Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Acquisition Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Acquisition Specialist

Location: Portsmouth, VA
Job Type: Full-Time, On-Site

About East Coast Truck & Trailer Sales

For over 30 years, East Coast Truck & Trailer Sales, Inc. (ECTTS) has been a leading distributor auto transport carriers, wreckers, and roll-off trucks. We serve professionals in the towing, transport, and refuse industries with complete sales, service, and parts solutions—complemented by in-house fabrication, vinyl wrap, and design services. Learn more at www.ectts.com.

Position Overview

ECTTS is executing a deliberate expansion into federal procurement. We are recruiting a proven Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition Specialist to architect, launch, and scale our DLA supplier footprint end to end. This is a build and own mandate with executive visibility and direct impact on topline growth, particularly in webbing and securement tie-down straps.

Mission-Critical Responsibilities

• Setup ECTTS as a DLA supplier: complete registrations, certifications, cataloging, pricing, and compliance across DIBBS, SAM.gov, CAGE, and related systems.
• Opportunity origination: proactively identify, qualify, and prioritize DLA solicitations—emphasis on webbing, cargo securement, tie-down straps, chains, binders, and related NSNs.
• Bid execution excellence: lead proposal strategy, pricing, documentation, and submission with zero-defect discipline.
• Insider insight: leverage prior DLA experience to anticipate requirements, timelines, and evaluator expectations.
• Cross-functional leadership: align procurement, manufacturing/assembly, quality, and logistics to meet delivery, QA, and traceability standards.
• Continuous optimization: refine pricing models, lead times, and compliance processes to scale award velocity and margin.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Prior DLA acquisition/procurement experience. Hands-on with requests, awards, and supplier engagement.
• Demonstrated experience placing or managing requests for webbing and securement tie-down straps (NSN familiarity strongly preferred).
• Mastery of DIBBS, federal solicitations, FAR/DFARS fundamentals, and DLA specific workflows.
• Commercial acumen: understands cost drivers, pricing strategy, and supplier readiness.
• Builder mentality.

Why ECTTS

• Strategic mandate with executive sponsorship.
• Manufacturing and assembly capabilities in securement products, backed by quality systems and scalable operations.
• Speed and decisiveness of a privately held operator no bureaucracy, real ownership.
• Competitive compensation aligned to impact, with growth runway as federal awards scale.
• Family owned and celebrating 30 years in business.

Next Steps
Qualified candidates with direct DLA experience, especially in webbing and tie-down securement, should apply with a resume highlighting relevant NSNs, award history, and systems expertise.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person