Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Competitive Service Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: ILSC, SOLDIER & CHEM/BIO R&S DIR, SOLDIER PSID, Natick, MA

Duties

Serve as a senior logistician for Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems (PdM FSS). Coordinate and evaluate the efforts of functional specialists to identify specific requirements and to develop and adjust plans and schedules to accomplish program objectives. Integrate the separate functions (i.e. supply, maintenance, procurement, quality assurance, etc.) in planning and implementing the logistics management program for PdM FSS systems/subsystems/items. Responsible for issuing program and policy guidance. Assignments require a high degree of creativity and the ability to negotiate trade-offs to find the best methods and procedures to field and sustain critical equipment systems. Coordination with commercial vendors and/or government agencies of existing or expired contracts, procurement and sustainment of government furnished equipment and non-GFE, and coordination of transportation from vendor/government agencies. Maintain continuous surveillance over assigned equipment to determine program progress, identifying delays, slippage in objectives and schedules. Recommend cost-effective alternatives to achieve program requirements and establish priorities to meet equipment readiness goals. Maintain continuous contact with the responsible mission directorates, other commands, agencies, and field users relative to problems, corrective actions, and coordination among the interrelated activities and organizations. Render advice and assistance, as required, to ensure effective and timely responsiveness to meet program requirements. Provide authoritative recommendations/alternatives that address cost effectiveness for PdM FSS Systems systems/sub-systems/items. Assist in Logistics planning and shipment of items to test sites for technical evaluation, programmatic events, and ensures logistics readiness support for developmental and operational test events. Represent the PdM FSS, at conferences and meetings for logistic management planning, problem resolution, or testing of assigned equipment and/or components. As the senior logistics advisor has the authority to commit to courses of action that impact the fielding of items/systems. Prepares reports to identify decisions, recommendations, and action responsibilities to accomplish integrated logistics support objectives. Informs superiors on controversial matters or problems and recommends corrective action.

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Incumbent may be required to Travel away from duty station 25% of the time.
• This position requires an Official Passport with no travel restrictions, or incumbent must be able to obtain a passport with no travel restrictions.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience equivalent next lower grade level of GS-12, which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as supporting project or program management at the organizational level which includes recommending policies and technical procedures to improve efficiency; evaluating data on projects or programs logistical mission performance; delivering formal and informal presentations to all management levels on topics such as the history, current status, and objectives of the logistics program. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address AD-W4GG28 US ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE ARMAMENTS CMD DO NOT MAIL Natick, MA 01760 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk