Senior Logistics Manager

Applied Research Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Logistics Manager, Top Secret. 

Why Work with us?

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers. 

  Responsibilities Include:

As a Senior Logistics Manager, you will support the Government Program Manager and provide Advisory and Assistance Services across a wide range of Integrated Logistical Support (ILS) tasks for the Ground Based Space Radar portfolio. Your Advisory Services to the Government include analyzing system technical characteristics and operational employment scenarios to ensure systems developed are operationally suitable and planning for, acquiring, or developing the full range of support items required to operate, maintain, and sustain complex systems. Logistics Support Managers plan for system maintenance, training support, supply support, tools and test equipment, technical data, and packaging, storage, handling, and transportation. 

• Perform logistics management operations that involve planning, coordinating, or evaluating the logistical actions required to support a specified mission, weapons system, or program.


• Identify specific requirements for money, manpower, materiel, facilities, and services needed to support programs.


• Provide analytical support for key logistics metrics (supply, reliability, maintainability, etc.) and provide them to key logistics reviews.


• Apply knowledge of the acquisition lifecycle and product support planning during each phase and possess the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative project team.


• Apply familiarity or experience accomplishing a Logistics Health Assessment (LHA) and knowledge of the DoD Product Support Manager Guidebook; apply experience with defense acquisition management processes in accordance with the DoD 5000 series instructions.


• Develop, maintain, and coordinate life-cycle sustainment plans (LCSPs) and other logistics planning documents; review and provide input during development of system design documentation to include technical requirements documents (TRD); capability description documents (CDD); capability production documents (CPD); interface control documents (ICDs); and system specifications.


• Provide logistics expertise to government product support managers at technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews, provisioning conferences, in-process reviews, test readiness reviews, event scheduling, internal staff meetings, integrated product team (IPT) and working group meetings.


• Provide relevant revisions, and reviews for product support documents including reliability, maintainability and availability reports, level of repair analysis reports, provisioning analysis, technical orders, and drawings to ensure compliance with current policies and regulations.


• Provide relevant input for maintenance planning activities, upgrades, modifications, and studies while interfacing with contractor logistics support personnel and product support integrators.


• Provide relevant input to acquisition planning activities, upgrades and modifications and studies and interface with contractor logistics support personnel and product support integrators.


• Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction.


• Will perform other duties as assigned. 

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience executing ILS support for DoD Acquisition programs.


• Self-starter: ability to receive broad guidance and objectives and independently decompose them into detailed, actionable tasks; ability to adjust in a fluid environment.


• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills with demonstrated ability to build consensus in a government/contractor team environment.


• General understanding of DoD Space Operations and Space Systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a US citizen


• Must hold an active Top Secret Clearance/SCI


• 12 years of directly relevant experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD, OR, BA/BS degree and 8 years of experience, 4 of which must be in the DoD. 

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.