Real-Resumes For Supply & Logistics Jobs ...including real resumes used to change careers and resumes used to gain federal employment Anne McKinney, Editor PREP PUBLISHING FAYETTEVILLE, NC PREP Publishing 1110 ˚ Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28305 (910) 483-6611 Copyright © 2006 by Anne McKinney All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means–graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems– without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Published in the United States by PREP Publishing. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Real-resumes for supply & logistics jobs : ...including resumes used to change careers and resumes used to gain federal employment / Anne McKinney {editor}. p. cm. -- (Real-resumes series) ISBN 1-885288-47-6 (trade paper) 1. Resumes (Employment) 2. Business logistics. I. title: Real-resumes for supply and logistics jobs. II. McKinney, Anne, 1948- III. Series. HF5383.R3966 2006 650.14’2--dc22 2006053544 Printed in the United States of America PREP Publishing Business and Career Series: RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS THAT HAVE WORKED, Revised Edition RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS THAT HAVE WORKED FOR MILITARY PROFESSIONALS GOVERNMENT JOB APPLICATIONS AND FEDERAL RESUMES COVER LETTERS THAT BLOW DOORS OPEN LETTERS FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS FOR MANAGERS REAL-RESUMES FOR COMPUTER JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR MEDICAL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR FINANCIAL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR TEACHERS REAL-RESUMES FOR STUDENTS REAL-RESUMES FOR CAREER CHANGERS REAL-RESUMES FOR SALES REAL ESSAYS FOR COLLEGE & GRADUATE SCHOOL REAL-RESUMES FOR AVIATION & TRAVEL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR POLICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT & SECURITY JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR SOCIAL WORK & COUNSELING JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR MANUFACTURING JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICE & HOTEL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR MEDIA, NEWSPAPER, BROADCASTING & PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR RETAILING, MODELING, FASHION & BEAUTY JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR HUMAN RESOURCES & PERSONNEL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR NURSING JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR AUTO INDUSTRY JOBS REAL RESUMIX & OTHER RESUMES FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS REAL KSAS--KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES--FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS REAL BUSINESS PLANS & MARKETING TOOLS REAL-RESUMES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, OFFICE & SECRETARIAL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR FIREFIGHTING JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR JOBS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS REAL-RESUMES FOR SPORTS INDUSTRY JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR LEGAL & PARALEGAL JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR ENGINEERING JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT JOBS REAL-RESUMES FOR SUPPLY & LOGISTICS JOBS Judeo-Christian Ethics Series: SECOND TIME AROUND BACK IN TIME WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT…Words that can lead to success and happiness A GENTLE BREEZE FROM GOSSAMER WINGS BIBLE STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT This page intentionally left blank Contents Introduction........................................................................................................... 1 PART ONE: SOME ADVICE ABOUT YOUR JOB HUNT.................................................1 Step One: Planning Your Career Change and Assembling the Right Tools..........................4 Step Two: Using Your Resume and Cover Letter............................................................ 6 Step Three: Preparing for Interviews .......................................................................... 9 Step Four: Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary............................................ 11 Looking Closer: The Anatomy of a Cover Letter .......................................................... 14 PART TWO: REAL-RESUMES & COVER LETTERS FOR SUPPLY & LOGISTICS JOBS .. 17 Assistant Shipment Manager.................................................................................... 18 Automated Logistical Specialist................................................................................. 20 Automotive Management Specialist........................................................................... 22 Aviation Supply Supervisor...................................................................................... 24 Chief of Supply Operations ...................................................................................... 26 Courier, Supervisor, and Training Specialist ................................................................ 28 Director of Logistics and Budgeting........................................................................... 30 Director of Medical Logistics Support......................................................................... 32 Director of Operations, Administration, and Logistics................................................... 34 Equipment Fielding Project Manager.......................................................................... 36 Environmental Logistics Manager.............................................................................. 38 Executive Logistics Program Student......................................................................... 40 Freight Processing Specialist.................................................................................... 42 Independent Contractor .......................................................................................... 44 Industrial Supply Manager....................................................................................... 46 International Logistics Manager................................................................................ 48 Logistical Officer .................................................................................................... 50 Logistical Operations Coordinator ............................................................................. 52 Logistics Chief ....................................................................................................... 54 Logistics Management Officer................................................................................... 56 Logistics Management Specialist............................................................................... 58 Logistics Manager................................................................................................... 60 Logistics Manager................................................................................................... 62 Logistics Manager................................................................................................... 64 Logistics Manager................................................................................................... 66 Logistics Manager................................................................................................... 68 Logistics Manager and Advisor ................................................................................. 70 Logistics Operations Director.................................................................................... 72 Logistics & Operations Director................................................................................. 