Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist

General Dynamics Information Technology

Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist at GDIT driving acquisition strategy and leading complex captures with significant impact on business growth.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeFalls Church • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,093 - $150,075 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Keep growth on track and your career in motion as a Senior Growth Acquisition Strategist at GDIT.
Provide enterprise-level leadership and strategic oversight of all acquisition activities across the capture lifecycle.
Serve as the senior-most acquisition strategist on high‑value, complex captures, advising your director and division capture leadership on risk posture, competitive positioning, and supplier strategy.
Act as the integrator across subcontracting, material quoting, agreements, and risk management—ensuring readiness, compliance, risk mitigation, and competitive source selection.
Influence portfolio‑level capture strategy by shaping early acquisition approaches, supplier recommendations, and supplier positioning for major pursuits.
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.
Support continuous improvement across capture acquisition processes by identifying gaps, recommending enhancements, and promoting best practices across the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of related experience
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, government acquisition, or related field; 4+ years of additional experience may substitute for a degree.
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, cross-functional capture or proposal efforts with executive-level visibility.
Strong negotiation experience with suppliers, teammates, and partners involving risk-driven terms and conditions.
Experience advising senior leadership and influencing acquisition strategy across major or multi-year pursuits.
Strong proficiency in advanced analytics, Excel modeling, or proposal/pricing tools (e.g., cost modeling platforms, procurement systems).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

acquisition strategyaffordability analysiscompetitive sourcing strategycost modelingrisk managementproposal developmentpricing inputssupplier strategycompliancenegotiation

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic oversightinfluencingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementadvisingrisk mitigationstrategic thinking