Scheduler/Logistician

Akima, LLC•Herndon, VA

4d•Remote

About The Position

Akima is seeking a Scheduler/Logistician to support transition scheduling, logistics coordination, and IT equipment tracking for a mission-critical enterprise IT program. This position builds and maintains the resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule, sequences transition activities, tracks dependencies, and supports onboarding readiness. The Scheduler/Logistician also tracks IT equipment movement across locations, including devices received, tested, configured, boxed, shipped, repaired, replaced, or returned. This role coordinates with leadership, functional leads, lab personnel, vendors, shippers, and field locations to maintain accurate schedule, logistics, and supply chain visibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, IT, or related field.
2–4 years of experience in scheduling, logistics, supply chain tracking, project coordination, inventory coordination, or program operations.
Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree.
Experience maintaining schedules, trackers, shipment logs, or milestone plans.
Strong organization, communication, and coordination skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, with working knowledge of Microsoft Project for schedule development, tracking, and reporting.
Ability to obtain and maintain DHS suitability and required clearances.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting federal IT, logistics, transition, field services, or operations programs.
Familiarity with Integrated Master Schedules, logistics reporting, inventory tracking, and IT equipment lifecycle activities.
Experience coordinating with across diverse teams.
Prior DHS, TSA, airport operations, or mission-focused federal experience.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule.
Track transition milestones, dependencies, risks, and staffing conflicts.
Coordinate schedule inputs from Program, Operations, and functional leads.
Track IT equipment from receipt through testing, configuration, shipping, repair, replacement, and redeployment.
Coordinate with lab personnel, vendors, shippers, technical teams, and field locations.
Maintain trackers, shipping logs, vendor updates, and leadership reports.
Identify schedule delays, equipment shortages, supply chain risks, and operational impacts.