Supply Chain and Supplier Management Lead

Posted 14 days ago

act1Arlington (VA)

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Manager

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$180,000 - $200,000

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Position Title: Supply Chain and Supplier Management Lead Location: Arlington, Virginia Category: Contingent upon contract award Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time Travel Required: Yes Shift: Day Remote Type: Hybrid Clearance required: Top Secret clearance required Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 *THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD* Who is ACT1 Federal? ACT1 Federal LLC is a 100% employee-owned company. We've served the Department of War (DoW) 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!
Description: ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Supply Chain and Supplier Management Lead to provide multi-tier supplier mapping, risk segmentation, supplier-capacity analysis, and Government-authorized recovery planning.
Responsibilities: Supply Chain Analysis and Risk Visibility: Map prime contractor and critical lower-tier supplier networks for assigned weapon and weapon-system portfolios, including sources, locations, dependencies, and points of failure. Identify sole-source and single-point dependencies, long-lead materials, obsolescence, fragile subtiers, qualification barriers, foreign dependencies, and other threats to production continuity. Collect and validate supplier data on demand, capacity, backlog, lead time, on-time delivery, quality, yield, workforce, tooling, material, and financial or operational stress. Establish supplier-risk baselines, heat maps, watch lists, leading indicators, and escalation criteria that distinguish verified constraints from unsupported assertions. Supplier Performance and Recovery: Assess supplier capability, capacity, production readiness, quality performance, delivery reliability, management controls, and ability to meet current and forecast demand. Lead structured engagements, site visits, data reviews, and working sessions with program offices, prime contractors, suppliers, DCMA, and other authorized stakeholders. Evaluate supplier recovery plans, capacity-expansion proposals, capital requests, schedules, assumptions, dependencies, and measurable production outcomes. Develop and recommend corrective actions addressing material, labor, equipment, tooling, test, quality, facilities, engineering, planning, and lower-tier constraints. Monitor milestones and results; identify emerging variance and recommend escalation, alternate sourcing, supplier development, investment, or other intervention when warranted. Decision Support: Serve as the senior supply-chain and supplier-management advisor to the BOND team for assigned PAE and weapon-system priorities. Integrate supplier findings with production, schedule, cost, investment, engineering, and program data to determine mission and delivery effects. Coordinate actions across DASN DIB, PAEs, program offices, systems commands, contracting, engineering, logistics, financial management, and industry stakeholders. Prepare executive briefings, supplier assessments, alternatives analyses, issue papers, action plans, and decision memoranda with clear owners, milestones, risks, and recommendations.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in supply chain management, business, engineering, operations management, logistics, acquisition, or a related discipline. 10+ years' experience in supply-chain management, supplier management, manufacturing, production, acquisition, logistics, or a closely related field. Demonstrated experience evaluating supplier capability, capacity, delivery, quality, risk, and recovery actions within complex manufacturing or defense supply chains. Experience working with prime contractors and lower-tier suppliers to identify root causes, validate constraints, and develop executable corrective actions. Knowledge of production and supplier measures such as capacity, throughput, cycle time, lead time, yield, backlog, on-time delivery, quality, and schedule performance. Experience preparing executive assessments and recommendations and leading cross-functional engagements with Government and industry stakeholders. Active Top Secret Clearance required.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance Company Paid Short-Term Disability Voluntary Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Health Savings Account (HSA) 401K with employer match Paid Time Off Paid Holidays Parental Leave Military Leave Education, Training & Professional Development Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely. If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a ACT1 Federal or client site facility. If this position is listed as onsite, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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