What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Manager position at Navy?
ABOUTThe success and safety of every mission depends on getting needed supplies, materials and equipment at a moment’s notice. The service members of the Purchasing, Supply & Logistics community make sure America’s Navy has what it needs, when it needs it.Officer positions in the Supply Corps are available to college graduates, and Logistics Specialist (LS) positions are available to those without a degree.RESPONSIBILITIESOfficer RoleA four-year college degree is required to become a Supply Officer. In this role, you will perform executive-level duties in inventory control, financial management, physical distribution systems, petroleum management, personnel transportation, and other related areas. You might:
- Analyze the demand for supplies and forecast future needs
- Manage the inspection, shipping, handling, and packaging of supplies and equipment
- Direct personnel who receive inventory and issue supplies and equipment
- Evaluate bids and proposals submitted by potential suppliers
- Study ways to use space and distribute supplies efficiently
- Determine the fastest, most economic way to transport cargo or personnel
- Oversee the handling of special items, such as medicine and explosives
- Keep fiscal records of a facility
- Order, store, check and issue Naval aircraft and aeronautical equipment and accessories, including flight gear
- Prepare inventory reports and correspondence
- Keep official publications up to date
- Maintain financial logs and records
- Operate computer systems that provide logistic support information for submarine supplies and accounting functions
- Organize and operate Navy post offices, ashore and afloat
- Work under the supervision of a Supply Officer
- Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
- Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges
- Navy College Program and Tuition Assistance
- Post-9/11 GI Bill
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