Projects ILS Practitioner

Location: Cairns, QLD

Contract Term: 12 months

Engagement: Outcomes-based contract

We are seeking an experienced Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Practitioner to support the introduction into service and ongoing sustainment of complex products and equipment.

The successful candidate will work within established logistics policies, frameworks and systems to manage and deliver key ILS activities throughout the acquisition, introduction-to-service and sustainment lifecycle.

You will work as part of a small project team, undertaking moderately complex ILS activities with a high degree of initiative, judgement and stakeholder engagement.

• Manage and deliver Integrated Logistics Support activities across the product lifecycle.
  

• Undertake codification and cataloguing of Items of Supply (IOS) within authorised Logistics Inventory Management Systems (LIMS).
  

• Manage logistics data and perform inventory transactions associated with the introduction, issue and sustainment of products and parts.
  

• Identify and document supplier, repair and support pipelines and assist commercial teams with establishing appropriate through-life support arrangements.
  

• Develop, review and maintain technical and logistics documentation supporting introduction into service and sustainment, including:
  

  • Equipment schedules
    

  • Repair parts schedules
    

  • Logistics support documentation
    

  • Entitlement and provisioning documentation
    

• Undertake transactions and functions within authorised logistics systems to support product introduction, inventory management and equipment issue.
  

• Develop and maintain entitlement and provisioning documentation in accordance with approved requirements.
  

• Coordinate with internal teams, logistics stakeholders, commercial teams, technical specialists, end users and industry partners.
  

• Act as a key point of contact for ILS management activities and deliverables.
  

• Participate in stakeholder and project meetings and actively manage ILS actions, risks and dependencies.
  

• Prepare, contribute to and review ILS reports, documentation and supporting artefacts.
  

• Participate in acceptance testing and verification activities relating to ILS requirements and deliverables.
  

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience as an Integrated Logistics Support Practitioner, ILS Manager, Logistics Specialist or similar.
  

• Strong understanding of established ILS principles, methodologies and lifecycle support practices.
  

• Practical experience with logistics inventory management systems (LIMS).
  

• Experience with NATO codification, cataloguing and Items of Supply (IOS).
  

• Experience supporting equipment or product introduction into service and sustainment.
  

• Experience developing and maintaining technical, logistics, provisioning and support documentation.
  

• Understanding of supply chains, repair pipelines and through-life support arrangements.
  

• Strong stakeholder engagement and coordination skills.
  

• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project and commercial teams.
  

• Strong written communication, documentation and reporting skills.
  

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and manage multiple ILS deliverables.
  

Experience working within large, complex, regulated or government environments, particularly where formal logistics, asset management, supply chain and lifecycle support frameworks are used, will be highly regarded.