Industrial Base Assessment Lead - Clearance Required

LMI Consulting, LLC; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI, headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, seeks an Industrial Base Assessment Lead to direct high-stakes supplier network assessments and align cross-functional teams toward actionable, decision-ready recommendations. The role requires defense logistics expertise, TS clearance, and the ability to translate complex data into concise findings for government stakeholders.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team across procurement, engineering, and operations to improve readiness and ensure mission

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years relevant experience required.
• Active TS Clearance required.
• Experience leading defense logistics, supply chain, industrial base, acquisition, or sustainment analyses.
• Experience assessing supplier capability, production constraints, procurement performance, or supply chain risk.
• Ability to interpret complex technical and acquisition information and connect findings to program decisions.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing analytical work across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior decision makers.
• Ability to develop sound recommendations when data is incomplete or conflicting.
• Proficiency with structured analytical methods and common data analysis and presentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of supply chain and industrial base assessments across complex, multilevel systems.
• Define assessment criteria, evidence standards, priorities, and review processes for a rolling parts and supplier inventory.
• Direct analysts and data specialists in linking parts and assemblies to suppliers, procurement activity, inventory, lead times, and risk indicators.
• Identify the components and supplier constraints most likely to affect production capacity, delivery schedules, or mission outcomes.
• Oversee focused investigations of priority parts, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and sub-tier dependencies.
• Work with technical and acquisition stakeholders to evaluate potential actions, including procurement changes, capacity investments, alternate sourcing, and qualification activities.
• Distinguish documented facts, analytical estimates, supplier assertions, and unresolved information gaps in team products.
• Translate part-level findings into assembly-level impacts, prioritized actions, and decision briefings.
• Coordinate work plans, deliverables, and stakeholder engagement across LMI and partner teams.

Skills

Defense logistics

Supply chain analysis

Team leadership

Analytical writing

Brief senior decision makers

Structured analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

8+ years relevant experience

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Industrial Base Assessment Lead - Clearance Required

Job Locations

US-VA-Tysons

Overview

LMI is seeking an experienced Industrial Base Assessment Lead to direct assessments of whether supplier networks can meet critical production and sustainment requirements. The lead will guide a cross-functional team as it connects parts, assemblies, suppliers, procurement history, inventory, and technical data to identify constraints and recommend practical actions. Working closely with government stakeholders and technical partners, this individual will establish a repeatable assessment method, oversee rolling findings, and lead deeper investigations into priority suppliers and components. The ideal candidate combines defense industrial base expertise, analytical judgment, team leadership, and the ability to turn incomplete evidence into clear, decision-ready recommendations.

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

• Lead the design and execution of supply chain and industrial base assessments across complex, multilevel systems.

• Define assessment criteria, evidence standards, priorities, and review processes for a rolling parts and supplier inventory.

• Direct analysts and data specialists in linking parts and assemblies to suppliers, procurement activity, inventory, lead times, and risk indicators.

• Identify the components and supplier constraints most likely to affect production capacity, delivery schedules, or mission outcomes.

• Oversee focused investigations of priority parts, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and sub-tier dependencies.

• Work with technical and acquisition stakeholders to evaluate potential actions, including procurement changes, capacity investments, alternate sourcing, and qualification activities.

• Distinguish documented facts, analytical estimates, supplier assertions, and unresolved information gaps in team products.

• Translate part-level findings into assembly-level impacts, prioritized actions, and decision briefings.

• Coordinate work plans, deliverables, and stakeholder engagement across LMI and partner teams.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years relevant experience required.
• Active TS Clearance required.
• Experience leading defense logistics, supply chain, industrial base, acquisition, or sustainment analyses.
• Experience assessing supplier capability, production constraints, procurement performance, or supply chain risk.
• Ability to interpret complex technical and acquisition information and connect findings to program decisions.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing analytical work across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior decision makers.
• Ability to develop sound recommendations when data is incomplete or conflicting.
• Proficiency with structured analytical methods and common data analysis and presentation tools.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with naval, aviation, shipbuilding, or other complex defense production and sustainment systems.
• Familiarity with NSNs/NIINs, CAGE codes, bills of materials, and government logistics or procurement data.
• Experience conducting supplier engagement, industrial base surveys, or capacity assessments.
• Experience evaluating investment or procurement options against schedule and readiness outcomes.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $100,000.00 To $200,000.00 Annually

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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