Logistics Management Specialist (Supply Support Lead)

Summary

Logistics Management Specialist (Supply Support Lead) position performs multiple varying and complex assignments under minimal direction of a manager, Project/Program Manager, Team Leader or more experienced professional. May act as a contributing specialist on large work activities or as a Project Manager for large programs.

Duties

• The Logistics Management Specialist (Supply Support Lead) position performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under minimal direction of a manager. Serves as the lead and primary source of knowledge/information for logistics support policies and procedures for assigned organization. Resolves most problems and work issues relating to inventory management without the assistance of a Manager, Project/Program Manager or more experienced professional. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with Management and/or more experienced professionals to solve problems. Plans and executes complex supply support projects and relates the concepts, principles, and practices relative to logistics support of National Air Space (NAS) and/or organizational agencies equipment and programs. Designs and executes training programs for the supply chain discipline within the FAA Logistic Center. Utilizes knowledge of market factors, industrial processes, trends, and technological refresh/upgrades essential to the development of logistics support plans. Relates these functions, regulations, and organizational structure of the FAA to other executive branch agencies for logistics support, coordination, and referral of services. Provides input as directed to inter-organizational support teams on acquisitions, systems maintenance, financial plans, and funding requirement rationale. Monitors Inventory Managers, Supply Technicians and Equipment Specialists functions and queues, to ensure compliance with policies/procedures; identifies problems or gaps and recommends solutions to the Team Manager of significant issues/non-compliance. Understands and provides guidance on the interrelations of material requirements computations and planning. Provides guidance to Inventory Managers on NAS handoff equipment, until initial support is received. Provides guidance to Inventory Managers in the development of contract requirements and/or blanket purchasing agreements (BPA) based on forecasting tools and collaboration with technical and acquisition personnel. Provides technical (IM) guidance to Inventory Managers who serve as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on highly complex contracts for repair, acquisition, and/or total supply support for NAS and/or organizational agencies equipment and programs. Provides guidance to Inventory Managers on supportability reviews/issues for organization, other government agencies and foreign governments relative to critical assigned systems and programs. Defends position and provides supporting information on matters of significant controversy. Provides support methodology and the impacts of technological innovations. Conducts reviews and studies on all aspects of supply support management. Provides input into the development of standard operating procedures for organization logistical support function personnel to accomplish optimum supply support posture and customer support. Advises interrelated logistics functions on the resolution of specific support projects and ensure actions result in positive impact of assigned systems. Reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations regarding program elements to assess various methods of support. Performs workload analysis and provides comprehensive knowledge of system complexity to assist Management in determining appropriate level workload assignment. May serve as alternate COR on contracts for critical NAS and/or other organizational agencies equipment. May act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on policies and procedures internally and externally. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, (FG/GS 12) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes experience resolving problems and work issues relating to inventory management; planning and executing supply support projects, concepts, principles and practices relative to logistics in support of National Air Space (NAS). Analyzes various automated systems and data to evaluate audit reports, regulations, and other relevant material. Experience providing guidance to Inventory Managers on NAS hand-off equipment, development of contract requirements and/or blanket purchasing agreements (BPA). Experience as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on highly complex contracts for repair, acquisition, and/or total supply for NAS. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Requirements

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Please refer to the Qualifications section. Information Regarding KSAs: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and Selective Factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Quality Ranking Factor (QRF), if applicable, and the KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How to apply

Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position. You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.