Director of Supply Chain

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an accomplished Director of Supply Chain to lead enterprise supply chain strategy for a Contract position based in North Dallas. This role will guide procurement, logistics, inventory, and supplier management efforts across a complex manufacturing environment, with a strong emphasis on operational performance, compliance, and risk reduction. The ideal candidate brings deep leadership experience in aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing and can build alignment across distributed teams while driving measurable improvements. Must have experience within aerospace, defense, or manufacturing organizations.

This is a hybrid role and does require some travel.

Responsibilities:

• Create and execute a company-wide supply chain roadmap that supports business goals across sourcing, purchasing, materials planning, transportation, and supplier continuity.

• Direct supply chain activities across multiple business units and program teams, establishing consistent practices that strengthen efficiency, quality, and regulatory adherence.

• Build strong supplier partnerships by managing performance expectations, conducting reviews and audits, and negotiating agreements that support long-term operational needs.

• Lead improvement efforts that shorten cycle times, increase flexibility, and reduce cost through process optimization, lean methods, and modern supply chain technologies.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to support product introduction, production readiness, demand planning, and lifecycle supply strategies.

• Establish and monitor key supply chain metrics to drive informed decisions, identify trends, and improve service, cost, and delivery performance.

• Develop mitigation plans for sourcing and continuity risks through scenario planning, alternate supplier strategies, and proactive issue resolution.

• Ensure supply chain operations comply with applicable trade regulations, cybersecurity expectations, and industry standards relevant to defense and manufacturing environments.

• Provide leadership and daily direction to supply chain and procurement teams, fostering accountability, growth, and continuous improvement across distributed locations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• At least 10 years of progressive supply chain experience, including 5 or more years leading teams within aerospace, defense, or manufacturing organizations.

• Strong background in government purchasing and a solid understanding of defense contracting regulations and contract structures.

• Demonstrated success leading multi-site or geographically dispersed supply chain organizations in complex manufacturing settings.

• Hands-on leadership style with experience stabilizing operations and improving performance in evolving environments.

• Strong analytical, negotiation, and project management capabilities with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience working with enterprise resource planning platforms and digital supply chain tools used to support planning, procurement, and operations.

• Eligibility to work in the U.S. and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.