I'm not sure a Hutt is physically suited to handle the situation. Can we perhaps put the Hutt in charge of supply as a second character? That'd make a bit of sense, as supply NCO's are reputedly corrupt and, after all, they're a Hutt.
Edit: This makes sense particularly if the ship they're on is a former pirate vessel that joined the Alliance. The interplay between the crew and the ex-Hutt Cartel crew ought to be amusing. In this circumstance, the Hutt is probably most certainly a supply officer and running his own racket which can benefit the troops in terms of getting them black market weaponry like disruptors and all sorts of other nastiness if they so choose.
Edit: I ran with the pirate crew thing. It was too good a story twist to pass up.