Strategic Supply Chain, Industrial Base Operations

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Defense Priority Governance & Strategy: Serve as the enterprise operational lead for defense supply priorities, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, Contracts, Program Management, Legal, and Government…
• Strategic Commodity De-Risking: Collaborate with Supply Chain teams to identify critical commodities and supply chain bottlenecks where priority ratings can mitigate material risk;
• Single Source of Truth & Data Architecture: Build, manage, and scale a centralized data repository capturing strategic commodities, program allocations, rating statuses, active purchase orders, supplier flow-downs,…
• Contract Flow-Down & Supplier Execution: Partner with tactical and strategic procurement teams to ensure priority ratings and mandatory flow-down requirements are accurately reflected on purchase orders and legally…
• Enterprise Systems & Workflow Integration: Collaborate with Business Systems, IT, and Operations to embed priority rating logic and traceability into core enterprise platforms, including ERP, MRP, P2P, Contract…
• Executive Alignment & Reporting: Deliver high-visibility reporting and operational briefings to senior leadership, VPs, and stakeholders detailing rating coverage, process deficiencies, material exposure, and strategic…
• Enterprise Roadmapping & Operating Posture: Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership to establish annual supply priorities, assess corporate defense industrial base posture, and design…
• Policy Translation & Process Scale: Translate complex defense regulations, statutory mandates, and industrial base policies into actionable business processes, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), RACI matrices,…

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, National Security Policy, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of experience consulting and working alongside government agencies, defense defense technology companies, or advisory firms supporting the defense industrial base.
• Deep functional understanding of defense priority allocation frameworks (e.g., DPAS), defense acquisition workflows, FAR/DFARS flow-down clauses, and operational supplier controls.
• Hands-on experience deploying or managing defense priority requirements within enterprise ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, Oracle) and modern procurement tools.
• Demonstrated ability to move seamlessly between strategic enterprise vision (30,000-foot view) and granular execution (auditing individual POs, contract clauses, and delivery schedules).
• High ownership with proven success collaborating across multi-disciplinary stakeholders (Legal, Procurement, Engineering, and Program Management).
• Ability to travel up to 25%-50% domestically and internationally as needed.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa.