Logistics Management Specialist

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

The Logistics Management Specialist serves as the lead logistics planner, coordinator, and operations specialist for the Civilian Guardian Course (CGC). The position manages lifecycle logistics, material support, supply coordination, travel operations, and operational execution for learning cohorts. Duties include coordinating student arrivals, arranging facility setups, provisioning simulation materials such as tabletop or escape-room exercises, and serving as a liaison among STARCOM, visiting civilian cohorts, and operational space units to support course delivery. The incumbent independently plans and carries out assignments, develops solutions to complex problems, analyzes and reports project findings, and guides the technical and programmatic work of junior team members. The role provides technical guidance on supply and materials-management processes; coordinates procurement, inventory control, and supply support; identifies and resolves process and system deficiencies; and recommends and implements improvements to logistics procedures and operations. It also involves coordination with government agencies, technical specialists, contractors, and industry counterparts. For CGC cohort delivery, the specialist plans and executes operational requirements from student arrival through graduation; manages training aids, classroom technology, and simulation assets; coordinates facilities, base access, security badging, and travel; builds the course operational schedule; and reviews each cohort's logistics to identify efficiencies, cost savings, and risks. The position is located at Peterson SFB, Colorado, with the future Guardian Campus location to be determined. Situational telework is permitted, including emergency and OPM-prescribed unscheduled telework. Periodic CONUS travel is required.

Requirements

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, or Top Secret/SCI if operationally required.
Strong written and oral presentation skills.
Ability to build relationships at high levels within Space Force leadership.
High adaptability and problem-solving skills to manage logistics in a growing schoolhouse undergoing eventual relocation.
Willingness and ability to travel periodically in support of cohort engagements, curriculum reviews, or future campus planning.
May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
Knowledge and skills in planning, developing, and executing lifecycle logistics or product-support plans in a defense, joint, or high-tempo training environment.
Knowledge and skills in end-to-end operational planning for large groups, including scheduling, lodging, security-clearance checks, and travel arrangements.
Knowledge and skills in sourcing, inventorying, and organizing course supplies, physical simulation materials, and technology and facility infrastructure.
Knowledge and skills in cross-functional collaboration with military instructors, curriculum architects, facility managers, and senior government stakeholders.
Knowledge and skills in tracking supply-chain expenditures, coordinating funding with finance offices, and identifying logistics risks or bottlenecks.
Knowledge of spares procurement, logistics support, inventory management and control, supply management, accounting, and data processing.
Ability to apply analytical principles and techniques alongside knowledge of operating programs and their interrelationships.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute operational requirements for Civilian Guardian Course cohorts, serving as the central point of contact for visiting students from arrival through graduation.
Coordinate student travel, lodging, arrivals, facility setups, base access, security badging, and other cohort logistics.
Source, procure, inventory, organize, maintain, and distribute course supplies, training aids, classroom technology, and simulation materials.
Build and manage the course's master operational schedule, aligning instructor availability, room reservations, and technology testing.
Coordinate logistics and supply support with submitting and receiving agencies, local and DoD interagency organizations, and other government agencies.
Provide guidance, training, troubleshooting, and technical assistance to personnel on supply processes, materials management, and applicable policies.
Identify and resolve procedural and system problems, discrepancies, and deficiencies in materials management and supply processes.
Develop recommendations and assist management with standardizing and implementing logistics procedures, plans, methods, and practices.
Analyze logistics programs and develop and evaluate long- and short-range support plans and policies.
Track supply-chain expenditures, coordinate with finance offices on funding, and identify logistical risks or bottlenecks.
Review logistics after cohort deliveries and recommend improvements in efficiency, cost savings, and quality.
Represent the organization in conferences, meetings, and workgroups on supply functions, policies, and related systems.
Coordinate with military instructors, curriculum staff, facility managers, government stakeholders, technical specialists, contractors, and industry counterparts.
Prepare responses to programmatic issues, problems, and inquiries.