Defense Acquisition and Supply Chain Risk Management Transformation Manager

Deloitte•Arlington, VA

1d•$137,500 - $229,100•Onsite

About The Position

Our Deloitte Enterprise Performance team is at the forefront of enterprise technology, working across finance, supply chain, and IT operations to deliver holistic performance improvement and digital transformation. Join our team of strategic advisers and architects, differentiated by our industry depth to collaborate with leading solution providers and leverage your experience in strategy, process design, technology enablement, and operational services to enable heart-of-the-business solutions. Deloitte’s Government & Public Services practice helps federal clients strengthen mission performance, manage complex acquisition environments, and respond to evolving supply chain and national security risks. Our professionals bring deep experience in defense policy, acquisition, contracting, program management, supplier resilience, and enterprise transformation.

Requirements

Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
Ability to lead projects or workstreams
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to provide clear guidance to others
Bachelor’s degree
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Active Secret security clearance
Ability to work on-site in Alexandria up to five days per week
10+ years of experience in defense acquisition, acquisition policy, contracting, supply chain risk management, supply chain, logistics, or federal program management.
Demonstrated experience supporting the DOW, a major defense organization, military department, defense agency, command, or comparable federal acquisition enterprise.
Experience working with senior government stakeholders across multiple offices, commands, program organizations, or mission areas.
Experience supporting acquisition policy, contracting, SCRM governance, supplier risk, or enterprise coordination efforts.
Experience developing executive-level briefings, recommendations, decision papers, and decision-support materials.
Experience managing projects, workstreams, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.

Nice To Haves

15+ years of experience in defense acquisition, contracting, acquisition policy, SCRM, supply chain, logistics, or federal program management.
Experience with DPCAP or a comparable defense acquisition policy, pricing, or contracting organization.
Former DOW program manager, program executive office leader, acquisition professional, contracting professional, senior military officer, or equivalent senior federal executive experience.
Experience working with prime defense contractors, major suppliers, or the defense industrial base.
Experience with supplier resilience, critical dependencies, strategic sourcing, vendor risk, or defense industrial base risk.
Working knowledge of federal acquisition policy, contracting processes, and defense acquisition governance.
Experience supporting enterprise-level policy development, governance, oversight, or implementation.
Experience coordinating across organizations with competing mission, acquisition, contracting, and stakeholder priorities.
Experience advising senior leaders in acquisition reviews, governance forums, executive meetings, or industry engagements.

Responsibilities

Advise DOW leadership on supply chain risk management, acquisition policy, contracting strategy, supplier resilience, and enterprise governance.
Support the development and implementation of SCRM governance structures, decision rights, oversight processes, reporting mechanisms, and escalation paths.
Translate DOW, DPCAP, acquisition, contracting, and supply chain policies into practical implementation guidance for program and mission stakeholders.
Coordinate across headquarters offices, commands, program executive offices, program management offices, contracting organizations, and other mission partners.
Track and manage SCRM issues, risks, dependencies, decisions, and stakeholder equities across the DOW enterprise.
Assess risks associated with the defense industrial base, critical suppliers, strategic dependencies, contract performance, and vendor concentration.
Support engagement with prime contractors and other industry partners to address supplier risk, resilience, performance, and mission continuity.
Prepare executive-level briefings, decision papers, recommendations, talking points, status reports, and other decision-support materials.
Support senior leaders in governance forums, acquisition reviews, working groups, industry engagements, and cross-functional decision meetings.
Identify gaps and improvement opportunities in acquisition, contracting, supplier risk, and SCRM execution.
Lead project teams or workstreams and manage deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
Facilitate issue resolution across organizations with competing priorities and differing mission, acquisition, or contracting objectives.