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<p>You may be posted to any Air Force establishment or Defence site which conducts logistics activities in support of Air Force operations, within Australia or overseas (although overseas postings are limited).</p>
<p>Your preferences regarding the nature and location of your posting will be considered although other factors such as Service requirements and your particular qualifications and skills may be overriding considerations in this respect. Strong competition exists for some positions. Career progression and advancement is normally based upon a mix of Service requirements, a broad experience base and an individual's preferences. </p>
<p>Your first posting will give you a broad base of Service experience to be built upon as your job progresses. Your skills will be enhanced by specific Air Force training, exposure to different situations and different environments. Your responsibilities will grow as you gain knowledge and experience so that your value to the Air Force will increase. </p>
<p>You may expect to be posted after your initial tour, after a period of up to three years. Your next posting may be to another position at the same locality, or it may be to a more specialised position for which you will be trained by the Air Force. Opportunities will also exist for employment in Command and higher Headquarters appointments in areas such as capital equipment acquisitions, joint logistics planning or logistics policy. Limited positions outside of Australia may also become available as Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>are currently serving in the United States, the United Kingdom and Malaysia. </p>
<p>You can normally expect postings at two to three year intervals. As well as broadening your professional stature, these provide an excellent opportunity for travel to different locations throughout Australia. </p>

You will be paid while you study. On completion of your degree, Initial Military Training and Initial Employment Training, you'll earn at least:

Training

Your salary while completing your studies

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Air Force you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training.<br><br>In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

Officer Entry: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)

