Sr. Manager, Site Supply Chain

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-layered organization including Purchasing, Materials Planning, and Logistics managers and their teams
• Drive clarity of roles and alignment across a matrixed supply chain organization
• Own site-level execution of procurement, planning, inventory, and logistics operations
• Ensure seamless material flow from suppliers through production and to customer delivery
• Balance competing priorities across development programs and production commitments
• Oversee execution of procurement across $100M+ annual spend in low-volume/high-mix aerospace and defense programs
• Partner with Category Leads and Supplier Development to align sourcing strategies with execution
• Act as escalation point for supplier delivery, quality, and performance issues
• Lead demand and supply planning processes, ensuring alignment with production and program schedules
• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory optimization, and material availability
• Ensure strong inventory control processes, achieving high accuracy and efficient working capital management
• Oversee inbound/outbound logistics, warehousing, and material handling operations
• Ensure safe and compliant handling of regulated materials (including energetics)
• Optimize material flow, storage, and transportation efficiency
• Cross-functional & Matrix Leadership
• Collaborate closely with: Category Management (sourcing strategy), Supplier Development & SQE (supplier performance), Quality & Compliance (regulatory adherence), Operations & Engineering (program execution, NPI)
• Influence without direct authority across functions to drive outcomes
• Compliance & Governance
• Ensure adherence to FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, CPSR, DOT, IATA, ATF, and internal policies
• Support audits and ensure procurement system integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Transformation
• Lead initiatives to improve OTD, cost, inventory turns, and process efficiency
• Implement lean practices, visual management, and KPI-driven performance routines (e.g., Gemba walks, visual management)
• Support site and enterprise-level transformation initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of supply chain experience in aerospace & defense or regulated manufacturing
• Proven experience managing managers (leader-of-leaders experience required)
• 5-7 years of experience
• Strong background across procurement, planning, and logistics (end-to-end supply chain)
• Experience operating in a matrixed organization
• Preferred: MBA or advanced degree, CPSM, CPIM, PMP, or Lean/Six Sigma certification, Process Design, Problem solving & Lean tools, Experience with IFS or similar ERP systems, Experience supporting R&D to production transitions, Background in complex machining, electronics or energetics