Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Senior Manager, Supply Chain to lead end-to-end supply chain performance for our Space Electronics business unit.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the supply chain strategy for the Space Electronics business unit in alignment with business growth objectives, customer commitments, and operational priorities.
• Collaborate with the broader Rocketdyne supply chain organization to leverage best practices, resource flexibility and process optimization in support of Rocketdyne as a whole.
• Lead core supply chain functions including planning, procurement, strategic sourcing, inventory control, supplier management, and material readiness.
• Build and lead a high-performing team with clear roles, strong accountability, and a culture of collaboration, urgency, and continuous improvement.
• Drive material availability and on-time delivery performance for complex electronic assemblies, components, and long-lead commodities.
• Partner with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, and Quality to align supply chain execution with production schedules, customer milestones, new product introduction, and program requirements.
• Strengthen supplier performance through segmentation, scorecards, business reviews, risk management, corrective actions, and development plans.
• Establish sourcing strategies for critical electronic components, including semiconductors, PCBs, machined parts, and specialty materials, with focus on continuity of supply, quality, and cost competitiveness.
• Establish and track business performance metrics for the Space Electronics business unit, providing regular updates to senior leadership.
• Support mitigation plans for shortages, sole-source dependencies, long lead times, obsolescence, and other supply continuity risks common in aerospace and space electronics environments.
• Support make-versus-buy decisions, capacity planning, and supply chain readiness for product transitions from development into low-rate and full-rate production.
• Improve planning discipline, inventory accuracy, and working capital performance while maintaining high service levels and program execution.
• Implement and reinforce standard work, management operating rhythms, KPIs, and escalation processes across the supply chain organization.
• Use and improve ERP/MRP systems, analytics, and reporting tools to improve material visibility, forecast accuracy, shortage management, and decision-making.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and key commercial terms to improve delivery performance, cost structure, flexibility, and long-term supplier partnerships.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to support supplier qualification, first article requirements, change control, counterfeit material prevention, and compliance with customer and regulatory standards.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or other operational excellence tools to reduce lead times, improve execution, and increase organizational scalability.
• Ensure compliance with applicable contractual, regulatory, and quality requirements, including ITAR, AS9100, customer flow-downs, and government program expectations as applicable.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive supply chain experience, including significant leadership responsibility in aerospace, defense, electronics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience across planning, procurement, sourcing, supplier management, inventory control, and material execution.
• Strong understanding of supply chain challenges associated with electronics manufacturing, including long-lead components, constrained supply, lifecycle management, and obsolescence.
• Demonstrated success improving on-time delivery, supplier performance, inventory health, material availability, and cost performance through disciplined execution.
• Experience leading cross-functional problem-solving in support of production, program execution, and customer commitments.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate operational priorities into measurable results and scalable processes.
• Experience working in ERP/MRP-driven environments (Deltek Costpoint preferred) and using data to manage performance and drive decisions.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality and regulatory environments including AS9100, FAA, DoD, or ITAR requirements preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience supporting space, defense, avionics, satellite, or other high-reliability electronics products.
• Experience managing suppliers of electronic components, PCBs, precision machined parts, and outside processing services.
• Background in new product introduction, production ramp, and supply chain readiness for technically complex programs.
• Experience in vertically integrated manufacturing environments.