Officer Entry: ADFA

<p>Many Logistics positions are of a specialist nature. To prepare you for these the Air Force will provide appropriate training, usually conducted at Air Force schools in different locations. Courses are provided in explosives, catering, movements and transportation and dangerous goods handling, project and integrated logistics support management and joint logistics operations. In addition, enhancement courses are available at later stages of your job, and attendance at professional seminars and conferences is both encouraged and supported. As you progress in rank (Flight Lieutenant and beyond) your duties, training and job development will tend to place a greater emphasis on logistics functions rather than purely supply aspects.</p>
<p>Following is a brief outline of various activities for which you would be trained and then perform in a variety of postings. The activities are not job-specific, as many positions will require knowledge in a range of the following activities: </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Acquisition and Sustainment Logistics</strong></div>
<p>The acquisition function involves obtaining supplies and services from a range of sources through direct purchase, purchase order, contract or lease. The required item may already be available or may need to be developed and manufactured. This may include a simple procurement (local purchase function at Unit level) or more significant capital acquisitions (such as the capital procurement of new platforms). This process is used across multiple Defence organisations including Capability Development Group (CDF), Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) among others. The acquisition process includes: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparation of requirements</li>
    <li>Selection of sources</li>
    <li>Solicitation of bids </li>
    <li>Award of contracts</li>
    <li>Funding </li>
    <li>Claims processing </li>
    <li>Performance monitoring</li>
    <li>Technical and management functions directly related to satisfying weapons system, facility and materiel resource requirements. </li>
</ul>
<p>Sustainment logistics ensures the supportability of the Materiel System (for example, aircraft platform) throughout the capability life cycle, at a minimised life cycle cost. Personnel involved in sustainment logistics may be employed within the Defence Materiel Organisation and be responsible for development of logistics support plans, supply chain performance management, management of logistics related risks and management of budgets (among other things). </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Project Management</strong></div>
<p>Project Management includes the management of cost, schedule, requirements and performance to remediate current capability and deliver new capability. As such it is largely performed by Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>(and others) posted to the Defence Materiel Organisation role, but may also be performed in other Service Provider Groups. Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>employed in Project Management roles may be required to: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Identify and deliver capability which optimises mission and support system performance, and delivers best value for money </li>
    <li>Meet schedule imperatives to ensure readiness is not compromised</li>
    <li>Manage project risks and mitigate/avoid potential cost and schedule overruns or capability shortfalls; </li>
    <li>Manage the integration of new capability into service to ensure seamless transition of new and extant capabilities </li>
    <li>Assess the market</li>
    <li>Manage project funding for all project elements including the platform and all sustainment lines. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Operations Support - Operational Logistics </strong></div>
<p>Logistics personnel are crucial to the successful deployment and subsequent support of units in the single Service, joint and combined arenas, both within Australia and offshore. The activities involved include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparing logistics deployment bids and forecasts</li>
    <li>Conducting pre-deployment planning</li>
    <li>Orchestrating preparatory and deployment and re-deployment activities </li>
    <li>Performing remediation activities. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Supply Chain and Inventory Management</strong></div>
<p>The supply chain and inventory management function involves the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and effective flow and storage of stores and equipment in order to successfully deliver the right part to the right customer at the right time, to support operational outcomes while also being cognisant of the inherent and intangible supply chain risks. Supply chain and inventory management tasks may include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Introduction of inventory codification and cataloguing of items into the Defence catalogue </li>
    <li>Establishing and specifying inventory levels for operating and reserve stockholdings</li>
    <li>Establishing and carrying out procedures for the acceptance, receipt, storage, issue, disposal and evacuation of equipment and supplies </li>
    <li>Tracking of inventory holdings </li>
    <li>Managing and auditing inventory accounts</li>
    <li>Managing entitlements</li>
    <li>Managing Logistics Information Systems</li>
    <li>Raising, reviewing and/or authorising stores adjustment paperwork </li>
    <li>Setting and monitoring performance levels and analysing performance reporting </li>
    <li>Coordinating, controlling and undertaking governance audits </li>
    <li>Managing supply chain risk. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Warehousing and Distribution </strong></div>
<p>The ADF and the Air Force requires a flexible and efficient distribution system to provide effective combat support. Distribution systems facilitate the location, issue and transport of materiel from industry and organic warehouses to the end-user, to recover items into the repair cycle and to forward equipment for disposal. The efficiency of the distribution system plays a major role in the successful deployment of combat capability and determines, to a large extent, the size of the inventory and investment needed to maintain supplies throughout the system to support the mission. The function can be undertaken in logistics units, freight distribution centres, Squadron equipment warehouses and in repairable item stores. Functions may include (though not be limited to), providing oversight of: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Receiving, storing, packing and controlling inventory</li>
    <li>Selecting demands</li>
    <li>Preparing and shipping materiel to satisfy customer demands</li>
