Logistics Management Specialist

Summary

The position is located within the ATO, FAA Logistics Center (AJW-L000). The Material Management Team provides supply chain management to National Airspace System (NAS) customers. The teams of inventory managers administer support for over 22,407 operational National Stock Numbers (NSN) and 8,402 Facilities & Equipment NSN's.

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The Logistics Management Specialist performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform some leadership functions for small projects/programs or other work activities. Applies experience and advanced knowledge applicable to build detailed and specialized skills in developing supply support plans for extremely complex and diverse NAS systems and equipment programs. Utilizes significant expertise and in-depth knowledge of inventory management to plan and direct all aspects of the logistics programs, including interagency. Participates in the development of supportability reviews for Project Material support and international support.

Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and helping the manager, project/program manager or other experience employee to plan and use assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/work activities. May identify and request additional resources, as needed. Serves as advisor for supply support of material requiring special unique controls. Reviews, evaluates, and determines appropriate stock and repair levels using analytical tools such as repair level analysis and spares quantification, provided by provisioners and various LCSS/PMMS/PMSRS generated reports. Provides options and recommendations to other organizations, relative to conflicting requirements of highly visible and critical NAS systems/programs. Reviews and analyzes all supply support posture. Determines impact of supply support related requirements. Coordinates delays, identifies resolve or scheduled deliveries.

Coordinates, plans, and exercises inventory management of NAS F&E , NAS Supply Support (NSS) budgets, develops repair services contract/requirements. Develops long range budgets (3-5 years) and disbursement plans. Utilizes expertise and in-depth knowledge of assigned programs to evaluate and analyze those budget requirements and their impacts on critical sustained life programs. Assists in the formulation and development of overall long range logistics programs for interagency support that are most efficient and effective to meet their existing and future requirements.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or recommend new approaches. Refers to the manager and other experienced employees problems that require their attention. May help them develop and recommend solutions. Also develops and/or recommends on local policies, agency and Aeronautical Center orders and directives, and implements adapting instructions for inventory management, provides authoritative interpretation and guidance to provisioners, equipment specialists, and other inventory management specialists on a specific situation and issue. Serves on inter-organizational committees to identify, analyze, and provide recommendation on critical supply support issues.

Serves as the designated focal point on all issues common to the F&E IM function. Acts as a senior member of a team for F&E projects/programs to provide support to inter-organizational committees and assists in the following areas; identifying, assigning resolution responsibility, and providing resolution for supply support issues.

Contacts are typically internal and external, with regular contacts among major subdivisions and LOB's/SO's customers, and other external parties to share information about the FAA and explain the applications of policies and procedures. Communicates with field personnel, users of supply systems, HQ program managers, contractors, and technical specialist responsible for the various logistics support activities (i.e. maintenance, inventory management, distribution, engineering, and financial management).

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Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Successful completion of security investigation may be required.
• Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-H (FG/GS-12) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, (FG/GS 10-11) 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: reviewing, evaluating, and determining appropriate stock and repair levels for the major subdivisions, System Program Offices and Washington Item Managers, experience developing budgets and disbursement plans; determining impact of supply support related requirements; Coordinating delays, identifying, resolving and scheduling deliveries; Analyzing data, preparing reports, and presenting information.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

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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.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigation.

A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.

NOTES:

1. Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.

2. Some, none or all applicants may be interviewed.

3. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

4. Position(s) may be realigned based on approved reorganization.

5. Position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov)

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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