Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Define and establish the operational processes required to support procurement, inventory management, planning, supplier management, and manufacturing operations.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve operational workflows that support efficient execution and future production growth.
• Establish master data governance for suppliers, inventory, procurement, and planning.
• Develop operational dashboards, reporting, and performance metrics to support decision-making and operational discipline.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to ensure processes, controls, and business systems support organizational objectives.
• Define business requirements and partner with software, operations, engineering, and finance teams to implement and continuously improve ERP-enabled operational processes.
• Drive adoption, training, and continuous improvement of operational processes, systems, and workflows across the organization.
• Establish governance, operating rhythms, and process ownership to support cross-functional execution and accountability.
• Establish supplier qualification and onboarding processes.
• Build and maintain Volund's Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Carefully coordinate supplier audits and supplier corrective action activities.
• Support implementation of AS9100-compliant supplier management processes.
• Support supplier readiness for ITAR, DFARS, and CMMC requirements.
• Develop supplier performance monitoring and continuous improvement processes.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to address supplier quality issues and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain material planning, demand planning, and supply planning processes.
• Configure and optimize MRP methodologies and planning parameters.
• Establish inventory control methodologies and replenishment strategies.
• Develop capacity planning and production readiness processes.
• Drive material availability to support engineering and production schedules.
• Maintain inventory accuracy, planning effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Create scalable planning and operational processes capable of supporting future growth.
• Develop and execute Volund's supply chain strategy.
• Identify, qualify, and develop suppliers supporting highly engineered products, manufacturing processes, and operational requirements.
• Lead supplier negotiations, contracts, pricing, and commercial relationships.
• Establish dual-source and risk mitigation strategies for critical suppliers and materials.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships while ensuring accountability to quality, delivery, and business objectives.
• Strengthen supply chain resiliency by identifying, mitigating, and proactively managing supplier, material, capacity, and geopolitical risks.
• Partner with Engineering to support new product introduction (NPI), supplier selection, and production readiness activities.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain operations, manufacturing operations, procurement, planning, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting AS9100-certified or AS9100-compliant manufacturing environments.
• Experience working within ITAR-controlled environments and supporting defense industry compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with DFARS, CMMC, supplier qualification, configuration management, and quality management requirements common within aerospace and defense manufacturing.
• Experience implementing, optimizing, or scaling ERP and MRP systems within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience defining, implementing, and improving operational processes, governance structures, and system requirements supporting planning, procurement, inventory management, supplier management, and manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to build operational infrastructure, processes, and organizational discipline within a startup or rapidly scaling manufacturing environment.
• Experience serving as a business process owner for operational systems supporting procurement, planning, inventory management, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Software teams.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to work on programs subject to U.S. export control regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Odoo ERP preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field.
• Experience supporting production scale-up from prototype development through low-rate initial production and full-rate manufacturing.
• Experience establishing supply chain, planning, inventory, procurement, or supplier management functions within a startup or rapidly scaling manufacturing organization.
• Experience sourcing and managing suppliers supporting engineered products, materials, manufacturing services, and production operations.
• Experience developing operational metrics, dashboards, KPI frameworks, and business reporting systems.
• Leverage Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or similar operational excellence certifications.