Serve as a subject matter expert in Air Force operational logistics and develop frameworks to organize deployment requirements into meaningful patterns that optimize force movement.
Gather, identify, and relate logistics data to analyze operational management problems and requirements for mission-critical projects.
Conduct complex analysis of movement schedules, force packaging, and logistics information requirements, drawing on operational understanding of TPFDD and UTCs.
Provide expertise on and facilitate access to and use of Air Force and Department-level logistics systems, including GCCS, JOPES, and DCAPES, and the datasets supporting operational planning and execution.
Use knowledge of deployment systems such as DCAPES, JOPES, DPAS, and ILS systems to extract actionable insights from large datasets.
Interpret operational challenges and recommend best practices to improve deployment processes or services.
Solve complex problems by identifying innovative solutions that connect logistics planners with technical data sets.
Present the scope, methods, and results of logistics output data and assessments in writing and orally.
Work independently in all but the most complex situations and potentially lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, or complexity.
Communicate complex concepts regarding force deployment and data models, anticipate objections, and influence operational leaders.