    <li>Determining siting/placement of materiel</li>
    <li>Undertaking governance audits</li>
    <li>Contract management</li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Procurement and Contracting</strong></div>
<p>The commercialisation of some logistics activities has resulted in the need to develop and manage both initial and on-going support contracts. The span of procurement and contracting activities within logistics is relatively large, and can be conducted within acquisition and sustainment and operational logistics environments. Procurement and contracting also encompasses operating within the various international and inter-agency agreements established by Government. </p>
<p>Functions may include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparing financial bids </li>
    <li>Managing budget allocations</li>
    <li>Exercising financial delegations</li>
    <li>Developing Statement of Works/Requirements </li>
    <li>Seeking tenders</li>
    <li>Receiving and evaluating tenders</li>
    <li>Undertaking negotiations</li>
    <li>Establishing, managing and administering contracts</li>
    <li>Setting and/or monitoring contract performance. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Movements and Transportation</strong></div>
<p>The transportation and movements functions involve the process of collection, transportation and delivery of personnel and equipment. While Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>will predominately operate within an Air Terminal or Squadron environment, some positions will entail road and sea movement functions in Joint Movements environments. The fundamental objective of the transportation and movements function is to transport critical stores to the end user at the right time and via the most suitable means. The movement of personnel and equipment can occur by road, rail, air or sea. The mode selected is dependent on achieving optimum cost-effective use of all available transport systems and customer requirements. This includes everything from motor transport, air terminal and joint movements operations within an area of operations, to joint movements coordination functions at the higher Headquarters level. The transportation and movement function involves: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Coordination, receipt, custody and movement of all inwards and outwards passengers and equipment for transport by air and surface modes</li>
    <li>Packaging, load planning, load building and reporting </li>
    <li>Acquisition of space on civil transport </li>
    <li>Coordination of the use of ground support equipment</li>
    <li>Loading and unloading of Service and contracted aircraft and the processing of all personnel and equipment; </li>
    <li>Coordination of air, sea and road transport of dangerous cargo </li>
    <li>Coordinating the movement of ADF personnel and equipment with appropriate transport control agencies and operations staff</li>
    <li>Activating air load teams in support of military operations, and major joint and combined Services exercises. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Catering Management</strong></div>
<p>Catering management duties for Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>include the oversight of catering services, finances, ration systems and stores, and in-flight services. Catering elements can either be located at a deployed site, or on a base. Catering officers will have daily interaction with Service Provider Groups who also provide an element of the catering function at fixed bases. In a deployed environment Catering officers may also manage locally employed civilians and contractors, and potentially members of other militaries within a Coalition facility. Catering duties may include management and oversight of: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Forecasting activity levels for rationing purposes</li>
    <li>Managing ration information management systems, including downtime systems</li>
    <li>Providing oversight of ration store, kitchen and messes, and in-flight services management, including correct ordering, receipt and storage of rations and stock management </li>
    <li>Contracting management</li>
    <li>Management of food safety and hygiene. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Logistics Policy, Planning and Governance</strong></div>
<p>Sound policy and a governance framework underpin the integrity of capability. From the strategic level downwards, Logistics <span>Officers</span>&nbsp;are employed as specialists to formulate policy, monitor, coordinate and control logistics compliance and assurance, manage Logistics workforce and sustainment issues, develop logistics management systems and conduct overall planning, coordination and evaluation of logistics support for Air Force and the Australian Defence Organisation. </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Summary</strong></div>
<p>The Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>specialisation is extraordinarily broad and therefore offers a range of exciting and challenging professional experiences. The day-to-day management of the logistics operations indicated above represents the tactical to operational level of the employment group. Maintenance and corporate governance of logistics operations are essential for the success of this function. Effectively, the management of these activities provides the basis for the development of the skill sets required to support more complex and higher order (strategic) logistics support issues. </p>
<p>As is required by all within Air Force, you will also be required to maintain specified fitness levels and other military skills, such as proficiency in weapons handling. As it is often a requirement for Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>to deploy it is important that fitness and weapons proficiencies are maintained and attendance at Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Courses such as Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Initial Course (LOIC), Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Executive Course (LOEC) and Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Advanced Course is achieved at the appropriate point in your career. </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Postgraduate Education</strong></div>
<p>Officers are encouraged to continue their professional development. The Logistics specialisation has a Logistics Professional Development Program (LPDP). The LPDP provides Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>with professional development opportunities via logistics or business related formal education. The program allows Logistics personnel to develop and broaden their logistics knowledge, and to also keep abreast of continuing changes within the industry.</p>

