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Posted: January 14, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Logistics Management Specialist

Military Sealift Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$106,950 - $139,036

per year

Closes

January 20, 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 role involves managing logistics for Navy ships, including equipment maintenance, supply processes, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for fleet operations.

You'll analyze problems, improve workflows, and communicate with ship crews and leaders to keep missions on track.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in military or maritime logistics who enjoys problem-solving and working in a structured government environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
  • Deep knowledge of DOD, Navy, and MSC Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and configuration management
  • Expertise in shipboard equipment maintenance and logistics support requirements
  • Proficiency in automated shipboard configuration and supply management processes
  • Skill in applying analytical techniques like Lean/Six Sigma for process improvement and studies
  • Ability to manage programs, mitigate risks, monitor performance, and stay within resources
  • Strong oral and written communication skills for diverse audiences including ship management and officials

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Logistics Management Specialist in the Logistics Department (N4), Logisitics 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 mastering knowledge and executing DOD, Navy, and MSC Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and configuration management concepts, elements, policies, and procedures.

Experience in mastering knowledge of and working with shipboard equipment, equipment maintenance, and associated logistics support requirements.

Experience in mastering knowledge and applying shipboard configuration and supply management processes and procedures in an automated environment.

Experience in applying analytical techniques (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma, Business Case Analysis) to develop programs, improve processes, conduct studies, and produce design reviews.

Experience in establishing programmatic goals, managing customer expectations, monitoring and assessing organizational performance, mitigating risks, taking decisive preventative and corrective actions, and managing programs within allocated resources.

Experience in effectively communicating both orally and in writing to diverse audiences, ranging from ship's management teams (masters, chief engineers, and class managers) to senior government officials on fleet configuration and logistics support/readiness issues For GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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 creating, modifying, and optimizing workflow metrics including trend analysis to provide tactical and operational recommendations to leadership for ship health and improvements.

Experience establishing assessment standards and procedures, determining schedules, and training team members.

Experience developing the program checklist to ensure awareness of current program requirements for both afloat and ashore operations.

Experience monitoring fleet execution of husbanding requirements, ensuring compliance with higher headquarters guidance, including OPNAV, US Fleet Forces, Pacific Fleet, and all numbered Fleets.

Experience developing and documenting shipboard supply processes, identifying process deviations, root causes and impacts of delays and risk mitigating strategies and solutions.

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.

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 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 provide technical advice, recommendations, and clarifications to MSC ships on the availability of supplies and services and ordering methods.
  • You will provide reports on contract performance to respective NAVSUP Contracting Officers.
  • You will ensure material readiness for assigned ships by monitoring and tracking high-priority requirements to repair inoperable or degraded equipment and planning for the phased replacement or upgrade of ship equipment and equipage.
  • You will support monitoring of program effectiveness and identification of process changes when standards are not met.
  • You will monitor fleet execution of MSC husbanding requirements, ensuring compliance with higher headquarters guidance, including OPNAV, US Fleet Forces, Pacific Fleet, and all numbered Fleets.
  • You will provide and facilitate Ship Onboard training in various areas of supply, including inventory management, open purchase, ordering and receiving, husbanding and other supply areas as required.
  • You will analyze the effectiveness of programs and life-cycle performance measures to ensure both continuous process improvement and the implementation of innovative, cost effective/efficient support solutions.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12862769-26-KSW