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Duties

Provide authoritative advice and technical guidance on Class VIII to direct the design, development, execution and promulgation of operational and contingency plans. Serve as the planner, advisor, and consultant to the assigned commands regarding Class VIII logistics planning in support of DoD Executive Agent supply chain. Evaluate theater/contingency operational plans and assesses DLA Troop Support Medical’s supporting tasks and missions through day-to-day analysis and periodic testing during sponsored exercises. Resolve operation plan shortfalls, limitations and other conditions that impact DLA’s ability to perform its wartime logistics support mission. Continually monitor agency planning initiatives and new initiatives in order to provide information for use by officials. Collect and evaluate exercise and/or contingency operations After Action Reports (AARs)/lessons learned to use as a basis for improving and revising DoD and DLA doctrine, directives, instructions or support plans.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Troop Support Planner your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Application and integration of logistical concepts, methods, practices, and techniques. Develop detailed logistics plans for agency in support of contingencies, wartime operations and exercises for worldwide support to a combatant command area of operations. Conduct studies of logistics support, identifying goals and objectives of an operation, analysis of logistics plans to support contingency or wartime scenarios, and formulating agency's role and level of involvement to support the operation. Develop long and short-range logistical plans, definition of problem areas based on in-depth analysis of numerous types of information, and the determination of the necessary actions to resolve support problems. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address DLA Troop Support 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111 US
• Name: Nicole Gossard
• Phone: 717-770-4069
• Email: [email protected]