Procurement Manager

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Supply Chain Leader to build, optimize, and scale a high‑performing supply chain organization across a growing multi‑site aerospace manufacturing enterprise. This role will lead end‑to‑end supply chain operations including sourcing, procurement, planning and supplier development. The ideal candidate brings deep aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing experience and has successfully stood up or transformed a modern, efficient supply chain organization in a complex operational environment. The leader will drive operational excellence, supplier performance, cost competitiveness, and scalable processes that support rapid growth, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction. This position requires a hands‑on leader who can balance strategic vision with tactical execution across multiple facilities and product lines.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: 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; assess current‑state processes, structure, systems, and capabilities and design a future‑state operating model; lead procurement, strategic sourcing, planning, and supplier development across multiple sites; serve as a senior leadership team member partnering with Operations, Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Business Development.
• Organizational Design and Transformation: Lead the stand‑up, redesign, or transformation of the supply chain organization, including roles, responsibilities, governance, and process ownership; establish 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 capability through talent assessment, coaching, succession planning, and targeted hiring.
• Procurement and Supplier Management: Lead strategic sourcing and procurement to ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and strong supplier performance; develop supplier segmentation, risk management, and performance management processes; negotiate key supplier agreements and long‑term partnerships; partner with Quality and Engineering to strengthen supplier qualification, development, and corrective‑action processes.
• Planning, Inventory, and Operations Support: 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.
• Systems, Process, and Performance Improvement: Champion ERP/MRP systems, analytics, and reporting tools to improve planning accuracy, material visibility, and decision‑making; implement KPIs and 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 methodologies; ensure compliance with aerospace, regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing.
• Experience leading end‑to‑end supply chain functions, including sourcing, procurement, planning, inventory management, logistics, and supplier performance.
• Strong track record of 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.
• Background in strategic sourcing, planning, supplier management, and inventory optimization.
• Practical experience implementing scalable systems, processes, and performance metrics.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality and regulatory environments (AS9100, FAA, DoD, ITAR) preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience 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.

Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.