Traffic Management Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as a Traffic Management Specialist in the Booking Management Office. Provides technical direction, cargo booking support, and guidance on international surface and multi-modal shipments. Coordinates strategic cargo movements, analyzes customer requirements, maintains transit visibility, and monitors contractor performance. Supports humanitarian aid, foreign military sales, unit deployments, and exercises.
Major duties
Plan, analyze, coordinate, and direct a wide variety of movement requirements, ensuring Ordering Officers are selecting rate favorable/best value carriers and routes to support cargo movement. Provides technical cargo transportation and distribution advice and guidance on all aspects of cargo movements worldwide. Manages a variety of complex programs involving the movement of Department of War (DoW) cargo by ocean transportation. Provide functional oversight of automated systems used in support of Command's cargo booking and cargo management functions. Recommends changes to improve user functionality and operational utility of cargo booking systems, cargo clearance procedures and contractual arrangements. Represents the Command and maintains liaison with a wide range of organizations to support customer requirements for inter modal surface transportation services. Assists Command Brigade Booking Offices and customers with the business processes and operating procedures for submitting cargo shipment requirements.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Managing international cargo movements using commercial ocean liner, intermodal, and/or door-to-door shipping methods, 2) Monitoring contractor performance and providing functional oversight of automated cargo booking systems, and 3) Coordinating with transportation providers and government agencies to resolve complex distribution and clearance issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above]). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
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