Senior Manager, Supply Chain Development & Industrialization
Job Description
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Development & Industrialization for PAC-3 and Future Interceptor is responsible for leading the end-to-end development of the future supply base supporting next-generation interceptor programs, obsolescence redesigns, and second-source qualification initiatives. This role bridges Engineering, Supply Chain, Programs, and the Industrial Base organization to ensure that future products are designed for affordability, manufacturability, scalability, and supply chain resiliency from concept through production readiness. The role also leads supplier engagement for design optimization, cost reduction, and manufacturing readiness, ensuring suppliers are capable of meeting long-term production rate, cost, and performance requirements. This leader is accountable for shaping the future industrial base and developing the team that will be ready to support the mission.
- Partner with Engineering, GSC teams and Program leadership: to lead supply chain strategy for next-generation interceptor systems
- Lead sourcing and development for critical technologies:
- Ensure early alignment of design decisions: with production scalability, cost, and supplier feasibility
- Drive supplier selection strategies: for development and production readiness
- Collaborate with engineering teams and suppliers: to drive cost-effective design decisions early in development
- Identify and implement recurring cost reduction opportunities:
- Ensure affordability is embedded into design decisions: not addressed after release
- Build strategy with the Supply Chain Resiliency Sr Manager: to develop and execute multi-year strategy for second-source qualification across critical components that synergizes rate ramps and new develop efforts
- Manage supplier qualification execution: to support cost and schedule objectives
- Ensure long-term continuity of supply: for mission-critical components on the technical insertion roadmaps
- Serve as key interface: between Engineering, Supply Chain, Programs, and Industrial Base Resiliency teams
- Align supplier strategy: with enterprise industrial base objectives (capacity, resilience, cost, and rate readiness)
- Support transition from development to production: with minimal disruption and risk
- Lead proactive identification and mitigation of obsolescence risks:
- Drive redesign efforts: for end-of-life components in coordination with engineering
- Develop long-term technology refresh roadmap: for critical subsystems
- Ensure continuity of supply: for aging or constrained technologies
- Coach and develop team of leaders and individual contributors: centered around a common mission
Basic Qualifications
- Development program experience in aerospace/defense
- Strong team leadership track record
- Prominent ability to influence cross-functional teams
- Proven ability to negotiate
- Experience with design-to-cost, lean manufacturing, or design-for-manufacturability initiatives
- Background in supplier industrialization or supplier development
- Experience managing second-source qualification or obsolescence programs
- Exposure to complex, multi-tier global supply chains