Supply Support Activity (SSA) Issuing Section Lead, Kuwait (Secret Clearance required)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Logistics

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Logistics Management, Operations Management, Proper Documentation, Warehouse Management, Warehousing Operations

Certifications:

None

Experience:

9 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SSA Issuing Section Lead

POSITION SUMMARY

The SSA Issuing Section Lead oversees all outbound materiel operations within a theater-level Supply Support Activity (SSA) in Southwest Asia (SWA). This role ensures timely, accurate, and compliant issue of Class II, III(P), IV, VII, and IX materiel to supported units across the Area of Responsibility (AOR). The Lead supervises issuing personnel, validates customer requests, ensures record alignment in GCSS-Army, and maintains accountability and audit compliance for all outbound transactions.

HOW A ISSUING SECTION LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Oversees daily materiel issue operations ensuring timely support to all SSA customers.

• Validates customer requisitions, ensures proper documentation, and posts accurate transactions in GCSS-Army.

• Ensures correct item identification, quantity verification, and inspection prior to issuing materiel.

• Coordinates with Stock Control to validate demand history, availability, and backorder status.

• Ensures proper handling of controlled and sensitive items during issue and documentation.

• Supervises issue personnel and enforces SSA SOPs, safety standards, and accountability procedures.

• Maintains historical issue records and prepares daily issue activity reports.

• Conducts causative research and collaborates with Stock Control and Receiving to resolve discrepancies.

• Ensures accurate staging, labeling, and load preparation for units receiving materiel.

• Supports lateral transfers, redistribution operations, and retrograde issue requirements.

• Coordinates with transportation teams for outbound shipment processing and scheduling.

• Ensures audit readiness and compliance with AR 710-2, DA PAM 710-2-2, AR 735-5, and theater directives.

• Participates in logistics boards, customer coordination meetings, and materiel readiness reviews.

• Maintains accountability, safety, and operational continuity in austere or extreme-heat environments.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience or a HS Diploma and 9+ years of Army supply/logistics experience.

• Strong working knowledge of SSA issue operations and materiel distribution.

• Proficiency with GCSS-Army including outbound issue and MRO processing.

• Experience resolving issue discrepancies, conducting causative research, and reconciling records.

• Knowledge of controlled item handling and sensitive item accountability.

• Understanding of Army supply regulations, customer support requirements, and theater logistics policies.

• Ability to meet LOGCAP V deployment requirements.

• Proficiency in GCSS-Army (warehouse and stock control functions).

• Experience conducting inventories, causative research, and discrepancy reconciliation.

• Knowledge of HAZMAT handling, packaging, and documentation requirements.

• Familiarity with intermodal, retrograde, and theater-specific logistics operations.

• Experience supervising Soldiers, DA civilians, or contractor personnel.

• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in austere, deployed, or extreme-climate environments.

• Active U.S. Secret clearance (preferred).

• Valid U.S. passport and ability to meet CRC deployment requirements.

• Willingness to deploy to all areas within the CENTCOM AO or other assigned Southwest Asia locations.

• Ability to stand, bend and lift 40 lbs.

CERTIFICATIONS

• HAZMAT / HAZCOM certification (required or obtainable after hire).

• Theater-required certifications (AT, OPSEC, Cyber, etc.).

• Forklift / MHE certification (required or obtain after hire.).

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Work is conducted in warehouse, yard, or outdoor environments with exposure to physical, environmental, and heat-related hazards. Required PPE includes head, hand, foot, torso, respiratory, and vision protection. Must comply with OSHA, EPA, Fire Regulations, host-nation standards, and applicable Army and company policies. Position may require extended duty hours.

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in supply chain and logistics at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who thrive on efficiency, accuracy, and accountability.

The likely salary range for this position is $76,500 - $103,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

International

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

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