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Logistics Management Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

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$143,913 - $187,093

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GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves planning and coordinating logistics support for military operations, including creating strategies for supplying troops during exercises and real conflicts, while working closely with defense leaders.

It suits experienced professionals from military or government backgrounds who excel at strategic planning and problem-solving in high-stakes environments.

Ideal candidates are detail-oriented team leaders familiar with defense operations and able to handle complex, time-sensitive tasks.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in logistics planning for military operations
  • Expert knowledge of Contingency Planning Guidance, GEF, and JSCP directives for supporting combatant commands
  • Experience using the Joint Planning Process (JPP) to develop sustainment operations for joint forces, allies, and partners
  • Proficiency in Global Force Management (GFM) policies, procedures, and systems, including JOPES for operation plans and TPFDD
  • Demonstrated leadership in Joint Planning Groups or Operational Planning Teams to create logistics estimates, support plans, and risk assessments
  • Expertise in analytical forecasting and statistical methods to identify sustainment requirements and mitigation strategies
  • Ability to represent the agency in meetings, briefings, and conferences on contingency planning

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Logistics Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Expert knowledge in Contingency Planning Guidance, Guidance for Employment of the Force (GEF) and Joint Strategic Campaign Plan (JSCP) directives/policy for supporting CCMDs, military operations and exercises.

Quantifiable and demonstrable experience leveraging the Joint Planning Process (or Service Planning Process) to plan sustainment operations in a Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Corps, Fleet, Wing, Marine Expeditionary Force or with Allies/Partners across the spectrum of campaigning (competition) and wartime (contingency) operations.

Expert knowledge and experience with Global Force Management (GFM) policies, procedures, systems as well as Joint Operations Planning and Execution Systems (JOPES) for supporting development of operation plans, orders, and Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data (TPFDD).

Mastery leading a Joint Planning Groups/Operational Planning Team or ad-hoc team through the JPP to develop logistics estimate, concept of logistics support, a logistics supportability analysis, support plan and plan assessments; identifying sustainment requirements, shortfalls and risks, and mitigations strategies that are presented for senior leader decisions.

Demonstrable expertise in identifying warfighter sustainment requirements through analytical and statistical forecasting and planning methodologies that link to the development of contingency sustainment requirements (for US Joint Forces and Allies and Partners utilizing US manufactured weapons systems), support long range strategies to identify mission capabilities, formulate assessments, identify problems, recommend mitigation and conduct logistics supportability analysis.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

  • Serves as a Joint Logistics Operations Planner in the Plans and Exercise Division with Logistics Operations in the Defense Logistics Agency.
  • Integrates high-level Department of Defense planning documents by understanding the unique blend of tactical to strategic level of combat support, combat service support operations and how DLA impacts those operations.
  • Represents the Plans and Exercise Division when chairing, conducting, or participating in meetings, briefings, or conferences on contingency planning programs.
  • Oversees and advises staff on the establishment of immediate and long-range goals, objectives, plans, and schedules to meet changes in legislation, program authority, and funding.
  • Supports Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) and Combatant Commands (CCMD), planning priorities and timelines.
  • Coordinates and comments on joint plans, instructions, memorandums, and directives on contingency operations, disaster response, and consequence management as a DLA representative to the Joint Planning and Execution community.
  • Develops sound DLA support plans and plan orders as well as policies and procedures based on the joint planning process and well-founded management principles, ethical work standards, and conformance with directives or higher authority.
  • Responsible for managing, coordinating, and directing the execution of strategic and operational logistics planning efforts.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLAJ3-26-12873540-MP