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Your starting salary

Officer Entry: Officer

<p>Many Logistics positions are of a specialist nature. To prepare you for these the Air Force will provide appropriate training, usually conducted at Air Force schools in different locations. Courses are provided in explosives, catering, movements and transportation and dangerous goods handling, project and integrated logistics support management and joint logistics operations. In addition, enhancement courses are available at later stages of your job, and attendance at professional seminars and conferences is both encouraged and supported. As you progress in rank (Flight Lieutenant and beyond) your duties, training and job development will tend to place a greater emphasis on logistics functions rather than purely supply aspects.</p>
<p>Following is a brief outline of various activities for which you would be trained and then perform in a variety of postings. The activities are not job-specific, as many positions will require knowledge in a range of the following activities: </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Acquisition and Sustainment Logistics</strong></div>
<p>The acquisition function involves obtaining supplies and services from a range of sources through direct purchase, purchase order, contract or lease. The required item may already be available or may need to be developed and manufactured. This may include a simple procurement (local purchase function at Unit level) or more significant capital acquisitions (such as the capital procurement of new platforms). This process is used across multiple Defence organisations including Capability Development Group (CDF), Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) among others. The acquisition process includes: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparation of requirements</li>
    <li>Selection of sources</li>
    <li>Solicitation of bids </li>
    <li>Award of contracts</li>
    <li>Funding </li>
    <li>Claims processing </li>
    <li>Performance monitoring</li>
    <li>Technical and management functions directly related to satisfying weapons system, facility and materiel resource requirements. </li>
</ul>
<p>Sustainment logistics ensures the supportability of the Materiel System (for example, aircraft platform) throughout the capability life cycle, at a minimised life cycle cost. Personnel involved in sustainment logistics may be employed within the Defence Materiel Organisation and be responsible for development of logistics support plans, supply chain performance management, management of logistics related risks and management of budgets (among other things). </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Project Management</strong></div>
<p>Project Management includes the management of cost, schedule, requirements and performance to remediate current capability and deliver new capability. As such it is largely performed by Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>(and others) posted to the Defence Materiel Organisation role, but may also be performed in other Service Provider Groups. Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>employed in Project Management roles may be required to: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Identify and deliver capability which optimises mission and support system performance, and delivers best value for money </li>
    <li>Meet schedule imperatives to ensure readiness is not compromised</li>
    <li>Manage project risks and mitigate/avoid potential cost and schedule overruns or capability shortfalls; </li>
    <li>Manage the integration of new capability into service to ensure seamless transition of new and extant capabilities </li>
    <li>Assess the market</li>
    <li>Manage project funding for all project elements including the platform and all sustainment lines. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Operations Support - Operational Logistics </strong></div>
<p>Logistics personnel are crucial to the successful deployment and subsequent support of units in the single Service, joint and combined arenas, both within Australia and offshore. The activities involved include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparing logistics deployment bids and forecasts</li>
    <li>Conducting pre-deployment planning</li>
    <li>Orchestrating preparatory and deployment and re-deployment activities </li>
    <li>Performing remediation activities. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Supply Chain and Inventory Management</strong></div>
<p>The supply chain and inventory management function involves the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and effective flow and storage of stores and equipment in order to successfully deliver the right part to the right customer at the right time, to support operational outcomes while also being cognisant of the inherent and intangible supply chain risks. Supply chain and inventory management tasks may include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Introduction of inventory codification and cataloguing of items into the Defence catalogue </li>
    <li>Establishing and specifying inventory levels for operating and reserve stockholdings</li>
    <li>Establishing and carrying out procedures for the acceptance, receipt, storage, issue, disposal and evacuation of equipment and supplies </li>
    <li>Tracking of inventory holdings </li>
    <li>Managing and auditing inventory accounts</li>
    <li>Managing entitlements</li>
    <li>Managing Logistics Information Systems</li>
    <li>Raising, reviewing and/or authorising stores adjustment paperwork </li>
    <li>Setting and monitoring performance levels and analysing performance reporting </li>
    <li>Coordinating, controlling and undertaking governance audits </li>
    <li>Managing supply chain risk. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Warehousing and Distribution </strong></div>
<p>The ADF and the Air Force requires a flexible and efficient distribution system to provide effective combat support. Distribution systems facilitate the location, issue and transport of materiel from industry and organic warehouses to the end-user, to recover items into the repair cycle and to forward equipment for disposal. The efficiency of the distribution system plays a major role in the successful deployment of combat capability and determines, to a large extent, the size of the inventory and investment needed to maintain supplies throughout the system to support the mission. The function can be undertaken in logistics units, freight distribution centres, Squadron equipment warehouses and in repairable item stores. Functions may include (though not be limited to), providing oversight of: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Receiving, storing, packing and controlling inventory</li>
    <li>Selecting demands</li>
