Supply Chain Lead

ACT1 Federal•Arlington, VA

1d•$180,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

ACT1 Federal LLC is a 100% employee-owned company that has served the Department of Defense (DoD) for nearly thirty years. Our core missions include weapon systems engineering, logistics, space domain expertise, global defense and security, business and financial management for security assistance and major defense articles, as well as military training and arctic security. Join us! This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
7-10 years of defense/aerospace supplier management, procurement, supplier development, supplier quality or industrial-based experience required.
Active TS/SCI Clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace or defense supply-chain management.
Supplier development, procurement, subcontract management, supplier quality, or industrial-base analysis.
Experience working beyond the prime-contractor level.

Responsibilities

Develop an end-to-end map of critical suppliers and dependencies below the prime contractor.
Identify sole-source, single-source, fragile-source, foreign-source, and long-lead dependencies.
Segment suppliers based on: Effect on program deliveries, Current and required capacity, Financial and operational health, Recovery time, Substitutability, Qualification requirements.
Examine material lead times, purchase-order coverage, supplier schedules, demand signals, and delivery performance.
Determine whether apparent supplier problems are caused by the supplier, the prime contractor, unstable requirements, engineering changes, late purchase orders, funding, or inadequate forecasting.
Develop supplier-specific intervention and recovery plans.
Coordinate appropriate action with the prime, DCMA, DLA, engineering authorities, contracting personnel, and other government organizations.
Track supplier hiring, tooling, material, capital investment, qualification, first-article, quality, and delivery milestones.
Assess alternate-source, second-source, or redesign options when the incumbent source cannot support required production.
Maintain early-warning indicators for emerging supplier risk.
Verify that supplier recovery is reflected in actual deliveries and prime-contractor production.