Logistics Management Specialist
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: January 29, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This role involves overseeing logistics operations for the Army National Guard, including developing policies, ensuring equipment readiness, managing supplies, and advising commanders on maintenance and property issues.
It's a temporary position that could become permanent, aimed at military officers who enjoy planning and coordinating support functions to keep units running smoothly.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in supply chain or military logistics who can handle detailed analysis and team guidance.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1177000 and is part of the ID G4 SMM, National Guard.
THIS POSITION IS INDEFINITE (NOT TO EXCEED 5 YEARS) AND MAY NON-COMPETITIVELY CONVERT TO A PERMANENT POSITION.
Military Grades: O-1 THROUGH O-2 THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE REPRESENTED BY THE CONTENTS OF YOUR RESUME. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words.
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GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
Experience, education, or training involving judgment and/or analytical ability in the logistics field. Experience using computer and automation systems.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience, education or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
Must have experience, education, or training which involved detailed knowledge of organizations and their functions in logistical support (i.e., supply, maintenance, quality assurance, facilities).
Experience planning and organizing work assignments. Major Duties:
Develops, implements and evaluates the logistic policies for the organization. Is the primary advisor for the command in the area of logistics operations.
Oversees and reviews unit level feeder reports. Analyzes and/or prepares the logistics and equipment readiness areas of the organizational readiness report.
Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations relative to proposed MTOE and/or force structure changes to determine the impact on equipment authorizations.
Keeps abreast and ensures the implementation of new policy statements, regulations and directives issued by higher headquarters concerning logistic activities.
Provides guidance and assistance to ensure command programs have been implemented and evaluates their effectiveness in subordinate elements.
Plan for the establishment and operation of the Administrative and Logistics Operations Center (ALOC). Develop and implement tactical standard operating procedures for logistics.
Ensures compliance with the command supply discipline program, command maintenance discipline program, and other directed command inspection programs.
Assists in the preparation for and executes additional command level inspections in the area of logistics and maintenance. Oversees the duties of the Property Book Officer (PBO).
Advises the commander of equipment on hand and equipment readiness issues. Directs the maintenance priority of support to unit equipment.
Makes decisions based on the commander's guidance and intent in the area of property assignments. Coordinates and ensures the completion of change of command inventories and reports of survey.
Directs, reviews, and makes recommendations on investigations of incidents involving property loss or damage.
Provides guidance and funds management for all decentralized logistic funds. These may include secondary stock funds, office supply accounts, transportation funding, and various classes of supply. May serve as the approving official for government purchase card expenditures.
May be required to represent the National Guard and the unit Commander in the community. Provides logistical support for community activities such as parades, celebrations, military funerals, etc.
Coordinates with civic officials, club officers and school officials for such things as recruiting activities, communities support projects, natural disaster or civil disturbance planning, use of facilities for training for such things as recruiting for such things as recruiting and security of those facilities.
Provides technical guidance and assistance to all organizational logistic personnel pertaining to the accountability of all property assigned to the organization.
Plans, organizes and assigns work to employees engaged in logistical work assigned at the command level.
Revises assignments or details employees to other duties as necessary to meet changing work situations, deadlines, or priorities. Prepares requests for filling vacancies to meet workload requirements.
Participates in the selection of subordinates from lists of eligibles. Establishes performance standards and evaluates employee performance.
Prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions, reassignments, etc. Recommends recognition for outstanding performance. Provides initial approval/disapproval of leave.
Receives and resolves or participates in the resolution of grievances, or forwards to higher level management for resolution.
Acts to resolve disciplinary problems, or forwards to higher level management for resolution. Formulates plans for equal treatment of all employees. Assures position descriptions are accurate.
Informs employees of all aspects of personnel programs of the installation, either answering routine questions or obtaining information from specialist when more technical answers are required.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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