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Director, Supply Chain

VDS Consulting Group

Job Description

Job Description

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a director to grow the industrial base behind a fast-scaling defense-technology company. You will find where suppliers need to add capacity and send the market signal before demand arrives.

What you'll do

  • Own the process for identifying industrial-capacity gaps across product lines.
  • Partner with business development, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain leaders.
  • Build a supplier strategy that relies on competitive commercial markets.

What you bring

  • 8+ years in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement or supply chain management.
  • A record of making supply chains more efficient at scale.
Director, Supply Chain (Verify)

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a supply chain director to lead sourcing, planning and supplier performance for defense hardware programs scaling to high-rate production.

What you'll do

  • Set supply chain strategy for continuity, quality, cost and scale.
  • Lead buyers, planners and sourcing engineers.
  • Define and report supply chain KPIs to leadership.
  • Identify and reduce supply risk.

What you bring

  • [confirm years] years of supply chain leadership in manufacturing.
  • ERP and supplier-portal implementation experience.
Procurement Manager (Verify)

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a procurement manager to build sourcing and planning for a greenfield autonomous-underwater-vehicle factory.

What you'll do

  • Lead strategic sourcing and planning to hit cost, quality and delivery targets.
  • Work with engineering and manufacturing on design for manufacturability.
  • Build and manage the procurement team.

What you bring

  • 5+ years of supply chain experience, including 2+ years leading people.
  • A bachelor's in business, finance, supply chain or a related field.
Supply Planner (Verify)

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a supply planner to forecast and plan materials for rapidly iterating defense hardware programs.

What you'll do

  • Forecast component needs for production.
  • Plan inventory levels in the ERP system.
  • Prioritize supply allocations with cross-functional teams.

What you bring

  • 4+ years in supply chain or production for complex mechanical or electrical assemblies.
  • Strong ERP skills and comfort with fast-changing priorities.

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