Director, Supply Chain and Category Management

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Director of Supply Chain & Category Management to join our team in Herndon, VA.

This is a hybrid position.  The candidate must be located within a commutable distance to Herndon, VA to allow for periodic on-site collaboration.  

The Director of Supply Chain & Category Management will leverage their strong leadership background and strategic knowledge to lead our global supply chain transformation, responsible for architecting a modern, AI-integrated procurement ecosystem.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Developing and executing a strategy for integrating AI into the procurement lifecycle, leveraging predictive analytics for demand forecasting and generative AI for contract analysis and FAR/DFARS clause mapping.
• Acting as the strategic lead for the Coupa S2P implementation and its integration with Deltek Costpoint, ensuring seamless data flow between procurement and project-based accounting.
• Implementing AI-powered "Agentic" workflows within Coupa to automate routine approvals, identify fraud, and surface "Most Favored Nation" pricing opportunities across the enterprise.
• Establishing a centralized category management function, consolidating spend into high-performance enterprise agreements and driving measurable improvements in Days Purchasing Outstanding (DPO).
• Ensuring the purchasing system remains in a constant state of "Audit Readiness" and leading the organization through Contract Property System Reviews (CPSR) with zero major deficiencies.
• Ensuring all AI-enabled procurement tools adhere to FAR/DFARS requirements, focusing on flow-down accuracy, small business subcontracting reporting, and secure AI governance for CUI and ITAR data.
• Leading the cultural transition from decentralized, tactical buying to a centralized, tech-forward "Source-to-Pay" model while developing a tiered Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in suppl