    <li>Preparing and shipping materiel to satisfy customer demands</li>
    <li>Determining siting/placement of materiel</li>
    <li>Undertaking governance audits</li>
    <li>Contract management</li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Procurement and Contracting</strong></div>
<p>The commercialisation of some logistics activities has resulted in the need to develop and manage both initial and on-going support contracts. The span of procurement and contracting activities within logistics is relatively large, and can be conducted within acquisition and sustainment and operational logistics environments. Procurement and contracting also encompasses operating within the various international and inter-agency agreements established by Government. </p>
<p>Functions may include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparing financial bids </li>
    <li>Managing budget allocations</li>
    <li>Exercising financial delegations</li>
    <li>Developing Statement of Works/Requirements </li>
    <li>Seeking tenders</li>
    <li>Receiving and evaluating tenders</li>
    <li>Undertaking negotiations</li>
    <li>Establishing, managing and administering contracts</li>
    <li>Setting and/or monitoring contract performance. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Movements and Transportation</strong></div>
<p>The transportation and movements functions involve the process of collection, transportation and delivery of personnel and equipment. While Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>will predominately operate within an Air Terminal or Squadron environment, some positions will entail road and sea movement functions in Joint Movements environments. The fundamental objective of the transportation and movements function is to transport critical stores to the end user at the right time and via the most suitable means. The movement of personnel and equipment can occur by road, rail, air or sea. The mode selected is dependent on achieving optimum cost-effective use of all available transport systems and customer requirements. This includes everything from motor transport, air terminal and joint movements operations within an area of operations, to joint movements coordination functions at the higher Headquarters level. The transportation and movement function involves: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Coordination, receipt, custody and movement of all inwards and outwards passengers and equipment for transport by air and surface modes</li>
    <li>Packaging, load planning, load building and reporting </li>
    <li>Acquisition of space on civil transport </li>
    <li>Coordination of the use of ground support equipment</li>
    <li>Loading and unloading of Service and contracted aircraft and the processing of all personnel and equipment; </li>
    <li>Coordination of air, sea and road transport of dangerous cargo </li>
    <li>Coordinating the movement of ADF personnel and equipment with appropriate transport control agencies and operations staff</li>
    <li>Activating air load teams in support of military operations, and major joint and combined Services exercises. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Catering Management</strong></div>
<p>Catering management duties for Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>include the oversight of catering services, finances, ration systems and stores, and in-flight services. Catering elements can either be located at a deployed site, or on a base. Catering officers will have daily interaction with Service Provider Groups who also provide an element of the catering function at fixed bases. In a deployed environment Catering officers may also manage locally employed civilians and contractors, and potentially members of other militaries within a Coalition facility. Catering duties may include management and oversight of: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Forecasting activity levels for rationing purposes</li>
    <li>Managing ration information management systems, including downtime systems</li>
    <li>Providing oversight of ration store, kitchen and messes, and in-flight services management, including correct ordering, receipt and storage of rations and stock management </li>
    <li>Contracting management</li>
    <li>Management of food safety and hygiene. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Logistics Policy, Planning and Governance</strong></div>
<p>Sound policy and a governance framework underpin the integrity of capability. From the strategic level downwards, Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>are employed as specialists to formulate policy, monitor, coordinate and control logistics compliance and assurance, manage Logistics workforce and sustainment issues, develop logistics management systems and conduct overall planning, coordination and evaluation of logistics support for Air Force and the Australian Defence Organisation. </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Summary</strong></div>
<p>The Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>specialisation is extraordinarily broad and therefore offers a range of exciting and challenging professional experiences. The day-to-day management of the logistics operations indicated above represents the tactical to operational level of the employment group. Maintenance and corporate governance of logistics operations are essential for the success of this function. Effectively, the management of these activities provides the basis for the development of the skill sets required to support more complex and higher order (strategic) logistics support issues. </p>
<p>As is required by all within Air Force, you will also be required to maintain specified fitness levels and other military skills, such as proficiency in weapons handling. As it is often a requirement for Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>to deploy it is important that fitness and weapons proficiencies are maintained and attendance at Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Courses such as Logistics <span>Officer</span>&nbsp;Initial Course (LOIC), Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Executive Course (LOEC) and Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Advanced Course is achieved at the appropriate point in your career. </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Postgraduate Education</strong></div>
<p>Officers are encouraged to continue their professional development. The Logistics specialisation has a Logistics Professional Development Program (LPDP). The LPDP provides Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>with professional development opportunities via logistics or business related formal education. The program allows Logistics personnel to develop and broaden their logistics knowledge, and to also keep abreast of continuing changes within the industry.</p>

