Logistics Management Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command • Mobile, AL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a military technician position with the 79th Sustainment Support Command, 375 Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 321 Sustainment Brigade, 103 Expeditionary Sustainment Command, located in Mobile, Alabama. The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

The Logistics Management Specialist serves in an Army Reserve Battalion or equivalent-size unit and provides staff logistical support in areas such as supply, procurement, property accountability, transportation, equipment, maintenance, food service, and lodging. The specialist reviews requisitions submitted through automated logistics systems, plans and directs supply distribution and use of unit equipment, identifies supply problem areas and corrective actions, and provides input to subordinate units' logistics budget requests. The role also informs leadership of evaluation findings, reports, and summaries, and establishes procedures and training for the Command Supply Discipline Program (CSDP).

Requirements

• Maintain active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve.
• Meet one year of specialized experience, qualifying graduate education, or an eligible combination of education and experience. Specialized experience includes developing and executing programs to maximize use of logistical resources; advising units on logistical matters; providing logistical support; conducting staff visits; preparing special and recurring reports; and recommending disposition or redistribution of excess equipment or materiel.
• For the education pathway: hold a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or have completed two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a relevant field, such as Business Administration or Strategic Management and Organizational Design and Development.
• For the education-and-experience combination pathway, the computed percentage of qualifying education and experience must total at least 100%.
• Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
• Meet one or more of the listed employment-authority categories and provide documentation proving eligibility.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• This position is subject to Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements and the Lautenberg Amendment/Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Complete a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Use direct deposit for pay.

Responsibilities

• Provide staff logistical support in areas such as supply, procurement, property accountability, transportation, equipment, maintenance, food service, and lodging.
• Review requisitions submitted through automated logistics systems.
• Plan and direct activities concerning supply distribution and use of unit equipment.
• Identify supply problem areas and determine required corrective action.
• Provide input to budget requests submitted by subordinate units for logistical requirements.
• Provide leadership with information on findings from evaluations, reports, and summaries.
• Establish procedures for the Command Supply Discipline Program (CSDP) and conduct training for subordinate elements.

Benefits

• New Army Reserve Military Technicians may be authorized moving expenses to their first official duty station if they meet the stated eligibility conditions.
• Recruitment, retention, and/or relocation incentives, advance in-hire rates, advanced leave accrual, and creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized when determined to be in the government's best interest.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level