74 Logistics Operations Manager................................................................................... 76 Logistics Operations Supervisor................................................................................ 78 Logistics Planning Manager...................................................................................... 80 Logistics Staff Officer.............................................................................................. 82 Maintenance & Contracts Manager ............................................................................ 84 Maintenance & Logistics Operations Manager.............................................................. 86 Material Control Chief ............................................................................................. 88 Material Management Section Supervisor................................................................... 90 Medical Supply and Logistics Manager ....................................................................... 92 Operations Manager ............................................................................................... 94 v Personnel Administration and Supply Operations Manager............................................ 96 Plans Officer.......................................................................................................... 98 Property Accountability Section Supervisor ...............................................................100 Property Chief ......................................................................................................102 Purchasing Agent and Supply Section Supervisor.......................................................104 Purchasing Agent and Unit Supply Specialist .............................................................106 Sales Representative, Warranty Manager, & Shipping Manager.....................................108 Senior Logistician and Consultant for Training and Personnel Support ...........................110 Senior Logistics Advisor .........................................................................................112 Senior Supply Operations Manager ..........................................................................114 Shipping Supervisor ..............................................................................................116 Special Inventory Clerk..........................................................................................118 Supervisor for Mobility and Logistics Support ............................................................120 Supervisor for Office and Training Operations............................................................122 Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist ............................................................124 Supply Advisor and Manager...................................................................................126 Supply Manager....................................................................................................128 Technical Inspector................................................................................................130 Traffic Manager.....................................................................................................132 Transportation Manager..........................................................................................134 Transportation Operations Manager..........................................................................136 Warehouse Manager ..............................................................................................138 Warehouse Manager ..............................................................................................140 Warehouse Records Technician................................................................................142 Warehouse Supervisor ...........................................................................................144 PART THREE: APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS ............................... 147 Accounting & Supply Technician (Federal Resume or Resumix).....................................148 Customer Service Rep & Equipment Coordinator (Federal Resume or Resumix)..............152 Logistician (Federal Resume or Resumix)..................................................................154 Logistics Chief (Federal Resume or Resumix).............................................................156 Logistics Manager (Federal Resume or Resumix)........................................................158 Material Examiner & Logistics Manager (Federal Resume or Resumix)...........................160 Medical Supply Manager (Federal Resume or Resumix)...............................................162 Supply Manager (Federal Resume or Resumix)..........................................................164 Supply Manager (Federal Resume or Resumix)..........................................................166 Supply Clerk KSA: Ability to Communicate Orally.......................................................168 Supply Clerk KSA: Ability to Communicate in Writing..................................................169 Supply Specialist KSA: Ability to perform SARSS catalog research and file management..170 Supply Specialist KSA: Ability to provide technical advice on SARSS-1 procedures..........171 Supply Supervisor KSA: Knowledge of Impact of DLA Logistical Support to Military Services Readiness........................................................................................................172 Supply Supervisor KSA: Knowledge of Supply Management Logistical Functions such as Supply, Procurement, Transportation, Cataloguing, Provisioning, Storage, Distribution.....174 Supply Supervisor KSA: Knowledge of DoD Major Supply Program Goals, Objectives, Work Processes, and Administrative Operations ............................................................176 vi Real-Resumes For Supply & Logistics Jobs Anne McKinney, Editor This page intentionally left blank A WORD FROM THE EDITOR: ABOUT THE REAL-RESUMES SERIES Welcome to the Real-Resumes Series. The Real-Resumes Series is a series of books which have been developed based on the experiences of real job hunters and which target specialized fields or types of resumes. As the editor of the series, I have carefully We hope the superior selected resumes and cover letters (with names and other key data disguised, of course) samples will help you which have been used successfully in real job hunts. That’s what we mean by “Real- manage your current Resumes.” What you see in this book are realresumes and cover letters which helped job campaign and real people get ahead in their careers. your career so that you will find work The Real-Resumes Series is based on the work of the country’s oldest resume-prepara- aligned to your career tion company known as PREP Resumes. If you would like a free information packet interests. describing the company’s resume preparation services, call 910-483-6611 or write to PREP at 1110˚ Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28305. If you have a job hunting experi- ence you would like to share with our staff at the Real-Resumes Series, please contact us at [email protected] or visit our website at www.prep-pub.com. The resumes and cover letters in this book are designed to be of most value to people already in a job hunt or contemplating a career change. If we could give you one word of advice about your career, here’s what we would say: Manage your career and don’t stumble from job to job in an incoherent pattern. Try to find work that interests you, and then identify prosperous industries which need work performed of the type you want to do. Learn early in your working life that a great resume and cover letter can blow doors open for you and help you maximize your salary. ix