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| Company Name: |
General Dynamics IT |
| Location: |
Falls Church, VA |
| Position Type: |
Full Time |
| Post Date: |
05/18/2026 |
| Expire Date: |
06/18/2026 |
| Job Categories: |
Engineering, Information Technology |
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Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist
Keep growth on track and your career in motion as a Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist at GDIT. Your work leading acquisition strategy during capture will power competitive proposals, strengthen supplier partnerships, and position GDIT for longterm mission success. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist, the work youll do at GDIT will directly impact our ability to win new business. In this role, you will provide enterprise-level leadership and strategic oversight of all acquisition activities across the capture lifecycle, setting direction for sourcing and subcontracting strategy and ensuring alignment to corporate growth objectives. You will serve as the senior-most acquisition strategist on highvalue, complex captures, advising you director and division capture leadership on risk posture, competitive positioning, and supplier strategy. You will act as the integrator across subcontracting, material quoting, agreements, and risk managementensuring readiness, compliance, risk mitigation, and competitive source selection.Serves as a people manager with direct leadership responsibility for Material Quoter(s)and Subcontract Specialist(s), including setting goals, conducting performance reviews, providing coaching and development, and ensuring alignment to departmental priorities and service-level expectations.Influence portfoliolevel capture strategy by shaping early acquisition approaches, supplier recommendations and supplier positioning for major pursuits. Act as a senior strategic partner to Capture Managers and division leadership, providing authoritative guidance on make/buy, teaming, and pricing strategy for multiple business divisions and capture efforts.Review solicitations, PWS/SOWs, draft RFPs, and customer artifacts to identify acquisition risks, gaps, and dependencies across the supply chain.Drive early strategy development for sourcing, pricing inputs, SLAs, supplier commitments, and risk mitigations to ensure competitive and compliant proposal submissions.Utilize artificial intelligence to identify potential gaps or risks between subcontractor agreements and customer requirements.Coordinate with the dedicated Subcontracts Specialist(s) and Material Quoter(s) to ensure all quotes, agreements, NDAs/TAAs, and compliance documents are delivered on schedule.Consolidate acquisition findings, assumptions, risks, and dependencies into leadershipready briefing materials for color reviews and proposal milestones.Support continuous improvement across capture acquisition processes by identifying gaps, recommending enhancements, and promoting best practices across the organization. In this role you will:Early Capture Strategy & Solution AlignmentShape supply chain and subcontracting strategies early in the capture, advising on make/buy decisions, teaming constructs, and risk tradeoffs to ensure alignment with the technical solution and pricing strategy.Acquisition Leadership & IntegrationServe as the primary acquisition advisor to the capture team; integrate across subcontracts and material quoting to drive compliance, risk mitigation, and strategic competitive source selection.Act as the project manager for acquisition tasks during proposalsdefining timelines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables, and driving execution through color reviews and leadership checkpoints.Regulatory & Compliance StrategyInterpret and establish acquisition governance standards for FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and CPSR compliance within the capture lifecycle; provide oversight and approval for highrisk or complex regulatory interpretations. Own the acquisition readiness posture for major bids, ensuring compliance frameworks, templates, and review mechanisms are institutionalized.Proposal Lifecycle OwnershipOwn the acquisition proposal strategy for highvisibility captures, setting expectations, approving key inputs, and ensuring executivelevel alignment across BD, supply chain, pricing, contracts, and legal. Ensure acquisition components for top-tier bids meet Senior Leadership Team quality standards and are positioned for postaward execution success. Consolidate acquisition assumptions, risks, and dependencies into leadership ready briefings and prepare comprehensive hand off packages for execution teams following a win.Supplier Strategy & EngagementDevelop and execute strategic supplier engagement plans (SLAs, rate cards, quotes, negotiations) tied to capture objectives; validate supplier proposals and performance expectations to support pricing and solution credibility.Partner with internal stakeholders (BD, solution architects, finance, legal, contracts, program management) to ensure sourcing strategies and risk positions align with the technical solutions and customer requirements.Risk & Opportunity ManagementOwn the risk governance model for acquisition components of major capturesestablishing the framework for risk identification, approval, escalation, and mitigation across the supply chain. Process Improvement & Capability BuildingLead organizational capability building by designing scalable acquisition processes, developing training programs, and establishing bestpractice standards used across business units. Act as a champion for the acquisition strategy disciplinedriving maturity, tools adoption, and continuous improvement. WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your acquisition knowledge, analytical strength, and consultative problemsolving style to GDIT. The Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist must have:Education: Bachelors degree in business, supply chain, government acquisition, or related field; 4+ years of additional experience may substitute for a degree.Experience: 10+ years in any of the following fields: federal acquisition (buying or subcontracts experience), capture/proposal support, and/or solution development in a FARbased environment.Additional 3+ Years in leadership role required, with a minimum of 3+ years in government capture specific support. Must have experience leading acquisition strategy (or related capture solutioning) for complex, highdollar federal captures.Technical & Professional Skills:Advanced ability to interpret PWS/SOWs, complex solicitations, acquisition regulations (FAR/DFARS), and evaluation criteria to shape winning strategies. Demonstrated capability in affordability analysis, competitive sourcing strategy, cost/price modeling inputs, and make/buy decisions. Proven leadership in complex, crossfunctional capture or proposal efforts with executivelevel visibility. Strong negotiation experience with suppliers, teammates, and partners involving riskdriven terms and conditions. Experience advising senior leadership and influencing acquisition strategy across major or multiyear pursuits. Strong proficiency in advanced analytics, Excel modeling, or proposal/pricing tools (e.g., cost modeling platforms, procurement systems).Ability to build frameworks, processes, and best practices that elevate organizational acquisition capability.Eligibility: U.S. Person required due to nature of support being provided.
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| Company Name: |
General Dynamics IT |
| Website: | https://www.gdit.com/careers/job/4a4709262/senior-growth-acquisition-strategist/?source=AutoAppend_HBCU |
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