Supply Chain Risk & Logistics Policy Analyst (Senior Consultant)

Technical Assent, LLC.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: $110,000-$130,000 annually

Job summary

Technical Assent seeks a Supply Chain Risk & Logistics Policy Analyst (Senior Consultant) to support DoW-wide SCRM policy across logistics, procurement, and readiness. You will analyze impacts, draft policy documents, and coordinate governance with multiple DoW offices and senior leaders.

The role requires a security clearance, strong policy-writing skills, and the ability to translate complex regulations into actionable guidance for logistics stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's Degree plus five (5) years of relevant experience in policy analysis, supply chain risk management, logistics, acquisition, sustainment, transportation, industrial base management, or related defense or federal work.
• Demonstrated familiarity with DoW organizational structures, missions, decision-making processes, and institutional stakeholder environment.
• Experience supporting DoW policy, oversight, governance, enterprise coordination, or senior leadership activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with senior leaders and functional experts.

Responsibilities

• Support DoW supply chain risk management (SCRM) policy, oversight, governance, and enterprise coordination across logistics and supply chain disciplines.
• Analyze the impacts of SCRM policies, executive orders, guidance, and governance requirements across acquisition, sourcing, procurement, industrial base, transportation, distribution, materiel, maintenance, inventory, sustainment, readiness, and related mission areas.
• Draft, refine, staff, and coordinate policy documents, decision papers, briefings, talking points, memoranda, and status updates.
• Support the development and implementation of SCRM governance structures, processes, roles, responsibilities, and decision rights across DoW logistics and supply chain stakeholders.
• Track and manage logistics and supply chain equities, issues, risks, dependencies, and action items across DoW offices, commands, components, and mission stakeholders.
• Coordinate policy reviews, staffing packages, stakeholder comments, implementation activities, and follow-up actions across the Department.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, recommendations, read-aheads, and decision support materials for senior leaders.
• Translate policy, executive orders, and governance requirements into practical guidance and actionable steps for logistics and supply chain stakeholders.
• Identify gaps, vulnerabilities, risks, and opportunities to improve SCRM execution across DoW logistics and supply chain functions.
• Facilitate communication up, out, and across the Department regarding SCRM priorities, decisions, risks, and implementation requirements.
• Support senior advisory activities in meetings, forums, working groups, and governance bodies.
• Operate as a self-starter who independently advances assigned work, anticipates coordination needs, and elevates issues requiring leadership attention.

Skills

Policy analysis

Supply chain risk management

Logistics

Executive communication

Independent work

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 5 years experience

Job description

Supply Chain Risk & Logistics Policy Analyst (Senior Consultant)

