Logistics Specialist in London

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect. Metrea's solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.

Position Summary

In this role, you will directly enable operational and mission readiness by ensuring critical aviation parts, equipment, and materials are available where and when they are needed—often in remote or austere environments. As a Logistics Specialist, you are a trusted operator responsible for the accuracy, movement, and accountability of high‐value, compliance‐sensitive materials supporting global operations. You will be successful if you can execute logistics with speed, discipline, and precision while navigating export controls, aviation regulations, and complex supply chains. Your effectiveness is measured by aircraft availability, operational continuity, and the confidence others place in your judgment.

In This Role, You Will

• Sustain mission readiness by facilitating the sourcing, procuring, and delivering of aviation parts, GSE, and consumables under demanding timelines
• Operate as the logistics link between maintainers, program leadership, finance, and vendors
• Facilitate global storage and logistics in compliance with FAA/EASA, customs, and ITAR requirements
• Solve logistics challenges creatively in expeditionary and logistically constrained environments

You Will Be Successful If You

• Take full ownership of inventory accuracy, accountability, and material visibility
• Communicate clearly and decisively across cross‐functional teams
• Protect sensitive information and operate with integrity and discretion
• Build trust through collaboration, negotiation, and consistent execution

Must Have

• Hazardous Materials Shipping Certification
• 4+ years of experience in logistics or supply support roles within aviation, defense, or expeditionary operations
• Demonstrated experience with procurement, inventory accountability, and international shipping
• Ability to operate effectively in compliance‐driven, high‐risk environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools

Nice To Have

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of relevant logistics or aviation support experience
• ERP experience, preferably Microsoft Dynamics D365
• Experience supporting deployed, forward, or austere operations

Our Firmware

Metrea's single core value, "rooted in humility," is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over‐deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper‐collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
• Electric Car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary‐sacrificed pension scheme
• Free lunch on office days
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• 30 days annual PTO plus b/h
• Bonus Scheme
• Personal development opportunities

Right to Work

The employee will have the legal right to work in the UK and will be able to produce right‐to‐work documentation.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full‐time non‐exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on‐call and available, as business needs require. Non‐Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

Work Location

UK

Work Environment

Warehouse and Office Setting with Occasional Travel

Travel

Occasional Overseas Travel