Mb Solutions seeks a Strategic Planner to support planning, programming, and resourcing efforts that enable Army Materiel Command to deliver critical insight into emerging sustainment and logistics requirements, including installations, AORs, and training exercises, as well as strategic, operational, and sustainment initiatives. The Strategic War Planner will help ensure AMC meets key suspense requirements for Secretary of the Army (SA)/Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) updates by identifying and supporting mitigation of risks and impacts tied to HQs AMC Sustainable Readiness Module (SRM) mission planning and execution, while also providing support to the Army Readiness Synchronization Update (ARSU).
Key Responsibilities
- Support AMC strategic planning efforts to translate emerging ASCC requirements into actionable planning, programming, and resourcing recommendations.
- Ensure compliance with SA/CSA suspense timelines, including timely development and coordination of updates, risks, and impact assessments.
- Provide analysis and planning support for HQs AMC SRM mission and the ARSU process, including:
- Coordination of plans/activities across stakeholders
- Identification of risks, gaps, and required support capabilities
- Tracking execution impacts and necessary adjustments
- Evaluate emerging strategic conditions and rapidly assess effects on AMC priorities, footprint, and resource shifts.
- Conduct deliberate planning and crisis action planning (CAP) cycles to inform AMC readiness and sustainment posture.
- Analyze national strategy, Joint doctrine, COCOM posture statements, and OPLANs/CONPLANs to identify AMC equities, risks, and capability requirements.
- Support enterprise-level improvement by evaluating the effectiveness of:
- Policies, programs, missions, functions
- Staffing and organizational workload
- Provide broad, interdisciplinary strategic analysis at the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) or Combatant Command (CCMD) level.
- Support senior leader decision-making by communicating complex strategic issues clearly and recommending courses of action.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 15 years of senior-level Army experience in
Joint Staff strategic planning, sustainment operations, and/or enterprise-level analysis
Minimum 5 years developing, integrating, and managing complex planning products aligned with:
Theater Campaign Plan
Department of War (DoW) and HQDA strategic guidance
Minimum 5 years reviewing/analyzing
- National strategy
- Joint doctrine
- COCOM posture statements
OPLANs/CONPLANs
- to identify AMC equities, risks, and required support capabilities
- Experience evaluating the effectiveness of enterprise functions, including:
- Policies/programs/missions/functions/staffing/workload to support improvement
- Experience providing broad interdisciplinary analysis at the ASCC or CCMD level
- Experience in crisis action planning and deliberate planning cycles
Exceptional
Communication and analytical skills
Ability to translate complex strategic issues into clear recommendations for senior Army and DoD leadership
Education & Clearance
Master's Degree: Strategic Studies / Business Logistics / related discipline
Security Clearance: Active Top-Secret
Job description provided by MB Solutions.
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