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Posted: January 28, 2026 (1 day ago)

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LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

Department of the Air Force

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading logistics efforts for an Air Force Reserve squadron, where you'll analyze processes, advise the commander, and ensure smooth operations in areas like supply, transportation, and planning to support military readiness.

It's ideal for someone with experience in managing complex logistics systems who enjoys problem-solving and optimizing resources in a team environment.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about national security and federal regulations.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-9 level or equivalent, involving logistics management concepts, principles, and regulations
  • Comprehensive knowledge of federal and agency logistics practices, including warehousing, transportation, fleet management, and supply chain
  • Ability to interpret interstate commerce laws and apply them to national security readiness requirements
  • Skills in analytical and evaluative methods to assess program efficiency and resolve logistics issues
  • Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years of graduate education in a related field (transcripts required), or a combination of education and experience totaling 100% of requirements
  • Meet federal time-in-grade requirement: one year at GS-9 or equivalent within the past 52 weeks

Full Job Description

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The primary purpose of this position is: To Serve as Logistics Manager Lead for the Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) responsible for analyzing logistics process, practice and procedures across all the squadrons assigned functions providing advice and assistance to the Squadron Commander, planning for the squadron capability to support squadron logistics processes.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Logistics Management Series 0346 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience includes a comprehensive knowledge of wide range of federal and agency logistics concepts, principles, practices, procedures, regulations and laws applicable to a full range of logistics management responsibilities.

Ability to conduct significant interpretation of interstate commerce laws and regulations for application to achieve national security readiness requirements for the wing.

Work requires considerable skill in applying this knowledge to plan and accomplish a variety of complex work assignments and or to identify, analyze, and resolve logistics management issues or problems.

Knowledge of a wide range of logistics concepts in warehousing, transportation, fleet management, supply, and logistics planning to provide technical guidance to the development of program goals, plans, policies, and procedures and work plans dealing with the development of wing strategic visions, to evaluate overall logistics process effectiveness, and to recommend methods to help the squadron optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness.

OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of a wide range of federal and agency logistics concepts, principles, practices, procedures, and regulations applicable to a full range of logistics management to include cargo and passenger movement, supply chain management, equipment and vehicles management, vehicle maintenance, warehousing, deployment planning and operations, personal property movement, global fuels and cryogenics, and logistics plans under peacetime and wartime conditions to develop and recommend policies and procedures for the squadron.

Skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations.

Skill in analyzing issues and formulating solutions to complex problems.

Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate installations/organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.

Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that 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:

Provides advice and assistance to the squadron leadership on business processes and performance/efficiency of the squadron.

As the QA Manager, leads as the Quality Inspector performs/leads, studies, and provides technical advice and assistance on development and implementation of readiness mission capabilities associated with deployment and distribution, cargo and passenger movement, material management, equipment and vehicles, vehicle maintenance, warehousing, global fuels/cryogenics, plans, programs, resource agreement, policies and procedures.

Represents the installation for wing/squadron logistics readiness issues at higher management-level meetings within the organization and at conferences with MAJCOM, HQ USAF, DOD, and other agencies using analytical data from multiple sources to include MICT, IGEMS, LEAP, and quarterly LRS QA and COR data reporting.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/28/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/29/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 6N-AFPC-12874619-088726-DLJ