Logistics and Supply Managment

Supply Corps Officer

A big part of life on a Navy ship is making sure the right items arrive at the right time. As a Supply Corps Officer, that means you’re making sure the right sonar parts arrive so technicians can make repairs, or the right medicines show up on the way to a humanitarian mission across the world, or simply that tonight's meal is ready for Sailors on your ship. Navy missions rely on having logistics down to a science, which is why Supply Corps Officers are so valuable. These Sailors know how to get just about anything to anywhere at any time, no matter the distance.

Responsibilities

Supply Corps Officers make sure the Navy has what it needs, when it needs it. Responsibilities for this job may include:

-Analyzing the demand for supplies and forecast future needs

-Ensuring all parts and equipment needed for ship maintenance and repairs are ordered and received on time

-Overseeing all retail services, logistics and culinary operations

-Managing the inspection, shipping, handling and packaging of supplies and equipment

-Directing personnel who receive inventory and issue supplies and equipment

-Evaluating bids and proposals submitted by potential suppliers

-Maintaining budgets

-Studying ways to use space and distribute supplies efficiently

-Determining the fastest, most economical way to transport cargo or personnel

-Overseeing the handling of special items such as medicine and explosives

Minimum Requirements to Apply:

a. Citizenship: Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

b. Gender: Open to men and women.

c. Age: Applicants must be at least 19 years old and less than 37 years old at the time of 

commissioning. 

d. Education

(1) Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university

(2) Cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale

(3) Successful completion of one calculus course with at least a “C” or two other college[1]level math courses with a “B” average or higher. Acceptable courses include those taken in algebra, trigonometry, calculus, finite math, business statistics, or algebra-based probability and statistics. Courses must be documented by a letter grade on an education transcript from an accredited college or university.

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