Officer Entry: Undergraduate

<p>Many Logistics positions are of a specialist nature. To prepare you for these the Air Force will provide appropriate training, usually conducted at Air Force schools in different locations. Courses are provided in explosives, catering, movements and transportation and dangerous goods handling, project and integrated logistics support management and joint logistics operations. In addition, enhancement courses are available at later stages of your job, and attendance at professional seminars and conferences is both encouraged and supported. As you progress in rank (Flight Lieutenant and beyond) your duties, training and job development will tend to place a greater emphasis on logistics functions rather than purely supply aspects.</p>
<p>Following is a brief outline of various activities for which you would be trained and then perform in a variety of postings. The activities are not job-specific, as many positions will require knowledge in a range of the following activities: </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Acquisition and Sustainment Logistics</strong></div>
<p>The acquisition function involves obtaining supplies and services from a range of sources through direct purchase, purchase order, contract or lease. The required item may already be available or may need to be developed and manufactured. This may include a simple procurement (local purchase function at Unit level) or more significant capital acquisitions (such as the capital procurement of new platforms). This process is used across multiple Defence organisations including Capability Development Group (CDF), Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) among others. The acquisition process includes: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparation of requirements</li>
    <li>Selection of sources</li>
    <li>Solicitation of bids </li>
    <li>Award of contracts</li>
    <li>Funding </li>
    <li>Claims processing </li>
    <li>Performance monitoring</li>
    <li>Technical and management functions directly related to satisfying weapons system, facility and materiel resource requirements. </li>
</ul>
<p>Sustainment logistics ensures the supportability of the Materiel System (for example, aircraft platform) throughout the capability life cycle, at a minimised life cycle cost. Personnel involved in sustainment logistics may be employed within the Defence Materiel Organisation and be responsible for development of logistics support plans, supply chain performance management, management of logistics related risks and management of budgets (among other things). </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Project Management</strong></div>
<p>Project Management includes the management of cost, schedule, requirements and performance to remediate current capability and deliver new capability. As such it is largely performed by Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>(and others) posted to the Defence Materiel Organisation role, but may also be performed in other Service Provider Groups. Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>employed in Project Management roles may be required to: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Identify and deliver capability which optimises mission and support system performance, and delivers best value for money </li>
    <li>Meet schedule imperatives to ensure readiness is not compromised</li>
    <li>Manage project risks and mitigate/avoid potential cost and schedule overruns or capability shortfalls; </li>
    <li>Manage the integration of new capability into service to ensure seamless transition of new and extant capabilities </li>
    <li>Assess the market</li>
    <li>Manage project funding for all project elements including the platform and all sustainment lines. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Operations Support - Operational Logistics </strong></div>
<p>Logistics personnel are crucial to the successful deployment and subsequent support of units in the single Service, joint and combined arenas, both within Australia and offshore. The activities involved include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparing logistics deployment bids and forecasts</li>
    <li>Conducting pre-deployment planning</li>
    <li>Orchestrating preparatory and deployment and re-deployment activities </li>
    <li>Performing remediation activities. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Supply Chain and Inventory Management</strong></div>
<p>The supply chain and inventory management function involves the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and effective flow and storage of stores and equipment in order to successfully deliver the right part to the right customer at the right time, to support operational outcomes while also being cognisant of the inherent and intangible supply chain risks. Supply chain and inventory management tasks may include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Introduction of inventory codification and cataloguing of items into the Defence catalogue </li>
    <li>Establishing and specifying inventory levels for operating and reserve stockholdings</li>
    <li>Establishing and carrying out procedures for the acceptance, receipt, storage, issue, disposal and evacuation of equipment and supplies </li>
    <li>Tracking of inventory holdings </li>
    <li>Managing and auditing inventory accounts</li>
    <li>Managing entitlements</li>
    <li>Managing Logistics Information Systems</li>
    <li>Raising, reviewing and/or authorising stores adjustment paperwork </li>
    <li>Setting and monitoring performance levels and analysing performance reporting </li>
    <li>Coordinating, controlling and undertaking governance audits </li>
    <li>Managing supply chain risk. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Warehousing and Distribution </strong></div>
<p>The ADF and the Air Force requires a flexible and efficient distribution system to provide effective combat support. Distribution systems facilitate the location, issue and transport of materiel from industry and organic warehouses to the end-user, to recover items into the repair cycle and to forward equipment for disposal. The efficiency of the distribution system plays a major role in the successful deployment of combat capability and determines, to a large extent, the size of the inventory and investment needed to maintain supplies throughout the system to support the mission. The function can be undertaken in logistics units, freight distribution centres, Squadron equipment warehouses and in repairable item stores. Functions may include (though not be limited to), providing oversight of: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Receiving, storing, packing and controlling inventory</li>
