Principal, Supply Chain Management

Job Title:

Principal, Supply Chain Management

37656

Melbourne, FL;
Rochester, NY;
Wilmington, MA

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

Join a high-impact team building the next generation of space systems. As a Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM), you will be the end-to-end supply chain owner for key program and supplier activities — shaping material strategy, developing suppliers, and ensuring that complex hardware is delivered on time, on budget, and to exacting quality standards.

• Lead Supply Chain execution for key programs
  • Serve as the primary supply chain point of contact for Program Management, Engineering, and Operations.
  • Accountable for material cost, schedule performance, forecasting, risk/opportunity management, and supplier performance.
• Develop and execute material strategy
  • Lead material planning and strategy across all phases of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
  • Validate program plans (schedules, budgets, make/buy decisions, procurement and subcontract strategies) before baselining to ensure they are complete, accurate, and executable.
  • Optimize and develop the supply base
    • Drive supply base optimization including supplier development, dual-sourcing, affordability initiatives, and long-range risk reduction.
    • Assess supplier capacity and capability; ensure supplier readiness and material availability to meet program milestones.
• Be the liaison to key suppliers
  • Provide hands‑on, onsite support at multiple supplier locations (25%–45% travel).
  • Ensure supplier production aligns to demand, quality requirements, and schedule commitments, and actively resolve supply chain issues at the source.
• Partner on design and DFx
  • Provide technical leadership for DFx initiatives (Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, Test, etc.).
  • Evaluate engineering changes and assess material and supply chain impacts to protect cost, schedule, and quality.
• Drive cross‑functional problem solving & continuous improvement
  • Use structured, cross‑functional problem‑solving to identify supply chain and operational pain points to deliver sustainable improvements.
  • Champion process improvements that enhance product development and supply chain efficiency and reliability.
• Manage risk, communicate status, and influence leaders
  • Proactively identify critical supplier risks and opportunities; develop and execute mitigation and recovery plans.
  • Provide clear, data‑driven status updates to program and executive leadership on supply chain health, risk posture, and strategy.

• Serve as supply chain / supplier oversight for multiple suppliers with required travel of approximately 25%–45%.
• Apply strong verbal and written communication skills to influence cross‑functional teams and external partners.
• Work across a variety of contract types (e.g., FFP, FPIF, T&M, Labor Hour, Cost Reimbursement with fixed‑fee, incentive fee, or award fee).
• Act as Cost Account Manager for Supply Chain, managing budgets and sales forecasts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (TS/SCI preferred but not required to start).

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience, OR Graduate degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated mastery of program and supply chain management in complex aerospace, defense, or space hardware environments.
• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Government clearance.

• Active TS/SCI clearance (or previously held), preferred but not required to start.
• Program Management experience, including Earned Value Management (EVM) to monitor performance and control execution.
• Strong working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and relevant agency supplements, with the ability to apply them to procurement and subcontracting.
• Proven leadership experience driving teams, processes, or projects toward clear deliverables and accountability.
• Hands‑on supplier management experience, including performance oversight, issue resolution, and long‑term…