Acquisition Logistician, Senior

About the role

COLSA Corporation is seeking candidates for Senior Acquisition Logisiticians in support of a USAF contract. This position will provide support to the program in areas such as:

• Aid in the planning, managing, and coordinating the total cradle-to-grave life cycle logistics support for assigned weapon systems or subsystems.
• Integrate separate functions of supply, maintenance, procurement, and quality assurance into logistics activities required to sustain the system fielding.
• Provide assistance to sustainment teams through data analysis, acquisition management, procurement, and other associated logistics data of critical assets, insurance spares, tooling, and related parts and material.
• Provide assistance to the development and maintenance of Post Production Support Plans (PPSP), Post Production Transition Plans (PPTP), and Transition to Post Production (TPP).
• Apply knowledge and experience in acquisition logistics philosophy, policies and procedures to Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.
• Coordinate all logistics elements including but not limited to spares, Support Equipment (SE), training, facilities, technical data, and provisioning to ensure all integrated logistics support requirements for the program are identified and tailored.
• Assist in developing integrated support requirements for system and equipment design; developing support requirements that are related to readiness objectives and design; conducting specialized analyses on total life cycle cost, logistics supportability, and warranty; and providing technical assistance and consultant expertise.
• Assist in the performance of any related tasks that provide the capability to evaluate support alternatives, perform trade-off analyses between support concepts and between support, design, and operational concepts.
• Develop Life Cycle Cost Management (LCCM) and/or Design-To-Cost (DTC) program, perform operating and support cost analyses, and/or develop a probable cost estimate.
• Identify military and civilian personnel requirements with the skills and grades needed to operate and support a weapon system and equipment over its lifetime at peacetime and wartime rates.
• Achieve TDM and analyses, write reports, recommend actions, or perform any related tasks that provide logisticians the capability to acquire, store and manage in a timely, efficient, cost-affordable manner, the recorded information needed to translate system and equipment design requirements into discrete engineering and logistics considerations, and manage a TO/technical data library.
• Afford requirements for flight manuals resulting from safety issues, aircraft modifications, different equipment configurations, operational requirements, etc.

Responsibilities

At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our “Family of Professionals!”

Requirements

One of the following combinations of education/experience: MA/MS degree, and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD -OR- BA/BS degree, and fifteen (15) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD -OR- HSD/GED, twenty (20) years of directly related experience, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD. U.S. Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security clearance at the required level.

Qualifications

Candidates who express interest may be considered for future opportunities. Position openings may be available at Wright Patterson AFB, OH; Warner Robins, GA; and/or Tinker AFB, OK.

Skills

Knowledge and experience in acquisition logistics philosophy, policies and procedures to Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.

Benefits

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.