Director Supply Chain

Job : 112854

DRS RADA Technologies, a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, is focused on proprietary radar solutions and legacy avionics systems supporting the defense industry globally. The company is a global pioneer of AESA tactical radars for active military protection, counter-drone applications, critical infrastructure protection, and border surveillance.

The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational oversight of the end-to-end supply chain function, including strategic sourcing, procurement, logistics, and planning. This role ensures alignment with organizational goals through continuous process improvement, strong supplier management, and cross-functional collaboration. A key component of this role is leading the SI&OP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process to balance demand, supply, and inventory levels, ensuring optimal operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Ensure overall direction for Supply Chain (Strategic Supply Management and Procurement, which includes planning, warehousing and logistics) while creating and implementing a vision for continual improvement of all supply chain management processes at a detail level as well as higher organizational levels
• Work with others to establish methodologies to resolve process issues
• Ensure processes comply with Government, Corporate and Company requirements
• Establish disciplined, aggressive proposal evaluation teams with a strong supplier selection process, technical evaluation and cost/price analysis
• Direct and manage the implementation, maintenance, support and continuous improvement of Supply Chain Management operational programs that will enhance profitability and service to customers
• Lead and facilitate the SI&OP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process, ensuring alignment across supply, demand, and financial plans to improve forecast accuracy, optimize inventory, and support production planning
• Ensure products and services obtained by the team meet quality, cost and schedule objectives in accordance with program and company requirements
• Provide people leadership focused upon personal and collective accountability while fostering an environment that enhances personal growth and career development through mentoring and training, performance management and challenging the organization to strive for higher performance levels
• Evaluate the internal performance for all aspects of supply chain and define budgetary impact
• Monitor sourcing strategy implementation, contract compliance and customer satisfaction programs
• Own the strategic processes utilized across the supply chain starting from proposal pricing through material shipment
• Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company
• Integrate SI&OP outcomes into supply chain strategies and operational decisions to ensure efficient resource utilization and responsiveness to market changes

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business or engineering with a minimum of 10 years demonstrated experience in high technology, aerospace or defense or equivalent experience
• Expert knowledge of supply chain management tools and procedures
• Expert leadership and management skills, particularly "influence management" and "conflict resolution"
• Significant experience throughout the product lifecycle from New Product Introduction through obsolescence to include: generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, strategic supplier selection, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation for cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program and/or commodity progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and DoD, ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFAR regulations
• Superior customer interface skills
• Expert problem-solving skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Demonstrated success in managing manpower planning, program reviews, scheduling and budget control
• Must have a successful track record in managing complex aerospace/defense supply chain activities
• Must have excellent leadership and oral and written communication skills
• Professional certification highly preferred

U.S. Citizenship required.

The expected pay scale for this position is $146,497/year - $227,436/year. Should the level, location, or scope of the position change during the hiring process, the pay scale may be modified accordingly. When extending an offer of employment, Leonardo DRS considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position; any Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, the candidate's relevant work experience, education/training, certifications, and key skills;

internal equity; and market and business considerations.

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