Lead logistics projects from planning through delivery, acceptance, and closeout.
Develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
Coordinate project activities across logistics, engineering, procurement, finance, security, transportation providers, contractors, and customer teams.
Manage detailed material-shipping activities, including transportation planning, secure handling, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, receipt, and documentation.
Support and maintain the program’s secure-shipping standard operating procedures.
Build and sustain strategic relationships with Long Haul Transport carriers and White Glove service providers.
Coordinate carrier capacity, equipment, specialized handling, site access, delivery, placement, unpacking, and related White Glove requirements.
Process and track purchase requests, goods receipts, invoices, proofs of delivery, chain-of-custody records, Bill of Lading, and other logistics documentation.
Lead project meetings, status reviews, stakeholder communications, and Senior Leadership-level reporting when required.
Identify and mitigate project and logistics risks affecting cost, schedule, security, readiness, and program delivery.
Resolve shipment delays, material discrepancies, damage claims, provider performance issues, and other delivery exceptions.
Develop project plans, logistics procedures, performance metrics, status reports, and corrective-action plans.
Conduct site visits to validate requirements, assess delivery conditions, coordinate field activities, and resolve operational issues.
Ensure compliance with federal, contractual, transportation, safety, security, and site-specific requirements.
What We Look For in a Candidate
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible logistics, supply chain, transportation, and project-management experience supporting federal, defense, or other large-scale regulated programs.
Demonstrated experience leading complex projects and logistics initiatives at the program or enterprise level.
Experience managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
Experience coordinating secure, sensitive, high-value, oversized, and mission-critical shipments.
Demonstrated ability to manage transportation carriers, specialized delivery providers, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional project teams.
Strong leadership, organization, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and Senior Leadership-briefing skills.
Active Secret security clearance, Future TS/SCI.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
Project-management certification, such as PMP, or comparable training.
Experience with federal acquisition, contract support, lifecycle sustainment, and operational-readiness models.
Prior U.S. military logistics or program-management experience.
Compensation
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.
Location Based Pay Ranges
- $88,860 - $118,480 in these states: CO
- $91,266 - $121,688 in these states: VA.
Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
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What to Expect Next
Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to in addition to Game Challenges. Completion of this video interview is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position. Now not a good time? No worries, we will also send you an email with a link to complete the video interview. We strongly recommend that you complete this within 5 days of your application date.
Requisition #: 343968
Life at Lumen
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