Director, Supply Chain

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<p><strong>Work Arrangement</strong><br>This is an onsite position with 25% required travel.</p> <p><strong>Job Overview</strong><br>The Director of Supply Chain Management (SCM) is responsible for the strategic leadership, governance, and operational performance of the procurement organization, including Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, and Subcontract Administration functions. This role develops and executes supply chain strategies that support organizational growth, ensure compliance with Government contracting requirements, strengthen supplier partnerships, and scale supply chain capabilities to meet evolving business and program demands. The SCM Director serves as a key business partner to Executive Leadership, Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Contracts, driving supply chain excellence through process maturity, strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier diversification, compliance management, and continuous organizational development.</p> <p><strong>Essential Functions</strong><br>•    Develop and execute a comprehensive supply chain strategy aligned with corporate growth objectives, operational requirements, customer                     commitments, and business goals.<br>•    Develop and scale the procurement organization through organizational design, workforce planning, process development, training, performance           management, and succession planning.<br>•    Establish and maintain procurement governance, policies, procedures, systems, and controls that support regulatory compliance, operational                 efficiency, and business scalability.<br>•    Lead the development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives focused on supplier diversification, competition, cost optimization, risk                     mitigation, and supply assurance.<br>•    Develop and implement category management strategies for key commodities, materials, services, technologies, and subcontracted capabilities.<br>•    Expand and strengthen the supplier base to support business growth, production scalability, new product development, and program execution.<br>•    Establish and maintain strategic supplier partnerships through long-term agreements (LTAs), supplier development initiatives, preferred supplier             programs, and executive-level relationship management.<br>•    Lead negotiations for strategic supplier agreements, master service agreements, subcontract awards, long-term pricing agreements, and other high-     value commercial arrangements.<br>•    Develop supplier segmentation strategies and performance management frameworks to evaluate supplier cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness,           capacity, innovation, and risk.<br>•    Direct procurement participation in proposal development, capture activities, supplier engagement strategies, and program planning efforts.<br>•    Oversee subcontract administration activities, including source selection, supplier negotiations, subcontract management, proposal support, and             contractual compliance.<br>•    Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, CPSR requirements, Truthful Cost or Pricing Data (TINA), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), ITAR, EAR,             Government Property requirements, and applicable customer and regulatory requirements.<br>•    Serve as executive sponsor for Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (CPSRs), procurement compliance initiatives, corrective action programs,         and audit readiness activities.<br>•    Develop and maintain procurement metrics, dashboards, and reporting systems to measure organizational effectiveness, supplier performance,             compliance, and business outcomes.<br>•    Lead supply chain risk management initiatives, including supplier financial health monitoring, geopolitical risk assessments, single-source                       mitigation, and business continuity planning.<br>•    Drive continuous improvement initiatives involving procurement processes, ERP/MRP systems, automation, analytics, reporting, and organizational       effectiveness.<br>•    Partner with Engineering, Operations, Program Management, Contracts, Finance, Quality, and Executive Leadership to align supply chain                       strategies with enterprise objectives.<br>•    Represent the organization during executive reviews, customer engagements, supplier business reviews, audits, and industry events.<br>•    Perform other duties as assigned.</p> <p>Regular and reliable attendance…