Head of Supply Chain

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "About Us" then description. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content: About Us (company description) - could be "About the role"? Actually "About Us" is about company. The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading and include the description about the role (the responsibilities etc). But we also have separate sections for Responsibilities, Requirements, etc. The posting includes "Key Responsibilities" and "Requirements" and "Nice to have". Also Salary range. Also "Why EnduroSat?" which is benefits/culture. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications? The posting has "Requirements" and "Nice to have". Could treat "Requirements" as required qualifications, and "Nice to have" as additional qualifications/skills. Could also have "Skills" section for nice-to-have? But we should not create thin sections. We'll include: About the role (summary of role), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities broken into Strategic, Operational, Logistics and trade compliance), Requirements (the bullet list under Requirements), Qualifications? Could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings like Qualifications, Skills etc. We have both required and nice-to-have; we could put required under Requirements, nice-to-have under Skills or Qualifications. But we need to avoid filler. We also have Pay: Salary range $195,000- $230,000 USD. So we need a Pay section. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. Benefits: The "Why EnduroSat?" includes culture, learning, progression, diversity etc. Could be Benefits section. We also have "About Us" description which could be About the role? Actually About the role could be the introductory paragraph about the role: "As our US Head of Supply Chain, you will own the end-to-end flow..." That's the role description. So we can put that under About the role. Thus sections:

About the role

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Responsibilities

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We need to break down responsibilities into items. Could group strategic, operational, logistics. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point from the posting. Let's extract responsibilities: From "Key Responsibilities": Strategic — design the US supply base - Build the US supply base. Qualify and onboard domestic suppliers across machining, electronics/PCBA, harnessing, composites, and long-lead equipment. - Build domestic supply resilience without losing schedule or quality - Own cost and defend margin. Negotiate rate agreements, LTAs, and volume tiers. Run competitive bid events and create real competition between vendors. Drive should-cost analysis and year-over-year cost-down, and push design-to-cost feedback back into engineering - Compress lead times. Pull in vendor delivery on both production parts and capital equipment through negotiation, scheduling agreements, and booked supplier capacity - Port what works from Europe. Adapt the European playbook to the US. Copy it where it transfers; redesign it where US regulation, tariffs, or ITAR/EAR demand something different Operational — build and run the physical supply chain - Stand up the procurement function. Procurement policy, approval thresholds, contracts and T&Cs, ERP/MRP configuration, and data hygiene - Ensure seamless contract execution: Assist with proposal and contract execution and production by gathering supplier quotes, schedules, and supporting documentation, and managing supplier adherence to costs and schedules - Own supplier quality. Supplier qualification and audits, first-article and PPAP-equivalent approval, scorecards and OTD/quality metrics, corrective action, and supplier development to lift underperformers rather than simply replacing them - Stand up the warehouse and materials operation. Facility layout, receiving and incoming inspection, stockroom control, kitting to work orders, cycle counting and inventory accuracy, WIP and consumables, shipping - Plan and execute. S&OP, demand and capacity planning, inventory targets, and on-time delivery against a rising production rate - Hire and lead. Build a team of three to five as volume justifies it — after proving the model personally, not before Logistics and trade compliance - Manage logistics and transportation planning to ensure on-time delivery of goods - Coordinate with freight forwarders and customs brokers across import, export, and domestic flows, and resolve the operational issues that come with them - Coordinate with Trade Compliance to ensure declarations, HS codes, values, and shipping documentation are accurate, and that logistics and customs records are archived in line with company policy - Keep Sales, Warehouse/Packaging, and Finance informed on order and shipment status Now Requirements bullet list: - 7–12 years in supply chain and procurement at a company that makes physical products - Deep electronics and EEE sourcing. PCBA supplier management, allocation and obsolescence risk, lifetime buys, MOQ negotiation at low volumes, counterfeit avoidance and traceability - Production that is both high rate and high complexity. Recurring volume against deep, multi-level BOMs with tight tolerances and heavy qualification work - You've stood up a supply chain function from scratch, or close to it, at a startup or a new site - You've done both halves of the job, strategic and operational. You've set up a stockroom, kitting or inventory operation yourself, not only led strategic oversight - A negotiation record with numbers behind it. Savings, discount structures and lead-time pull-ins you drove yourself - You've owned supplier quality. Audits, qualification, scorecards and corrective action, rather than passing quality problems to someone else - Hands-on ERP ownership. NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, Epicor, Infor or similar, configured by you rather than just used - Heavy experience working cross-functionally with R&D, engineering, production, customer support and customs - US Person status as defined by ITAR (22 CFR120.62). This role requires access to export-controlled technical data Nice to have: - Experience in space, aerospace, defense, or another regulated, low-volume/high-complexity hardware sector - Time inside a process-mature manufacturer, with structured sourcing, category management, supplier quality systems and formal contracting - Working knowledge of ITAR/EAR and US trade compliance - Familiarity with dangerous goods shipping and export control regimes - Oversight of $30M+ in annual direct material spend, and experience leading a team of 3–15 people Pay: Salary range $195,000- $230,000 USD. The salary will likely be within this range although it may differ based on experience level or other factors. Benefits/Why EnduroSat?: - Fast-paced and delivery-focused culture - We work with well-defined quarterly based objectives, that allow us to fast-track the progression of our work and improve as we go - Tough engineering challenges & hard-core R&D - You will be able to work on unique space technology and build next-gen innovations, while mentored by world-recognized space experts - Constant learning and progression - Own your personal growth by navigating through our career progression framework and educational programs - At EnduroSat, we embrace diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with fairness and respect. - We are committed to equal employment opportunities without discrimination against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. - Additionally, this position is suitable for people with disabilities in accordance with the People with Disabilities National Regulation Act, ensuring accessibility and accommodation in the workplace. We should remove EEO boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The EEO statement is boilerplate; we should remove it. Also the line about People with Disabilities National Regulation Act maybe also boilerplate? It's specific but could be considered EEO. Probably remove that as well. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. So we should remove the EEO statements. Keep the diversity and inclusion statement? That might be considered EEO. Safer to remove all EEO lines. Keep the "Fast-paced and delivery-focused culture", "Tough engineering challenges & hard-core R&D", "Constant learning and progression", "Own your personal growth...". Those are benefits. Thus Benefits section will include those points. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown. We'll produce:

