Supply Supervisor - McMurdo Station

About the role

The Supply Supervisor is a contract position reporting to the Full Time Supply/Logistics Supervisor. It manages the Supply and Air Transportation Operations (ATO) team at McMurdo station during the austral winter season, providing weekly tasking guidance and planning for the department. The role also acts as the senior Transportation and Logistics person on station, interacting with station management, the National Science Foundation, military and other agency officials.

Key responsibilities

• Manage process: ensure procedures are followed, recommend improvements to standard processes, evaluate work methods, maintain a safe workplace, sign weekly timecards and review performance evaluations.
• Coach and develop associates: train Supply Technicians in ERP systems, customer service, inventory management and air transportation operations, mentor staff, resolve personnel issues and investigate operational errors.
• Drive results: maintain inventory accuracy and control, create reports on retrograde, inventory accuracy, quality and expenses, and coordinate operations with the business plan.
• Business planning: monitor operations against the business plan, reduce irregularities and damages, and use reports to plan staffing needs.
• Manage the ATO, including northbound cargo planning and processing, and monitor vehicle and equipment checklists and operating status.
• Cross-train with other departments, operate heavy equipment and oversized vehicles, learn vessel offload procedures, assist with runway operations during seasonal transitions, and complete annual light vehicle, forklift and inventory management training when deployed.

Required profile

• BA/BS degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management, or 5 years of experience (minimum 2 seasons in T&L in Antarctica) in lieu of a degree.
• At least three years of experience in a supervisory role.
• Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods, with medical, dental, drug screening, background checks and a US driver's license.
• Able to lift and move items, climb in and out of equipment, crawl and work outdoors in extreme cold.
• US citizenship required to obtain and maintain facility clearance.

Required skills

• Intermediate Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); advanced skills preferred.
• ERP system navigation for material research, data entry and corrections.
• Preferred: IBM Maximo, AMC load planning, familiarity with government supply systems and inventory accounting, and previous deployment to Antarctica.