Program Manager - Logistics

**PENDING CONTRACT AWARD**

Summary

The Program Manager will support the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Corpus Christi Army Depot supply chain management efforts. This role involves building and managing a team of supply chain experts, coordinating between various organizations, and developing solutions to parts availability issues. The Program Manager will also be responsible for delivering analysis, reports, and briefings to leadership, while ensuring effective cooperation and communication among stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and train a highly effective team of supply chain experts.
• Manage the supply chain and mitigate parts-related risks/issues.
• Serve as the key liaison with the customer.
• Develop and advocate for solutions to parts availability issues.
• Develop strategies to support customer initiatives in materiel planning and logistics.
• Monitor DLA impact on fleet-wide weapon system readiness and analyze provisioning related degraders.
• All other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Experience building, training, and managing a team 
• Previous experience leading in a cross-functional team environment
• Previous experience implementing lean and supply chain initiatives
• Experience in supply management and logistical support functions
• Broad understanding of the levels of repair philosophies for military services
• Must have an understanding of Military Supply Chain processes and inventory practices.
• Ability to obtain a government CAC and a Secret Security Clearance (as required).

Education and/or Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; or eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Twelve (12) years of professional experience in supply chain/distribution
• Seven (7) or more years' experience in a supervisor role.

Preferred:

• Strong collaborative, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft productivity suites
• 5 years' experience working for DLA and/or working directly supporting a USG Repair Depot
• Excellent relationship/interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with incomplete information and ambiguity
• Industry knowledge of Aerospace & Defense supply chain.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. 
• The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment

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