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LMI is seeking a Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy and Implementation Lead to support the design, development, and implementation of an enterprise SCRM organization for a client located in the Washington DC area. The ideal candidate is a data-centric, policy-forward supply chain risk expert who understands how to translate SCRM policy into operational processes, governance structures, data requirements, and enabling technology solutions.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. 

 
Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value. 

Responsibilities may include: 

• Support the design, development, and implementation of an enterprise Supply Chain Risk Management organization, including governance, operating model, processes, data strategy, and technology enablement.
• Develop, refine, and operationalize SCRM policies, procedures, standards, playbooks, and supporting guidance.
• Translate SCRM policy requirements into repeatable business processes, workflows, data requirements, reporting needs, and system capabilities.
• Define roles, responsibilities, decision rights, escalation pathways, risk acceptance processes, and governance forums for enterprise SCRM operations.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional working groups with stakeholders from supply chain, acquisition, cybersecurity, IT, data, legal, compliance, mission operations, and executive leadership.
• Conduct current-state assessments of SCRM capabilities and develop target-state operating models, maturity assessments, gap analyses, and implementation roadmaps.
• Develop phased plans to help mature SCRM capabilities from ad hoc activities to repeatable, governed, measurable, and enterprise-wide operations.
• Work with technical teams to define business requirements for SCRM tools, platforms, dashboards, data repositories, workflow solutions, and system integrations.
• Evaluate how existing and emerging tools can be leveraged to improve enterprise SCRM visibility, analytics, decision-making, and reporting.
• Prepare executive-ready briefings, policy documents, decision papers, roadmaps, implementation plans, governance materials, and stakeholder communications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree required. Degree in engineering, business, finance, economics, operations research, mathematics, or a related discipline preferred. 
• Ten (10) or more years' work experience
• Experience developing, implementing, or maturing SCRM, third-party risk management, or supplier risk programs.
• Demonstrated experience developing SCRM policy, procedures, governance models, process flows, operating models, implementation plans, or roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of how to connect policy, process, data, tools, reporting, and governance to operationalize enterprise risk management capabilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional working groups, facilitate stakeholder discussions, build consensus, and drive action across technical and non-technical teams.
• Knowledge of supplier risk assessment methods, third-party due diligence, supplier segmentation, criticality assessments, risk scoring, mitigation planning, and continuous monitoring.
• Experience defining business, data, reporting, workflow, or technical requirements for enterprise tools, dashboards, platforms, or data systems.
• Ability to work with technical teams to ensure technology solutions support policy requirements, business processes, data governance, analytics, and reporting needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create executive-level briefings, policy documents, implementation plans, and decision materials.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and translate high-level objectives into actionable plans, processes, and measurable outcomes.
• Familiarity with policies related to federal SCRM, cybersecurity supply chain risk, acquisition risk, defense industrial base risk, critical supplier risk.
• Superior communication skills, both oral and written.
• Self-directed, detail oriented in completing assigned tasks, able to adapt to changing work efforts and manage impact of shifting priorities.
• This position requires an active security clearance at the TOP SECRET level. You must be a US citizen.

Target salary range: $120,000 - $190,000. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to your skills, experience, education, and/or certifications.

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.