Senior Acquisition Logistician - Mobility

Applied Research Solutions•Warner Robins, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

ARS is seeking a Senior Acquisition Logistician to support the C-17 Globemaster program at Robins AFB. The position provides senior-level acquisition and sustainment logistics support across the weapon-system life cycle, including planning, developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive, affordable, and effective systems support strategy. The successful candidate applies the Air Force’s 12 product support elements, develops and reviews program documentation, evaluates logistics and maintainability requirements, and coordinates integrated logistics support activities involving cost, schedule, performance, readiness, and total ownership cost. The role supports acquisition and sustainment phases from Materiel Solution Analysis through Operations and Support. It involves coordinating life cycle logistics, supply, maintenance, procurement, quality assurance, transportation, budgets, and support plans; assessing risks and program effectiveness; and making recommendations to program and organizational stakeholders. The position requires an active Secret clearance and is subject to a background investigation.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance.
One of the following experience and education combinations: an advanced degree (MA/MS) and at least 12 years of applicable technical or professional experience, including at least five years of DoD experience; a bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) and at least 15 years of applicable experience, including at least five years of DoD experience; or at least 20 years of directly related experience with applicable certifications, including at least eight years of DoD experience.
Recognized senior-level expertise in acquisition logistics, with the ability to independently perform complex tasks and oversee junior and journeyman personnel.
Advanced knowledge of life cycle logistics, integrated logistics support, the Air Force’s 12 product support elements, sustainment planning, and applicable DoD and Air Force logistics policies and practices.
Working knowledge of product support RAM-C, test and evaluation, logistics and maintainability planning, Government-Furnished Property and Government-Furnished Equipment, transportation planning, budgetary and life cycle cost analysis, and automated logistics or maintenance data systems.
Ability to analyze cost, schedule, performance, readiness, and supportability information; resolve competing priorities; and communicate recommendations effectively across program office, enterprise, staff, Government, and contractor organizations.
Successful completion of a background investigation, including criminal history and identity checks, is a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Support planning, development, implementation, and management of systems support strategies throughout the acquisition and sustainment life cycle.
Develop and review program documentation for acquisition and sustainment logistics activities across Materiel Solution Analysis, Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction, Engineering and Manufacturing Development, Production and Deployment, and Operations and Support.
Apply the Air Force’s 12 product support elements when evaluating and coordinating product support requirements and strategies.
Assist with transportation plan development and Defense Transportation System processes.
Apply knowledge of Government-Furnished Property and Government-Furnished Equipment purchasing to estimate costs, develop budgets, process purchase documentation, resolve asset-availability issues, and identify opportunities to reduce total ownership cost.
Plan, manage, and coordinate cradle-to-grave life cycle logistics support by integrating supply, maintenance, procurement, and quality assurance activities needed to sustain system fielding.
Monitor compliance with milestones, performance criteria, support plans, and time-phased schedules; identify conflicting objectives, deficiencies, and schedule risks; and recommend mitigations.
Review program documents and assess the effects of external actions and competing priorities on development, production, and integrated logistics support; coordinate required actions, schedules, and conflict resolution.
Apply logistics policy and guidance, including Title 10 United States Code Section 2466, applicable National Defense Authorization Act provisions, Air Force systems, integrated logistics support principles, system life cycle concepts, and contractual processes.
Support material solution analyses, design reviews, acquisition planning, and transition of systems into operational use; prepare draft documentation and presentation materials addressing cost, schedule, and performance constraints.
Identify funding, manpower, materiel, facilities, services, contract development, and technical-support requirements; analyze logistics objectives and establish working relationships among organizations responsible for executing support plans.
Support logistics and maintainability programs, including product support RAM-C, test and evaluation planning and execution, supportability assessments, and identification of weapon-system logistics requirements and resources.
Perform budgetary, financial, and life cycle cost analyses and evaluate automated information system hardware and software standardization and compatibility.
Collect, compile, analyze, investigate, research, and apply logistics, maintenance, acquisition, and financial data; develop, modify, prepare, or validate documentation for automated logistics, maintenance reporting, and management information systems.
Manage, monitor, evaluate, and coordinate integrated logistics support implementation and acquisition projects; integrate cross-functional taskings, evaluate program support effectiveness, and provide conclusions and recommendations on matters affecting execution.
Perform other duties as assigned.