Company Overview
Work Where it Matters
Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.
As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
Description
Develops logistics strategies and recommends changes to processes to keep programs ahead of schedule. Assesses, manages and works to reduce risk factors. Enhances workflow by analyzing and developing logistics plans that affect production, distribution, and inventory. Creates and reviews procedures for distribution and inventory management to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost. Conducts distribution and network studies, monitors inventory and analyzes requirements to develop strategies to achieve desired delivery times and order fill rates. Maintains appropriate records and prepares reports. Coordinates logistics activities with internal/external customers. Performs work under general supervision. Handles moderately complex issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.
Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates and implements USSOCOM SOF AT&L’s Inventory Control Point (ICP), PAS Property Accountability (PA), Warehouse, Maintenance and Utilization (M&U) and Materiel Management implementations/conversions.
- Implement other DPAS modules as they become available and sustain DPAS module requirements in support of USSOCOM end user.
- Plans, coordinates and implements the conversion of SOF legacy supply and/or inventory management applications to DPAS Warehouse, M&U and Material Management modules including following steps: (1) validate scope of materiel to be converted, (2) validate the item catalog, (3) validate DPAS structure and catalog, (4) validate DPAS due-ins, (5) validate data loads, (6) data validation/reconciliation, and (7) ensure DPAS maintenance.
- Provides logistical, financial and IT subject matter expertise on the implementation of DPAS, including making material (property and inventory) accountability policy and procedure recommendations based on system’s functionality.
- Assists in the development, submission, and prioritization of DPAS System Change Requests (SCRs). Tracks SCR’s status, provides clarifying feedback to DPAS, participates in the DPAS System Acceptance Testing (SAT), provides technical findings and feedback, and supports SCR approval/disapproval recommendations to government.
- Gain certification to become SOCOM DPAS warehouse trainer. Coordinates and provides DPAS classroom instruction and ad-hoc training support as required.
- Support the DPAS Information Owner (IO) as Assistant Information Owner (AIO) with coordination, validation and approval of user access request packages into DPAS.
- Employs matured interpersonal skills, such as action and solution-oriented approach to problem solving, to support DPAS implementation in a fast-paced and fluid environment.
- Actions the government’s intent with little to no direct guidance to achieve objectives.
- Employs the entire Microsoft Office Suite capability to produce manage workload requirements and provide administrative work products.
- Employs matured interpersonal skills, such as action and solution-oriented approach to problem solving, to support DPAS implementation in a fast-paced and fluid environment.
- Ensure all personnel are current with any APSR required training.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required in Logistics Management, Supply Chain or Business-related field.
- Minimum 10 years of combined experience with DOD or other federal agency in Financial Management, IT Material Management, Program Management or Logistics.
- Minimum 3 years of item manager experience.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in material management utilizing a Logistics Information System (LIS).
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a government or civilian project or team lead
- Prefer one year SOF experience with knowledge of USSOCOM enterprise, subordinate organizations, and Service roles and responsibilities.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Must be Able to obtain a Secret Clearance prior to day one of employment- we will process for a Secret clearance.