Supply Chain Risk Management SME

Arlington, VA

About the position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! You are: An individual with in-depth knowledge and a subject matter expert (SME) in Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and related regulations and compliance requirements, responsible for ensuring that a company's supplier interactions adhere to all relevant legal and ethical standards, providing detailed guidance on best practices, identifying potential compliance risks within the supplier ecosystem, and advising on mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions and security threats.

Responsibilities

• Build and shape AFS SCRM program including the deployment of new SCRM tools
• Enable business outcomes by proactively identifying, and managing enterprise supply chain risks to AFS and Clients, across multiple domains, within established risk tolerances & priorities
• Ensure AFS complies with SCRM requirements in solicitations, contracts, and regulations
• Execute on strategy, charter, roadmap, planning, and implementation of SCRM across the enterprise, including at project/program level, for AFS FedRAMP solutions and Assets, etc.
• Participate in Public-Private Partnership Forums to ensure alignment with industry
• Requirement trace to multiple impacting regulations and standards
• Develop Checklists of Auditable Evidence needed to show compliance
• Develop/update AFS enterprise SCRM policy, standards, procedures
• Support stakeholders to self-assess and document compliance to SCRM requirements and standards
• Develop and execute project compliance approach and periodic assessments of 500+ projects to meet enterprise SCRM requirements and standards including shared responsibility model for enterprise Tier 1 vs Project Tier 3 SCRM plans, controls, and inheritance
• Support AFS Project SCRM compliance
• Support Internal and External Audits related to SCRM controls
• Respond to SCRM RFIs and questionnaires in Solicitations and Contract Awards
• Respond to SCRM Contract clause mods
• Support any 3PAO audits and new SCRM requirements for NIST SP 800-172, EO 14028, etc.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience
• Deep knowledge of SCRM controls in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, FedRAMP REV 5 and NIST SP 800-161 REV 1 Overlay controls and control enhancements for identifying and managing supply chain risks.
• Good understanding of SCRM policies
• Experience with developing a shared responsibility model and matrix that delineates control implementation responsibility between enterprise SCRM Program and various related stakeholders.
• Ability to write policy and contractual needs for SCRM
• Experience working with stakeholders
• Experience leading small teams

Benefits

• Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.