Senior Small Business Specialist (Senior Procurement Agent)

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean isBuilding Intelligence.We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Senior Small Business Specialist - experienced supply chain professional capable of working in a fast-paced environment focused on small business initiatives:

Support new business initiatives including:

• Develop small business participation/strategy plans for proposal submissions
• Draft small business subcontracting plans
• Review supplier small business subcontracting plans
• Identify and vet small businesses IAW project requirements.
• Participate in proposal meetings and color reviews.
• Lead strategy sessions to ensure compliance with RFP small business requirements.

Focal point for small businesses interested in engaging with supply chain:

• Respond to small business inquiries promptly.
• Direct inquiries to active programs to support supply chain requirements.
• Participate in small business outreach activities, focusing on supply chain gaps.
• Host meetings with suppliers and program representatives when appropriate.

Collaborate with Procurement:

• Ensure NAICS Code assigned is correct in all supplier solicitations.
• Review supplier NAICS Code compliance.

Compliance:

• Support semi-annual small business reporting (ISR/SSR)
• Participate in DCMA & SBA Small Business Audits
• Provide responses to CPAR evaluations related to small business.

General:

• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Willing to accept special project assignments with other functional areas.
• Capable of preparing and presenting information relevant to small business to executive leadership.
• Fluent with SAM.gov and other small business databases and tools
• Capable of leveraging AI, Power BI and other business tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management or other related fields.
• 5+ years' experience in GOVCON supply chain, small business or contracts.
• ASDP Certification preferred
• ISM or NCMA Membership preferred.
• Ability to be in office full time five days a week.

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.