    <li>Selecting demands</li>
    <li>Preparing and shipping materiel to satisfy customer demands</li>
    <li>Determining siting/placement of materiel</li>
    <li>Undertaking governance audits</li>
    <li>Contract management</li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Procurement and Contracting</strong></div>
<p>The commercialisation of some logistics activities has resulted in the need to develop and manage both initial and on-going support contracts. The span of procurement and contracting activities within logistics is relatively large, and can be conducted within acquisition and sustainment and operational logistics environments. Procurement and contracting also encompasses operating within the various international and inter-agency agreements established by Government. </p>
<p>Functions may include: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Preparing financial bids </li>
    <li>Managing budget allocations</li>
    <li>Exercising financial delegations</li>
    <li>Developing Statement of Works/Requirements </li>
    <li>Seeking tenders</li>
    <li>Receiving and evaluating tenders</li>
    <li>Undertaking negotiations</li>
    <li>Establishing, managing and administering contracts</li>
    <li>Setting and/or monitoring contract performance. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Movements and Transportation</strong></div>
<p>The transportation and movements functions involve the process of collection, transportation and delivery of personnel and equipment. While Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>will predominately operate within an Air Terminal or Squadron environment, some positions will entail road and sea movement functions in Joint Movements environments. The fundamental objective of the transportation and movements function is to transport critical stores to the end user at the right time and via the most suitable means. The movement of personnel and equipment can occur by road, rail, air or sea. The mode selected is dependent on achieving optimum cost-effective use of all available transport systems and customer requirements. This includes everything from motor transport, air terminal and joint movements operations within an area of operations, to joint movements coordination functions at the higher Headquarters level. The transportation and movement function involves: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Coordination, receipt, custody and movement of all inwards and outwards passengers and equipment for transport by air and surface modes</li>
    <li>Packaging, load planning, load building and reporting </li>
    <li>Acquisition of space on civil transport </li>
    <li>Coordination of the use of ground support equipment</li>
    <li>Loading and unloading of Service and contracted aircraft and the processing of all personnel and equipment; </li>
    <li>Coordination of air, sea and road transport of dangerous cargo </li>
    <li>Coordinating the movement of ADF personnel and equipment with appropriate transport control agencies and operations staff</li>
    <li>Activating air load teams in support of military operations, and major joint and combined Services exercises. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Catering Management</strong></div>
<p>Catering management duties for Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>include the oversight of catering services, finances, ration systems and stores, and in-flight services. Catering elements can either be located at a deployed site, or on a base. Catering officers will have daily interaction with Service Provider Groups who also provide an element of the catering function at fixed bases. In a deployed environment Catering officers may also manage locally employed civilians and contractors, and potentially members of other militaries within a Coalition facility. Catering duties may include management and oversight of: </p>
<ul>
    <li>Forecasting activity levels for rationing purposes</li>
    <li>Managing ration information management systems, including downtime systems</li>
    <li>Providing oversight of ration store, kitchen and messes, and in-flight services management, including correct ordering, receipt and storage of rations and stock management </li>
    <li>Contracting management</li>
    <li>Management of food safety and hygiene. </li>
</ul>
<div class="p"><strong>Logistics Policy, Planning and Governance</strong></div>
<p>Sound policy and a governance framework underpin the integrity of capability. From the strategic level downwards, Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>are employed as specialists to formulate policy, monitor, coordinate and control logistics compliance and assurance, manage Logistics workforce and sustainment issues, develop logistics management systems and conduct overall planning, coordination and evaluation of logistics support for Air Force and the Australian Defence Organisation. </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Summary</strong></div>
<p>The Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>specialisation is extraordinarily broad and therefore offers a range of exciting and challenging professional experiences. The day-to-day management of the logistics operations indicated above represents the tactical to operational level of the employment group. Maintenance and corporate governance of logistics operations are essential for the success of this function. Effectively, the management of these activities provides the basis for the development of the skill sets required to support more complex and higher order (strategic) logistics support issues. </p>
<p>As is required by all within Air Force, you will also be required to maintain specified fitness levels and other military skills, such as proficiency in weapons handling. As it is often a requirement for Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>to deploy it is important that fitness and weapons proficiencies are maintained and attendance at Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Courses such as Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Initial Course (LOIC), Logistics <span>Officer&nbsp;</span>Executive Course (LOEC) and Logistics Officer Advanced Course is achieved at the appropriate point in your career. </p>
<div class="p"><strong>Postgraduate Education</strong></div>
<p>Officers are encouraged to continue their professional development. The Logistics specialisation has a Logistics Professional Development Program (LPDP). The LPDP provides Logistics <span>Officers&nbsp;</span>with professional development opportunities via logistics or business related formal education. The program allows Logistics personnel to develop and broaden their logistics knowledge, and to also keep abreast of continuing changes within the industry.</p>

