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Logistics Management Specialist

Military Sealift Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$108,019 - $140,426

per year

Closes

February 6, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves planning and managing the ongoing support for Navy ships, ensuring they have the right parts, certifications, and resources to stay operational under government or contract operations.

You'll work with suppliers, ship crews, and managers to track readiness, handle deliveries, and report on performance.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in military or maritime logistics who enjoys coordinating complex supply chains and communicating with diverse teams.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in logistics, including liaison with defense agencies and commercial suppliers for spares and certifications
  • Experience coordinating availability and delivery of planned program requirements (PPR) and forecasting material demands
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to address audiences from ship management to senior government officials on logistics and readiness issues
  • Ability to develop, maintain, and implement life-cycle logistics sustainment plans (LCSP) for government-owned ships
  • Skills in monitoring performance measures, logistics readiness, and contract compliance with operators, shipyards, and vendors
  • Proficiency in managing programs within allocated resources and providing reports to management
  • Experience conducting studies and analyses to identify requirements for ship acquisition and equipment programs

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Logistics Management Specialist in the ???????Logistics Department (N4), Logistics Life Cycle Management (N44) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

(For GS-13) - Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Resume must demonstrate the following specialized experience: Experience in conducting liaison with Defense Logistics Agency/Navy Weapon System Support item managers and commercial companies to ensure that shore-based spares are identifiable, locatable, ready-for-issue and that applicable certifications/documentation (e.g.

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Coast Guard Inspection certificates, etc) are updated and available for review.

Experience coordinating the availability and delivery of Planned Program Requirement (PPR) and providing forecasted material demands.

Experience communicating both orally and in writing, to address a wide range of audiences from ship's management team (masters, chief engineers, and class managers) to senior government management on fleet configuration and logistics support/readiness issues.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series A complete resume is required.

Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments.

Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications.

The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

  • You will develop, maintain, and implement program/class life-cycle logistics sustainment plans (LCSP) and contractual requirements for Government-owned ships managed under both Government-operated or Contract-operated business models.
  • You will monitor and assess performance measures, logistics readiness, and contract compliance of contract operators, shipyards, vendors, support contractors, and shipboard staff.
  • You will manage overall program within allocated resources.
  • You will provide verbal/ written reports and program performance to management, as required.
  • You will conduct studies and analyses to identify and develop requirements for inclusion into ship acquisition and equipment alteration programs.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12874530-26-KSW