Fleet Manager - Thompson Gray Inc.

Thompson Gray is an Equal Opportunity Employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation national origin, protected veteran status or disability. Thompson Gray, Inc. welcomes minority and veteran applicants.

Manpower Analyst

Thompson Gray, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is seeking a Fleet Manager for full-time work at Redstone Arsenal.

Job Description: The selected candidate will serve as a Logistics Management Specialist, responsible for exercising expert logistics knowledge and skills to plan and accomplish projects relative to the Program Executive Office, Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) Fleet Management functions. This work will include policy development for programs' platform requirements; ensuring interoperability, standardization of major end items and components; configuration management, performance criteria; and development and coordination of program fleet plans and programs for product improvements, systems acquisition, and fielding.

The Fleet Manager will support a broad range of functions and report to the Product Support Manager (PSM) for the Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) office.

Duties will include:

• Coordinates with Department of the Army (DA) staff, US Army Materiel Command (AMC), Army Commands (ACOMs), Army National Guard (ARNG), United States Army Reserves (USAR), and supported Product Managers (PdMs) to assure their program requirements are identified, validated and included in the Structure and Composition System (SACS) file; and major item distribution plans are fully synchronized with production capabilities and consistent with Army distribution priorities
• Participates in the development, publication, and update of comprehensive distribution plans.
• Coordinates with other staff members and support elements on fleet composition, vehicle useful life, common components, and emerging force structure impacts on fleet management to facilitate subordinate product teams with the various aspects of fleet management, specifically changes in force structure, or feedback from the field users. Analyzes supporting element funding records, reports, and program requirements to forecast realistic Second Destination Transportation (SDT) funding to support materiel distribution plans.
• Determines the impacts of funding profiles and recommends corrective actions as needed. Participates in the development of program and budget requirements for new and unique fleet management actions and programs
• Formulates plans and policies relative to achieving the maximum cost-effective complete life cycle and Economic Useful Life (EUL) for the Program Fleet. Continuously, analyzes, and interprets policy and guidance material emanating from higher echelons and exercises sound technical judgment in developing or revising Project Managers fleet plans and objectives.
• Monitors and maintains an accurate fleet age, using information such as fielding data, Recap reports, production reports, and future production quantities.
• Reviews logistic support requirements for input to contract documentation for development and production phases.
• Reviews program management information to identify potential or actual delays in program progression and determines where adjustments can be made and what modifications are necessary to ensure coordinated action in those areas of major difficulty; or investigate matters, which have broad program implications.
• Renders technical assistance and decisions to product teams and users on unusual and complex problems related to fleet management such as system interoperability, configuration management, unique requirements for support equipment, maintenance engineering analysis, support modeling, and related elements of logistic support relating to assigned systems.
• Serves as the PMs'/PdMs' representative at conferences and meetings such as the Army Modernization Equipping Conference (AMEC) and scheduling conferences with representatives of the DA staff, AMC, ACOMs, ARNG, USAR, and PEO relative to related fleet management policies, plans, and objectives to present and defend the PM's position on matters about all phases of assigned programs, especially in the area of Fleet Optimization that identifies proposed divestiture and procurement quantity and make recommendations and decisions which commit the office to a specific course of action.

Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge of logistics management principles, concepts, policies, and regulations to serve as a Logistics Management Specialist in an Army office.
• Expert knowledge of all aspects of life cycle Integrated Product Support (IPS) to assure program requirements are identified, validated, and included in the SACS file.
• Expert experience in using the Total Enterprise Asset Management System (TEAMS) and full working understanding of TEAMS database capabilities.
• Knowledge of Army force structure and associated equipment authorizations to serve as the PMs'/PdMs' representative at conferences and meetings such as the Army Equipping Conference and scheduling conferences with representatives of the DA staff, AMC, ACOMs, ARNG, USAR, and PEO.
• Knowledge of the Decision Support Tool (DST) and Distribution Synchronization Module (DSM) to plan to assure major item distribution plans are fully synchronized with production capabilities and consistent with Army distribution priorities.
• Skill in oral and written communication to provide NMIBs and technical advice; and/or participate in the development, publication, and update of comprehensive distribution plans.
• Ability to review, analyze, and evaluate programs and activities along with effectively manage SDT funds allocations to analyze supporting element funding records, reports, and program requirements and forecast realistic SDT funding in support of materiel distribution plans.
• Existing SECRET security clearance
• Ability to work independently.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite products

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years' relevant experience.