Partner Intake Form (PIF)/Supplier Development Fund (SDF) Manager- Remote opportunity

Overview

This role supports the Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) Supply Chain Team. The PIF/SDF Manager coordinates administration, tracking, validation, and execution support of industrial base investments through Partner Intake Form (PIF) and Supplier Development Fund (SDF) processes in support of NAVSEA and Team Submarine.

The position provides technical and managerial facilitation across the investment lifecycle to ensure proposed investments align with SIB priorities, are supported by sound business and capacity analysis, and are executed to deliver measurable improvements in supplier capacity, capability, resilience, and submarine production performance.

Responsibilities

• Support the SIB Supply Chain PIF/SDF investment portfolio from project identification and intake through evaluation, prioritization, approval, award support, execution, performance monitoring, and closeout.
• Provide technical and coordination guidance to cross-functional teams supporting industrial base investment planning and execution.
• Contribute to Acquisition Management analysis and transformation projects, including managing specific tasks as directed.
• Draft and maintain PIF/SDF governance processes, investment schedules, milestones, decision criteria, documentation standards, and risk management plans.
• Assist with analysis of program and resource requirements and support development of recommendations.
• Facilitate multiple concurrent investment actions and prioritize competing requirements based on submarine production impact, supply chain risk, capacity constraints, strategic alignment, and available funding.
• Coordinate with SIB Supply Chain marketspace leads, technical teams, NAVSEA Program Offices, contracting organizations, shipbuilders, suppliers, and other stakeholders to advance investment actions.
• Analyze proposed investments for scope, cost, schedule, technical feasibility, production impact, capacity improvement, risk reduction, and alignment with SIB strategic objectives.
• Conduct research on industry trends and best practices in Acquisition Management; analyze benchmark data to identify trends and best practices.
• Review investment packages, statements of work, cost estimates, and other work products for completeness, quality, consistency, and compliance with customer requirements.
• Prepare executive investment recommendations, decision memoranda, portfolio reports, presentations, and status briefings for senior Government leadership.
• Interface with Government leadership and stakeholders on PIF/SDF portfolio status, investment decisions, execution risks, and funding priorities.
• Organize and facilitate investment governance meetings, project reviews, funding prioritization sessions, execution reviews, risk reviews, and corrective action activities.
• Support continuous improvement of PIF/SDF processes, procedures, templates, documentation, governance controls, and execution standards.
• Support meeting and workshop preparation and facilitation.
• Provide analytical support for annual and future-year SDF capital allocation planning, portfolio development, strategic investment planning, and funding realignment activities.
• Help project teams and stakeholders understand PIF/SDF processes, documentation requirements, governance expectations, and execution standards.
• Identify complex technical, programmatic, contracting, schedule, and execution issues that could affect investment outcomes.
• Support identification and capture of new Acquisition Management opportunities.
• Track investment execution and validate that funded projects deliver intended improvements in capacity, capability, lead-time, throughput, quality, or supply chain resilience.
• Travel as required to support supplier site visits, investment validation activities, audits, customer meetings, and program reviews (up to 10% of the time).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Finance, Acquisition, or a related discipline.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Department of War (DoW) Secret security clearance.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience with large, complex DoW or Federal programs, industrial base initiatives, investment portfolios, or supply chain programs.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams supporting NAVSEA, Team Submarine, major defense acquisition programs, or industrial base initiatives.
• Experience supporting development of project or investment portfolios, including project planning, prioritization, governance, schedules, risk management, and execution oversight.
• Knowledge of DoW acquisition, industrial base investment, project governance, financial controls, quality management, and contract execution.
• Experience briefing senior Government executives (including SESs) and Flag Officers, and developing executive-level decision support products.
• Experience coordinating project resources, schedules, budgets, funding requirements, deliverables, and stakeholder coordination across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to translate complex investment and execution issues into clear leadership recommendations.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and portfolio or project tracking tools.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification (highly desired).
• Experience with Supplier Development Fund (SDF), PIF, or comparable DoW industrial base investment programs (preferred).

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: The range for this position is provided at the top of the posting.
• Base salary determined by factors including scope of role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary based on local labor markets.
• Eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.

Benefits for full-time employees may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan with employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages (including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection)
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan

Program availability may vary by contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Location

Not specified in the provided posting.

Security Clearance

Must be able to obtain a U.S. Department of War (DoW) Secret security clearance.