Director, Supply Chain

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Convert the standup effort into a durable operating function — replace one-off heroics and manual workarounds with standard cadences, documented processes, and clear decision rights that run without you in the room.
• Build and scale the team as headcount ramps: hire and develop planners, buyers, and material leaders; design the org structure the site grows into; and create a culture that retains strong operators.
• Mature the systems backbone so the function runs on reliable data rather than spreadsheets — stand up and stabilize ERP/MRP and planning tooling as volume and product mix grow.
• Institutionalize continuous improvement: establish the metrics, reviews, and root-cause discipline that let the function keep pace with each rate increase and every new product family, and shift the team from…

Job requirements

• 10+ years in supply chain, materials management, planning, or manufacturing operations in a hardware or manufacturing environment, including 5+ years managing people and at least 2 years managing managers or leading a…
• You've built and scaled an organization, not just a team: hiring senior talent, developing managers, designing structure, and creating a culture that retains strong operators.
• You've owned S&OP or an equivalent enterprise planning process end to end, with real accountability for material availability and schedule attainment.
• You think in systems and have deep operational instincts. You understand how upstream decisions in engineering, product, and sourcing cascade into downstream materials, manufacturing, and fulfillment outcomes.
• You're data-driven and systems-fluent across ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and advanced planning tools, and you can partner credibly with technical teams to improve tooling — while knowing when a…
• Strong executive presence, high ownership, low ego. You align senior stakeholders, communicate trade-offs crisply, hold your ground with data, and value results over credit.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field, and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Experience leading supply chain in a high-growth hardware, aerospace, or defense environment.