Strategic Supply Chain, Industrial Base Operations
Core
Architecting and governing defense supply chain resilience and priority rating frameworks (e.g., DPAS) to safeguard material availability and accelerate delivery for mission-critical programs.
Role type
Senior strategic supply chain operations lead (defense industrial base)
Builds
Centralized data repositories for strategic commodities and program allocations; enterprise-wide governance SOPs and RACI matrices; integrated ERP/MRP workflows with priority logic.
Domain
Defense technology / Supply Chain Management / Government Contracting
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Defense priority allocation frameworks (DPAS), defense acquisition workflows, FAR/DFARS flow-down clauses, enterprise ERP/MRP systems, cross-functional stakeholder collaboration, strategic policy translation, executive reporting
Preferred skills
Master's in Supply Chain/Public Policy/Juris Doctorate, deep DPAS subject matter expertise, complex dataset synthesis, systems-level process building, enterprise-wide compliance program establishment
Technologies
SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Business Intelligence dashboards
Responsibilities
Serve as enterprise operational lead for defense supply priorities; identify critical commodities and supply chain bottlenecks; build and scale centralized data repositories; ensure priority ratings are reflected in supplier contracts and purchase orders; embed priority logic into core enterprise platforms; deliver high-visibility reporting to senior leadership; establish annual supply priorities and continuous-improvement roadmaps; translate defense regulations into actionable business processes.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory scope