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<p>Logistics Officers are the creative problem solvers of the Air Force and do far more than just ensuring integral supplies get from A to B. They plan, establish, coordinate, maintain and manage logistical support across the entire supply chain. These actions contribute to the Air Force on both a tactical and strategic level, and ensure the successful acquisition, storage and distribution of supplies, advanced technology, and sensitive materials.</p>
<p>This role can range from being a member of the executive team of a flying squadron, to being part of a unit that&rsquo;s required to set up airfield services at short notice anywhere in the world.</p>
<div class="p"><strong>What you&rsquo;ll do</strong></div>
<p>Whilst the role and functions you perform will vary day-to-day, you can expect to undertake an exciting mix of tasks that include:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Planning and executing supply chains, warehousing and distribution, movements and catering support to domestic and overseas operations and exercises</li>
    <li>Leading and managing diverse groups of personnel in the fields of logistics, movements, and catering</li>
    <li>Managing information and overseeing contracts for logistics, catering and materiel</li>
    <li>Establishing and maintaining relationships and networks that enable effective support</li>
</ul>
<p>As part of this high-tempo role, you&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to work in a variety of locations and environments, ranging from field operations in remote locations in Australia or overseas, to a standard office environment.</p>
<div class="p"><strong>Training and Career progression</strong></div>
<p>You&rsquo;ll receive the training you need to succeed in this role in your Initial Employment Training (IET), and be paid to do it. Courses cover logistics organisation, supply chain management, inventory management, warehousing/distribution, and more.</p>
<p>You&rsquo;ll also undertake field trips for exposure to wider ADF logistics organisations in Canberra, Richmond, Williamtown and Glenbrook. These locations are home to some of the biggest Air Force bases, and a large number of Logistics Officers who are ready to assist with ongoing mentoring and coaching of new recruits.</p>
<p>There are also opportunities for further training and education, plus sponsorship for industry association memberships. The possibilities are endless.</p>
<div class="p"><strong>Additional Information</strong></div>
<p>Air Force Logistics Officers are agile, collaborative and innovative leaders in the ADF.  You&rsquo;ll be part of a professional workforce supported by other Logistics Officers, with opportunities for further training and education that will keep you at the forefront of best-practice supply chain management and operations.</p>
<p>A career as a Logistics Officer is exciting, diverse, and empowering. It offers a range of challenging professional experiences which separates it from the civilian world. Your skills will be respected and leveraged to provide the Air Force with the logistics and sustainment support it needs to generate air power and meet strategic objectives. In taking on this role, you&rsquo;ll be helping to protect the country.</p>
<div class="p"><strong>In-service Information</strong></div>
<p>In the Air Force this role is known as a Logistics Officer (LOG).</p>

Play an integral role in keeping the Air Force moving. Solve logistical challenges, and manage and coordinate supplies required for Air Force exercises and operations.

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