Logistics Management Specialist

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • Niagara Falls, NY

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Logistics Manager for the Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) with responsibility for analyzing logistics process, practices and procedures across all the squadrons assigned. Duties include providing advice and assistance to squadron leadership on business processes and performance/efficiency. The role involves performing studies and providing technical advice on readiness mission capabilities such as deployment and distribution, cargo and passenger movement, material management, equipment and vehicles, vehicle maintenance, warehousing, global fuels/cryogenics, plans, programs, resource agreements, policies, and procedures. The position also requires representing the installation for wing/squadron logistics readiness issues at higher management-level meetings and conferences with MAJCOM, HQ USAF, DOD, and other agencies. This includes participating in meetings, making presentations, and preparing correspondence on problems, alternatives, and solutions.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement.
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Position may be subject to random drug testing
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period. Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Non-Critical Sensitive security clearance required.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems.
• Knowledge of federal and agency logistics concepts, principles, practices, procedures, regulations and laws applicable to a full range of logistics management responsibilities.
• Ability to interpret interstate commerce laws and regulations for application to achieve national security readiness requirements for the wing.
• Work requires considerable skill in applying this knowledge to plan and accomplish a variety of complex work assignments and or to identify, analyze, and resolve logistics management issues or problems.
• Knowledge of logistics concepts in warehousing, transportation, fleet management, supply, and logistics planning to provide technical guidance to the development of program goals, plans, policies, and procedures and work plans dealing with the development of wing strategic visions, to evaluate overall logistics process effectiveness, and to recommend methods to help the squadron optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Knowledge of federal and agency logistics concepts, principles, practices, procedures, and regulations applicable to a full range of logistics management to include cargo and passenger movement, supply chain management, equipment and vehicles management, vehicle maintenance, warehousing, deployment planning and operations, personal property movement, global fuels and cryogenics, and logistic plans under peacetime and wartime conditions to develop and recommend policies and procedures for the squadron.
• Skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations.
• Skill in analyzing issues and formulating solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate installations/organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
• Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or or LL.M., if related in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Logistics Manager for the Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) with responsibility for analyzing logistics process, practices and procedures across all the squadrons assigned.
• Provides advice and assistance to the squadron leadership on business processes and performance/efficiency of the squadron.
• Performs studies, and provides technical advice and assistance on development and implementation of readiness mission capabilities associated with: deployment and distribution, cargo and passenger movement, material management, equipment and vehicles, vehicle maintenance, warehousing, global fuels/cryogenics, plans, programs, resource agreement, policies and procedures.
• Represents the installation for wing/squadron logistics readiness issues at higher management-level meetings within the organization and at conferences with MAJCOM, HQ USAF, DOD, and other agencies.
• Participates in meetings, makes presentations, and prepares correspondence highlighting problems, alternatives, and proposed or final solutions.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree