As the principal advisor to the Center Commander and staff on logistics and sustainment, this leader directs an elite, multi-functional workforce to deliver world-class Life Cycle Logistics capabilities. They establish policy, drive rapid sustainment, and oversee critical processes for the life cycle management of advanced weapon systems, ensuring daily operational success and mission-ready capabilities for the warfighter.
Director, Logistics and Deputy Director, Enterprise Product Support (EPS) is the principal authority and senior advisor to the Center Commander, PAEs, and high-level defense officials (including AFMC, HAF, and OSW) on all logistics, rapid sustainment, and weapon systems life cycle management. As the Director, collaborates with PAEs to guide workforce planning, recruitment, training, and career development for the Center's logistics management workforce.
Establishes professional and technical standards, sets workforce priorities, support selection of key personnel, and guides intern and developmental activities through subordinate supervisors. Advances employee development, readiness, retention, and professional growth. Leads workshops, action groups, and senior-level forums addressing workforce accession, development, health, safety, and retention.
Develops, collaborates, and implements solutions that integrate logistics workforce capabilities that enable integration across mission areas that radically accelerate and deliver warfighting capabilities at speed. Serves as the primary touchpoint for strategic logistics issues and directly negotiates with senior defense contractors and partner nations.
The incumbent resolves highly complex, systemic management issues, conducts independent performance assessments on high-cost acquisition programs, and leads high-level boards to optimize product support at the lowest life cycle cost. Provides executive-level direction across AFLCMC, geographically separated units, and multiple Air Force bases.
The Director ensures strict compliance with DoW, HAF, and AFMC policies, manages the Directorate's budget and equipment, and implements standardized, data-driven sustainment methods across the enterprise. Drives continuous process improvement initiatives across all sustainment and product support activities.
By defining functional interfaces and utilizing advanced data analytics, the Director monitors enterprise performance metrics to ensure alignment with modernized techniques and strategic defense objectives.
A bachelor's degree in logistics, acquisition, business administration, or another related field is highly desired. An advanced degree in a business-related field is highly desired.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/logistics-management-series-0346/ Certification Required: Advanced certification in Life Cycle Logistics or ability to obtain in 24 months
SAF.MRL.CSEApplicantInquiry@us.af.mil
This position is with Department of the Air Force Headquarters, Department of the Air Force.
The posted pay range is $151662 – $209600/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This position is open under the 'Ses' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-29 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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