Head of Supply Chain

About the role

Rocketdyne is seeking a Supply Chain Leader to build, optimize, and scale a high-performing supply chain organization across a growing multi-site aerospace manufacturing enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide supply chain strategy aligned with company growth objectives, customer commitments, and operational priorities.
• Build and lead a multi-site supply chain organization that is standardized, scalable, and performance-oriented.
• Audit current-state processes, organizational structure, systems, and capabilities; design and implement a future-state operating model that improves efficiency, visibility, and accountability.
• Lead procurement, strategic sourcing, planning, and supplier development across multiple sites.
• Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, partnering closely with Operations, Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Business Development.
• Lead the stand-up, redesign, or transformation of the supply chain organization, including roles, responsibilities, governance, and process ownership.
• Establish clear functional alignment across sourcing, procurement, planning, master scheduling, inventory control, logistics, and supplier management.
• Drive standard work, common metrics, and integrated planning processes across all sites.
• Build organizational capability through talent assessment, coaching, succession planning, and targeted hiring.
• Lead strategic sourcing and procurement activities to ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and strong supplier performance.
• Develop supplier segmentation, risk management, and performance management processes to improve quality, delivery, responsiveness, and resilience.
• Negotiate key supplier agreements and partnerships, including long-term agreements where appropriate.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering to strengthen supplier qualification, development, and corrective action processes.
• Improve material availability and on-time delivery while optimizing inventory, working capital, and lead times.
• Drive cross-functional execution to resolve shortages, constraints, and capacity issues.
• Implement KPIs and management operating rhythms focused on on-time delivery, supplier quality, lead time, inventory turns, material availability, and cost performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace, regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing.
• Equivalent experience of 4 years will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience leading end-to-end supply chain functions, including sourcing, procurement, planning, inventory management, logistics, and supplier performance.
• Strong track record of driving measurable improvements in on-time delivery, inventory performance, cost, supplier reliability, and process efficiency.
• Proven success building, transforming, or scaling supply chain organizations.
• Demonstrated capability leading supply chain operations across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Strong background in strategic sourcing, planning, supplier management, and inventory optimization.
• Practical experience implementing scalable systems, processes, and performance metrics.

Preferred

• Standing up a new or significantly redesigned supply chain organization.
• Supporting rapid growth, operational scaling, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience in vertically integrated manufacturing environments.
• Managing complex supplier networks and aerospace programs.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality and regulatory environments including AS9100, FAA, DoD, or ITAR requirements.