Defence ILS Practitioner

About the role

Amentum is seeking an experienced and motivated Defence Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Practitioner to support the acquisition, introduction into service and sustainment of complex maritime systems and equipment. Working within Defence policy and logistics frameworks, the practitioner delivers moderately complex ILS activities with limited guidance, coordinating with Defence stakeholders, project personnel, logistics organisations, military units and industry partners. The position is based in Cairns, Queensland, on a 40-hour week.

Key responsibilities

• Perform and manage assigned ILS deliverables, including NATO codification and Defence cataloguing of Items of Supply in mandated Logistics Information Management Systems (LIMS).
• Identify supplier and repair pipelines and support commercial personnel in establishing through-life support contracts and sustainment arrangements.
• Develop, review and update ILS and technical documentation such as equipment and repair-parts schedules.
• Use authorised LIMS to introduce products and parts into service and issue them according to directed unit entitlements.
• Prepare entitlement documentation supporting direction-of-issue and basis-of-provisioning processes.
• Liaise with Defence project and business units, military units, Army Headquarters, Joint Logistics Command and industry partners, and act as lead point of contact for assigned ILS activities.
• Take part in project, logistics and stakeholder meetings, prepare ILS management reports and plans, and participate in ILS acceptance testing.

Required profile

• Certificate IV in Materiel Logistics, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated Defence ILS experience supporting capability acquisition, introduction into service and sustainment.
• Sound understanding of Fundamental Inputs to Capability (FIC) requirements.
• Practical experience with NATO codification, Defence cataloguing, Items of Supply and materiel master data.
• Experience with Defence logistics-system transactions, preferably within ERP, and with supplier, supply and repair pipelines.
• Ability to manage multiple ILS deliverables with limited guidance.
• Current NV1 Australian Government security clearance and ability to meet export-control and third-party retransfer requirements.

Required skills

• Defence SAP or S/4HANA, FEDLOG, MCCAT, Objective, LIMS or related Defence logistics systems.
• NATO codification and Defence cataloguing.