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Logistics Supply Specialist

Be part of a close-knit, coordinated team that delivers today, to shape tomorrow. Make sure our ships have everything they need while they are at sea, from ship parts to medical supplies.

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About the role

  • Specialisations

    Logistics & Administration

  • Entry type

    General entry

  • Under training

    $68,103

  • Location

    Devonport

Logistics Supply Specialists in the Navy are an integral part of a ship’s crew, and are an essential link in the efficient supply chain between ships and shore. They are experts in inventory management, ensuring the ship has whatever it requires to sail at any given time.

You are responsible for ordering and providing equipment and stores, such as ship parts, clothing, medical supplies, weapons and ammunition. Logistics Supply Specialists enjoy a balance of service at sea as part of a deployed force overseas, and ashore in Naval establishments in Auckland.

The initial parts of your career are spent ashore in the Naval Supply Depot in Devonport Naval Base with short postings to ships to consolidate your learning and put your skills to practice. Whilst serving on a ship, you will contribute to the ship’s communal effort. This ranges from firefighting or carrying out damage control, to being an active member of the ship’s boarding party, domestic cleanliness duties and general seamanship – just to name a few.

As you gain experience and rank, there will be further opportunities to post back to sea for supervisory and managerial positions. These can be supplemented with deployments to land-based missions in New Zealand as well as overseas, postings to tri-Service establishments and exchanges with the Canadian, UK or Australian Navy.

Accepting Applications

  • Basic Common Training 25-2, starts 25 Aug 2025 Apply by 12 May 2025

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Requirements

Basics

  • Be a minimum of 18 years of age upon entry.
  • Eligible to meet national security clearance criteria, as stipulated by the Government's Protective Security Requirements.

Education

3 years secondary school. Note, qualifications may be used to assess trade suitability.

Citizenship

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the CV security clearance required for this trade. You must be free of any criminal convictions for the previous two years.

Find out if you’re eligible here. 

We offer guidance on entry requirements in our eligibility section. Apply if you're uncertain, as we’ll work through the criteria with you to determine if you can proceed.

RNZN Logistics Supply Specialists play an essential role in the Royal New Zealand Navy and in broader NZDF operations. They keep our ships running and our people stocked with all the supplies and equi

Benefits & allowances

Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

In addition to salary and allowances, other benefits of joining the New Zealand Defence Force include:

  • Access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae
  • Sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels
  • Free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases
  • Opportunities to travel
  • Free and subsidised medical and dental care
  • Subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases
  • Free and subsidised insurance cover
  • Help to buy a home and save for retirement

Salary & benefits

Careers in the Navy are well-rewarded, as well as being diverse and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, you will see your salary rise accordingly.

  • Under training

    $68,103

  • Future potential earnings

    $98,000

Career progression and training

01Career Progression

02Basic Training

03Job Training

04Ongoing Training

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