About the role

As our US Head of Supply Chain, you will own the end-to-end flow of materials, components, and services into and out of the company — from sourcing strategy and supplier selection through procurement, inventory, production planning, and global logistics. You will build the systems, processes, and supplier base that let engineering and manufacturing move fast without running short, overspending, or missing a delivery date. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will set strategy and step into the detail: negotiating a contract, unblocking a customs clearance, or configuring the ERP. You will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing/Operations, Sales, Warehouse/Packaging, and Finance, and report to C-level management. It starts hands-on and grows into a team lead role as the US operation scales.

Responsibilities

• Strategic — design the US supply base: Build the US supply base. Qualify and onboard domestic suppliers across machining, electronics/PCBA, harnessing, composites, and long-lead equipment. Build domestic supply resilience without losing schedule or quality.
• Own cost and defend margin: Negotiate rate agreements, LTAs, and volume tiers. Run competitive bid events and create real competition between vendors. Drive should-cost analysis and year-over-year cost-down, and push design-to-cost feedback back into engineering.
• Compress lead times: Pull in vendor delivery on both production parts and capital equipment through negotiation, scheduling agreements, and booked supplier capacity.
• Port what works from Europe: Adapt the European playbook to the US. Copy it where it transfers; redesign it where US regulation, tariffs, or ITAR/EAR demand something different.
• Operational — build and run the physical supply chain: Stand up the procurement function. Procurement policy, approval thresholds, contracts and T&Cs, ERP/MRP configuration, and data hygiene.
• Ensure seamless contract execution: Assist with proposal and contract execution and production by gathering supplier quotes, schedules, and supporting documentation, and managing supplier adherence to costs and schedules.
• Own supplier quality: Supplier qualification and audits, first-article and PPAP-equivalent approval, scorecards and OTD/quality metrics, corrective action, and supplier development to lift underperformers rather than simply replacing them.
• Stand up the warehouse and materials operation: Facility layout, receiving and incoming inspection, stockroom control, kitting to work orders, cycle counting and inventory accuracy, WIP and consumables, shipping.
• Plan and execute: S&OP, demand and capacity planning, inventory targets, and on-time delivery against a rising production rate.
• Hire and lead: Build a team of three to five as volume justifies it — after proving the model personally, not before.
• Logistics and trade compliance: Manage logistics and transportation planning to ensure on-time delivery of goods.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders and customs bro