Supply Chain Operations Practice Area Director

LMI is seeking an experienced Practice Area Director for our Supply Chain Operations practice area in our Logistics Service Line. Successful LMI Practice Area Directors demonstrate competency in leadership, critical thinking, relationship management, business growth, and talent development while upholding the highest standard of ethical behavior.

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.

The Supply Chain Operations Practice Area Director will drive the growth, strategy, and solution development for our Supply Chain Intelligence Capability portfolio. This role supports technical solution development, thought leadership and business development for Supply Chain Intelligence, while overseeing practice maturity and talent development.

Practice Strategy & Maturity

Develop solution and capabilities growth objectives.
• Mature and document solutions, offerings, and methodologies to stay ahead of client challenges and market trends.
• Develop sales enablement materials, solution frameworks, and marketing collateral that emphasize digital enablement, predictive analytics, and integrated risk management.

Business Development & Capture Support

• Act as lead SME for Supply Chain Intelligence during capture, shaping and qualifying opportunities and contributing to winning proposals and orals.
• Review RFIs/RFPs for action, coordinate responses, and align pipeline with Solution and Markets priorities.
• Build and maintain executive relationships with government stakeholders to anticipate mission needs and shape white space opportunities.
• Define and drive go-to-market strategies and support cross-practice collaboration to advance enterprise growth goals.

Solution Leadership

• Lead solution design for federal engagements leveraging digital twins, AI/ML forecasting, risk sensing, network modeling, and supply chain control towers.
• Assess technology platforms to enhance visibility, traceability, and decision-making across federal supply chains.
• Partner with digital innovation, cyber, logistics, and data science teams to co-develop new offerings.

Talent & Practice Management

• Lead a team of consultants across the supply chain operations enterprise.
• Assist with staffing decisions.
• Identify professional development opportunities (certifications, training, external organizations) to advance staff skills.

• 10+ years experience in Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management - must be a practiced logistician
• At least 5 years prior military or DoD civilian/government contractor consulting experience
• Bachelors degree in business administration, supply chain management, logistics, or related discipline
• Deep understanding of digital technologies in the supply chain domain (e.g., cloud-based SCM platforms, IoT, predictive analytics).
• Familiarity with federal acquisition and policy environments, including compliance mandates and resilience initiatives
• Broad awareness of competitive Supply Chain Risk Management market space
• Deep understanding of emerging market demand for Supply Chain Risk Management solutions
• High energy, comfortable interacting with senior Government and industry executives
• Proven track record of leading GTM efforts, proposal development, and sales pipeline growth
• Demonstrated ability to use MS Office Suite to include Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Excellent communication and client engagement skills; able to translate complex concepts into actionable business strategies
• Self-directed, detail oriented in completing assigned tasks, able to adapt to changing work efforts and manage impact of shifting priorities
• This position requires an active security clearance at the Secret level