Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst (Execution & Analysis/SCRM) – Senior

Overall Assignment Description:

Provides commercial and Department of War (DoW) acquisition lifecycle supply chain and supply chain risk management (SCRM) subject matter expertise addressing regulatory/compliance, manufacturing/supply, political, financial, FOCI, technology/cybersecurity, product quality/design, and transportation/distribution supplier risk areas. Work at this level involves a wide range of complex assignments and non-routine situations that require extensive knowledge in the specialty discipline.

Duties may include:

• Developing a robust SCRM program in accordance with DoW and IC policies, ensuring SCRM considerations are embedded in procurement and contracting actions. Support technology updates and modernization, verifying that new hardware and software components are sourced from trusted suppliers.

• Engaging with industry and leveraging industry best practices on developing process improvement solutions and assisting the organization in collecting and disseminating SCRM best practices and lessons learned with the goal of encouraging project replication, collaboration and establishing the supply chain risk management program processes.

• Comparing NGA SCRM benchmarks with other organizations, both government and industry, that are similar in scope to understand business process best practices that can be applied and deliver reports providing lessons learned, best practices and applicability.

• Developing and implementing strategic performance measures, metrics, data collection methodologies, and data validation/analysis methodologies.

• Developing SCRM strategies, tactics, and communication methods and processes to effectively inform key audiences about changes, create buy-in, gain understanding, and transition the organization, with the goal of steadily increasing stakeholder engagement.

• Reviewing and assessing current supply chain risk management governance processes and automating processes where appropriate; routinely making suggestions for innovative and more efficient methods to improve NGA’s acquisition processes.