Job Title: Supply Chain Procurement Manager
Job Location: Redmond, WA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Supply Chain Leader to build, optimize, and scale a high-performing supply chain organization across a growing multi-site aerospace manufacturing enterprise. This role will lead end-to-end supply chain operations including sourcing, procurement, planning and supplier development.
The ideal candidate brings deep aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing experience and has successfully stood up or transformed a modern, efficient supply chain organization in a complex operational environment. This leader will drive operational excellence, supplier performance, cost competitiveness, and scalable processes that support rapid growth, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
This position requires a hands-on leader who can balance strategic vision with tactical execution across multiple facilities and product lines.
The successful candidate will be a strategic yet hands-on leader with a strong operational mindset, capable of driving change in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This individual should bring a track record of building efficient organizations, improving execution, and developing high-performing teams.
This is an opportunity to play a critical leadership role in shaping the future operations and scalability of a growing aerospace organization.
Essential Functions:
- Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute an enterprise-wide supply chain strategy aligned with company growth objectives, customer commitments, and operational priorities.
- Build and lead a multi-site supply chain organization that is standardized, scalable, and performance-oriented.
- Assess current-state processes, organizational structure, systems, and capabilities; design and implement a future-state operating model that improves efficiency, visibility, and accountability.
- Lead procurement, strategic sourcing, planning, and supplier development across multiple sites
- Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, partnering closely with Operations, Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Business Development.
- Organizational Design and Transformation
- Lead the stand-up, redesign, or transformation of the supply chain organization, including roles, responsibilities, governance, and process ownership.
- Establish clear functional alignment across sourcing, procurement, planning, master scheduling, inventory control, logistics, and supplier management.
- Drive standard work, common metrics, and integrated planning processes across all sites.
- Build organizational capability through talent assessment, coaching, succession planning, and targeted hiring.
- Procurement and Supplier Management
- Lead strategic sourcing and procurement activities to ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and strong supplier performance.
- Develop supplier segmentation, risk management, and performance management processes to improve quality, delivery, responsiveness, and resilience.
- Negotiate key supplier agreements and partnerships, including long-term agreements where appropriate.
- Partner with Quality and Engineering to strengthen supplier qualification, development, and corrective action processes.
- Planning, Inventory, and Operations Support
- Improve material availability and on-time delivery while optimizing inventory, working capital, and lead times.
- Drive cross-functional execution to resolve shortages, constraints, and capacity issues.
- Systems, Process, and Performance Improvement
- Champion the use of ERP/MRP systems, analytics, and reporting tools to improve planning accuracy, material visibility, and decision-making.
- Implement KPIs and management operating rhythms focused on on-time delivery, supplier quality, lead time, inventory turns, material availability, and cost performance.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace, regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements.
Qualifications:
- 12+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing
- Experience leading end-to-end supply chain functions, including sourcing, procurement, planning, inventory management, logistics, and supplier performance.
- Strong track record of driving measurable improvements in on-time delivery, inventory performance, cost, supplier reliability, and process efficiency.
- Proven success building, transforming, or scaling supply chain organizations
- Demonstrated capability leading supply chain operations across multiple manufacturing sites
- Strong background in strategic sourcing, planning, supplier management, and inventory optimization
- Practical experience implementing scalable systems, processes, and performance metrics
- Knowledge of aerospace quality and regulatory environments including AS9100, FAA, DoD, or ITAR requirements preferred
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Standing up a new or significantly redesigned supply chain organization
- Supporting rapid growth, operational scaling, or transformation initiatives
- Experience in vertically integrated manufacturing environments
- Managing complex supplier networks and aerospace programs