Technical Assent is passionate about services – in government, business, and not-for-profit. We design exceptional service experiences, engineer them to be robust, and deliver real capability and business outcomes for our clients. You will be working on government programs that have strategic importance to our clients. Your team will work IN and ON the client’s core mission – helping them to deliver their services day-to-day while simultaneously looking for opportunities to improve. Our work is Driven by Evidence, Grounded in Understanding, and Focused on Impact.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Consultant will support Department-wide Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) across logistics and supply chain equities, including acquisition, sourcing, transportation, distribution, materiel, sustainment, readiness, and supplier resilience. This individual will analyze and draft policy, support staffing and coordination activities, assess Department-level impacts, and help translate SCRM requirements into practical guidance and implementation actions. The role requires strong DoW institutional knowledge, policy writing and analysis experience, executive communication skills, and the initiative to work independently across diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Support DoW supply chain risk management (SCRM) policy, oversight, governance, and enterprise coordination across logistics and supply chain disciplines.
• Analyze the impacts of SCRM policies, executive orders, guidance, and governance requirements across acquisition, sourcing, procurement, industrial base, transportation, distribution, materiel, maintenance, inventory, sustainment, readiness, and related mission areas.
• Draft, refine, staff, and coordinate policy documents, decision papers, briefings, talking points, memoranda, and status updates.
• Support the development and implementation of SCRM governance structures, processes, roles, responsibilities, and decision rights across DoW logistics and supply chain stakeholders.
• Track and manage logistics and supply chain equities, issues, risks, dependencies, and action items across DoW offices, commands, components, and mission stakeholders.
• Coordinate policy reviews, staffing packages, stakeholder comments, implementation activities, and follow-up actions across the Department.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, recommendations, read-aheads, and decision support materials for senior leaders.
• Assess how SCRM policies and governance decisions may affect DoW logistics operations, mission readiness, supply availability, supplier resilience, and critical dependencies.
• Translate policy, executive orders, and governance requirements into practical guidance and actionable steps for logistics and supply chain stakeholders.
• Support the development of oversight mechanisms, reporting cadences, performance measures, risk indicators, and implementation plans.
• Identify gaps, vulnerabilities, risks, and opportunities to improve SCRM execution across DoW logistics and supply chain functions.
• Facilitate communication up, out, and across the Department regarding SCRM priorities, decisions, risks, and implementation requirements.
• Support senior advisory activities in meetings, forums, working groups, and governance bodies.
• Operate as a self-starter who independently advances assigned work, anticipates coordination needs, and elevates issues requiring leadership attention.

What Success Looks Like

• Our team combines the creative and the pragmatic to deliver the results that matter most to our clients. We see beauty when art and science come together.
• We seek self-starters, people who are confident in tackling challenges independently and bringing this to high-performing teams. We continually seek feedback from our customers and employees, looking for opportunities to grow.
• We are a small company which gives you an essential voice in shaping our culture. You will help grow our culture, and you will grow from experience, too.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience & Education Requirements:

• Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's Degree plus five (5) years of relevant experience in policy analysis, supply chain risk management, logistics, acquisition, sustainment, transportation, industrial base management, or related defense or federal work.
• Demonstrated familiarity with DoW organizational structures, missions, decision-making processes, and institutional stakeholder environment.
• Experience supporting DoW policy, oversight, governance, enterprise coordination, or senior leadership activities.
• Ability to assess the Department-level impacts of SCRM policy and governance decisions across logistics and supply chain functions.
• Working knowledge of logistics and supply chain disciplines, including acquisition, sourcing, procurement, transportation, distribution, material, maintenance, inventory, sustainment, readiness, and supplier resilience.
• Experience preparing briefings, decision papers, recommendations, talking points, memoranda, executive correspondence, and other senior-level products.
• Strong stakeholder coordination skills, including experience working across multiple DoW offices, commands, components, and mission communities.
• Ability to analyze complex logistics and supply chain issues, identify risks and dependencies, synthesize information, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgement, and ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with senior leaders and functional experts.

Work Authorization Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in DoW policy, logistics, supply chain, SCRM, acquisition, sustainment, or related defense or federal functions.
• Experience supporting DoW headquarters, component, command, or enterprise-level logistics and supply chain policy or governance.
• Familiarity with defense industrial base risk, critical dependencies, supplier resilience, strategic materials, production capacity, transportation networks, and supply availability.
• Experience coordinating policy staffing packages and resolving comments across organizations with competing priorities.
• Experience assessing cross-functional impacts across logistics, acquisition, operations, sustainment, and readiness communities.
• Experience supporting senior DoW leaders, executive forums, working groups, or governance bodies.
• Familiarity with DoW acquisition, logistics, operational, and mission-support processes.
• Experience developing oversight frameworks, performance measures, reporting mechanisms, risk dashboards, or implementation plans.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Salary: $110,000-$130,000 annually, commensurate with experience
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions and matching
• Company-paid Life Insurance and Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Flexible PTO
• Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts
• OneMedical primary care membership
• Annual Learning & Development benefit to support your career growth
• Wellness benefit
• Charitable contribution matching

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