Head of Supply Chain

Job Location: Flexible within company footprint (Jupiter, FL, Redmond, WA, Mason, OH)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Rocketdyne is seeking to hire 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:

• Bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing
  • Equivalent experience of 4 years will be considered in lieu of a degree
• 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

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
• Knowledge of aerospace quality and regulatory environments including AS9100, FAA, DoD, or ITAR requirements