N41 Staff Logistics Specialist 

San Diego, CA
Full-Time | Immediate Opening

About This Opportunity

Anchor Innovation is actively hiring an experienced N41 Staff Logistics Specialist to support a U.S. Navy maritime organization in San Diego.

This position works directly within an ISIC-level staff environment, supporting logistics, material readiness, and lifecycle sustainment across subordinate operational units and emerging maritime capabilities.

We are looking for someone who understands logistics from the staff perspective, not simply execution at the individual unit level. The ideal candidate has previously served on or directly supported an ISIC, Group, TYCOM, or comparable Navy staff and understands how to work across subordinate commands, higher headquarters, program offices, supply and maintenance organizations, and other stakeholders.

This is not a warehouse or traditional supply position. The N41 specialist will help the staff identify readiness and logistics gaps, coordinate requirements across supported units, develop and improve support processes, and help establish the long-term logistics framework needed to sustain developing Fleet capabilities.

This is an immediate staffing requirement supporting an active customer program. Interviews will be scheduled as qualified applications are received.

What You'll Do

Typical responsibilities may include:

• Support the N4/N41 staff with logistics planning, coordination, analysis, and readiness 
• Assess logistics and material readiness across multiple subordinate units 
• Identify common or systemic logistics issues affecting supported commands 
• Coordinate requirements between subordinate units, the ISIC staff, higher headquarters, program offices, supply activities, maintenance organizations, OEMs, and other stakeholders 
• Develop, refine, and manage Table of Allowance (TOA) requirements 
• Identify equipment, spares, tools, consumables, and support requirements needed to sustain operational units 
• Support parts procurement, material tracking, inventory management, and equipment accountability 
• Track equipment availability, parts status, maintenance dependencies, and other logistics/readiness drivers 
• Support development and refinement of COSAL/APL and associated configuration and support documentation 
• Support Navy maintenance and logistics processes and systems, including NTCSS and SKED, as applicable 
• Assist subordinate units in resolving logistics and material-readiness issues that require staff-level coordination 
• Support lifecycle planning and sustainment as emerging capabilities transition into routine Fleet operations 
• Identify gaps where established Navy processes do not yet adequately support developing systems and help build practical solutions 
• Develop and refine logistics SOPs, trackers, reporting mechanisms, and staff processes 
• Prepare logistics/readiness updates, analysis, and recommendations for staff leadership 
• Coordinate with N3/N5, N6, N7, maintenance, engineering, training, and other staff functions as requirements intersect 
• Support exercises, operational events, fielding, and other Fleet requirements as needed 

Backgrounds That May Be a Good Fit

The strongest candidates will have previous experience working on or directly supporting an ISIC, Group, TYCOM, or comparable Navy staff, ideally within an N4/N41, logistics, supply, or readiness function.

Relevant backgrounds may include:

• N4/N41 staff experience 
• ISIC or Group logistics/readiness staff 
• TYCOM logistics or material-readiness staff 
• Expeditionary Group or Squadron staff 
• Senior Navy logistics/supply personnel with staff-level experience 
• Supply Corps personnel with operational staff experience 
• Fleet logistics and material readiness 
• TOA development and management 
• Expeditionary logistics 
• Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) 
• Lifecycle sustainment 
• COSAL/APL management 
• Fleet introduction or new capability fielding 
• Contractor logistics SME supporting an ISIC or comparable Navy staff 

Prior unit-level logistics experience is valuable, but this position requires the ability to think and operate across multiple supported units from the staff level.

What Matters Most

We need someone who understands the difference between executing logistics for one command and managing logistics/readiness issues across a force.

The right person should be comfortable receiving issues from subordinate units, determining whether they are isolated or systemic, identifying the appropriate organization or process to resolve them, and driving actions across multiple stakeholders.

You should be comfortable:

• Operating independently within a Navy staff 
• Working directly with senior military and civilian personnel 
• Understanding the relationship between an ISIC and its subordinate units 
• Looking across multiple commands to identify common readiness and logistics problems 
• Translating operational requirements into logistics and sustainment requirements 
• Working across organizational boundaries to resolve problems 
• Managing multiple actions and competing priorities 
• Taking incomplete or developing requirements and building a practical way forward 
• Recognizing when an issue belongs at the unit, ISIC, program office, or higher level 
• Developing repeatable processes rather than relying on one-time fixes 
• Communicating effectively with operators, logisticians, maintainers, engineers, program personnel, and leadership 

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen 
• Active DoD Secret security clearance 
• Significant U.S. Navy logistics, supply, material-readiness, or lifecycle-support experience 
• Demonstrated experience supporting Navy operational organizations 
• Strong understanding of Navy logistics, supply, and readiness processes 
• Experience coordinating logistics or material requirements across multiple organizations or stakeholders 
• Experience working with TOA, allowance, equipment, supply, or comparable readiness requirements 
• Ability to independently manage assigned actions and priorities 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to operate effectively within a military staff environment 
• Ability to obtain and maintain required installation/base access 
• Ability to support occasional CONUS travel as required 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior ISIC, Group, TYCOM, or comparable Navy staff experience 
• N4/N41 staff experience 
• Expeditionary or maritime staff experience 
• Navy Supply Corps or senior enlisted logistics background 
• TOA development and management experience 
• Experience with NTCSS, SKED, COSAL, and/or APLs 
• Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) experience 
• Lifecycle-management or sustainment experience 
• Experience supporting Fleet introduction or new capability fielding 
• Experience supporting unmanned maritime or other emerging Navy systems 
• Experience coordinating directly with Navy program offices, warfare centers, supply activities, maintenance organizations, or OEMs 
• Experience developing logistics SOPs, staff processes, trackers, or readiness reporting 

Work Environment

This position is primarily embedded with and supporting a U.S. Navy staff in the San Diego area.

The N41 specialist will regularly interact with staff leadership, subordinate operational units, program offices, maintenance and supply organizations, contractors, and other supporting activities.

This is a staff position, but it is closely connected to operational Fleet requirements. Candidates should be comfortable getting out from behind the desk when needed to understand problems firsthand and working directly with the Sailors, maintainers, and organizations executing the mission.

The successful candidate should be able to take ownership of an issue, understand where it belongs, bring the right organizations together, and keep it moving toward resolution.

Compensation

$100,000 - $120,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience.

Why Join Anchor?

Anchor Innovation supports U.S. Navy organizations across maritime operations, maintenance, sustainment, training, readiness, and emerging autonomous capabilities.

This position provides an opportunity to work directly with a Fleet staff as it develops and improves the logistics and sustainment structure supporting emerging maritime capabilities.

Rather than stepping into a mature program where every process has already been established, the N41 specialist will have an opportunity to help shape how these capabilities are supported across the force and help build processes that subordinate units can actually use.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply promptly. Interviews are being scheduled as applications are received.