Acquisition Logistics Manager

MTSI is seeking a Senior Acquisitions Logistics Manager to support the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office's (RSO) Digital Architectures & Capabilities (DAC) branch. The RSO leverages mature, new, and emerging technologies to improve readiness and reduce sustainment costs across the Air Force enterprise. It is a unique and rapid sustainment office charged with breaking through bureaucratic processes to push the bounds of performance for sustainment delivery, rapidly deploying new technologies at scale. The supported enterprise includes both field and depot-level maintenance as well as supply chain management and optimization. The RSO consists of an Advanced Manufacturing Program Office (AMPO) branch and the DAC branch.

The DAC branch is responsible for development and deployment of product support and sustainment hardware and software solutions for the Air Force enterprise. Collaboration with program offices, field and depot maintainers, and other stakeholders is critical in understanding sustainment challenges, and then engaging the defense and organizational industrial bases (DIB/OIB) in developing requirements and identifying, prototyping, testing, and fielding solutions.

The Acquisitions Logistics Manager is an expert in the 12 Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements and identifying and addressing gaps in existing maintenance and product support capabilities.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide expertise and advisement to the Rapid Sustainment Office's (RSO) Digital Architectures and Capabilities (DAC) branch in the development of acquisition strategies and requirements to accelerate game-changing capabilities that sustain a modern Air Force.

• Perform program management functions on projects that are logistics/sustainment-focused and require consideration of the 12 IPS elements or a subset thereof. Collaborate with external stakeholders and sponsors, to include system program offices, Major Commands (MAJCOMs), and Headquarters Air Force (HAF)

• Collaborate with the RSO Product Support Manager (PSM), program managers, and engineers in the development of sustainment requirements, statements of work (SOWs), performance work statements (PWSs), technical evaluations, and other acquisition related documents.

• Conduct market research and competitive analyses to identify emerging DAC technologies, enabling maintenance and product support, as well as their potential applications across the Air Force.

• Assess sustainment solutions for 12 IPS elements applicability and map identified fleet sustainment challenges to DAC opportunities; aid in development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs

• Coordinate the acquisition and management of Technical Data Packages (TDP) and Technical Order (TO) data for Additive Manufacturing (AM), Repair with Additive Repair (RAM), and other advanced manufacturing technologies, ensuring RSO capabilities targeted for fielding contain validated and verified technical data. Coordinate TOs with engineers and the Technical Order Management Agency (TOMA). Aid in roadmap development and acquisition execution of technical data technologies, to include interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs).

• Advise Model Based Systems Engineers (MBSE) and systems integration teams on the design interface of various maintenance information systems (MIS) and logistics IT systems

• Stay abreast of policies, procedures and guidance in both government and industry relating to maintenance and logistics product support challenges, ensuring RSO solutions alignment with Air Force sustainment needs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Requirements:

• 10+ years of DoD logistics experience in multiple IPS elements

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

• Digital technical data, technical order management, and/or IETM experience

• Demonstrated experience with DoD acquisition and sustainment processes

• Proven understanding of maintenance information systems, logistics management systems and their potential USAF application

• Familiarity with relevant DoD and industry standards pertaining to maintenance and full-spectrum product support

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

• Strong, analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Self-starter with ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of combined experience in an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) program office, MAJCOM/A4, functional manager role, or sister service equivalent highly desired

• Product Support Management (PSM) experience desired

• MBSE experience desired

Education Requirements:

• Master's degree in business, logistics, supply chain management, or other logistics/management related field with 10+ years of relevant experience. A bachelor's degree with 18+ years of relevant experience may be substituted for a master's degree.

Certifications Requirements:

• No specific certification requirements, but an Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) certification in Life Cycle Logistics (LCL), Program Management (PM), and/or a Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification is desired.

Citizenship / Clearance Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position

• Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

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