Logistics & Warehouse Manager

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.  

 

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

 

 

Responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Logistics & Warehouse Manager directs the Shipping and Receiving Facility (SRF) operations to ensure we manage the assets and operations and complete required deliverables to support the customer’s mission to provide IT services to DoS users enterprise wide.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• You will manage all packaging and shipping processes for IT equipment, including shipments to remote and challenging overseas locations, adhering to customer and DoS.
• You are responsible for all logistics and warehouse staff (est 100 FTEs) and warehouse operations. Normal duty hours are from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, with the Government reserving the right to task with extended service hours (up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week (24/7)) in the case of an emergency, special project, increased workload, or other event.
• You will provide all necessary inventory systems and administration of the warehouse and contents.
• You will administer a Government-approved COTS inventory management software capable of real-time inventory levels, shipping status, automatic packing/inventory lists, and achieving efficiencies.
• You will also manage various courier, forklift and transportation services, including logistical support for domestic and overseas shipments, as well as transporting to/from various DoS facilities within the NCR.
• You will be responsible for facility operations and ensure established security measures are adequate and enforced.
• You will be responsible for scheduling any planned or unplanned maintenance with the on-site staff.
• You will also be responsible for overseeing health, safety, and inventory control of support consumables.

 

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The following are the education and experience required for this position:

• 10+ years
• Bachelor's in IT or related field
• Secret Security Clearance 

 

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s) 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:   

• • Sitting for long periods
  • Standing for long periods
  • Ambulate throughout an office
  • Ambulate between several buildings
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
  • Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
  • Travel by land or air transportation 10 % . 

 

 

About Empower AI

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.