Senior Logistician – CIWS (Job ID:4491)
About The Position
Valkyrie Enterprises has an immediate need for a Senior Logistician to support the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) program. The Senior Logistician will serve as a senior-level logistics and product support resource, providing expertise in system readiness, sustainment, and readiness-based spares. This role involves serving as a senior logistics subject matter expert supporting CIWS program requirements and lifecycle product support activities, providing leadership and expertise in product support management, logistics planning, sustainment, and system readiness. The position supports the development, coordination, and execution of integrated logistics and product support strategies throughout the system lifecycle, and provides expertise related to readiness-based sparing and the development, analysis, and assessment of spare parts requirements. The Senior Logistician will analyze logistics, maintenance, supply, and readiness data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve operational availability, and coordinate with various functional organizations to support program objectives. Responsibilities also include supporting planning and execution of logistics requirements for fielded weapon systems, reviewing technical and logistics documentation, assessing product support requirements, and supporting program reviews and customer activities. The role requires developing briefings, reports, and analyses, and providing senior-level guidance and mentorship to logistics personnel.
Requirements
- Approximately 30 years of relevant logistics, product support, acquisition, sustainment, or related experience.
- Experience supporting CIWS or demonstrated working knowledge of the CIWS weapon system.
- Extensive experience with logistics and lifecycle product support activities for complex defense systems.
- Knowledge of readiness-based sparing concepts and methodologies.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and government and industry stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and provide senior-level recommendations to program leadership.
- Valid US Driver's License.
- Active Secret Security clearance and the ability to maintain it.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience serving as a Product Support Manager or in a comparable senior product support role.
- Previous experience supporting a Navy weapon system program office.
- Experience with Navy acquisition, sustainment, maintenance, supply support, or readiness programs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior logistics subject matter expert supporting CIWS program requirements and lifecycle product support activities.
- Provide leadership and expertise in product support management, logistics planning, sustainment, and system readiness.
- Support the development, coordination, and execution of integrated logistics and product support strategies throughout the system lifecycle.
- Provide expertise related to readiness-based sparing and the development, analysis, and assessment of spare parts requirements.
- Analyze logistics, maintenance, supply, and readiness data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve operational availability.
- Coordinate with program management, engineering, logistics, supply support, maintenance, and other functional organizations to support program objectives.
- Support planning and execution of logistics requirements associated with fielded weapon systems.
- Review technical and logistics documentation and provide recommendations to government and program stakeholders.
- Assess product support requirements and recommend solutions to improve system availability, reliability, maintainability, and readiness.
- Support program reviews, working groups, technical meetings, and other customer activities as required.
- Develop briefings, reports, analyses, and recommendations related to logistics and product support activities.
- Provide senior-level guidance and mentorship to logistics personnel supporting program requirements.
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision options
- company paid life and disability insurances
- 401k with match
- education reimbursement
- company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
