Senior Director Supply Chain

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Location:

Germantown, MD, US, 20876

Job : 115325

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.

We are seeking a strategic, results-driven Senior Director of Supply Chain to lead and elevate our end-to-end supply chain organization. This leader will shape the strategy and execution behind planning, procurement, strategic sourcing, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, supplier performance, and material execution—ensuring our teams deliver the quality, affordability, schedule performance, and reliability our customers expect.

In this highly visible role, you will partner across operations, manufacturing, engineering, finance, quality, contracts, and program management to strengthen supply continuity, reduce risk, improve performance, and support scalable growth. You will also lead the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SI&OP) process, integrating demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial plans into clear, actionable decisions.

• Provide strategic leadership and operational direction for supply chain functions, including strategic sourcing, procurement, planning, warehousing, logistics, and related operations.
• Develop and execute a forward-looking supply chain strategy aligned with business priorities, customer commitments, operational objectives, and financial targets.
• Establish meaningful performance metrics, governance, and continuous-improvement initiatives that drive stronger execution across the organization.
• Lead supply chain strategy from proposal development and sourcing through production support, material fulfillment, and lifecycle/obsolescence management.
• Drive initiatives that improve cost, quality, delivery, lead time, material availability, and supply chain resilience.

• Lead and facilitate the SI&OP process to align demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial plans.
• Partner with business leaders to improve forecast accuracy, support production planning, and optimize inventory investment.
• Translate SI&OP outcomes into practical sourcing, planning, and material-execution decisions.
• Build the metrics, processes, and decision forums needed to proactively balance supply and demand in a dynamic business environment.

• Lead sourcing strategy development and execution to ensure supply continuity, competitiveness, compliance, and long-term supplier performance.
• Establish disciplined supplier-selection and proposal-evaluation processes, including technical evaluation and cost/price analysis.
• Oversee strategic supplier relationships, subcontract development, negotiation support, and risk-mitigation planning throughout the product lifecycle.
• Hold suppliers accountable to quality, cost, delivery, service, and contract-compliance expectations while fostering productive, strategic partnerships.

• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, contracts, logistics, and program leadership to ensure supply chain strategies enable successful business and program execution.
• Support proposal development, new product introduction, production execution, and obsolescence planning with effective supply chain strategies and controls.
• Communicate supply chain performance, risks, recovery plans, and strategic priorities clearly to executives, customers, and internal stakeholders.

• Ensure supply chain activities comply with applicable government, corporate, and company requirements.
• Maintain and apply knowledge of DoD, ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFARS, export-control, and contracting requirements.
• Strengthen governance, documentation, policies, procedures, and controls across procurement and supply chain…