Vice President, Supply Chain

Virgin Galactic (VG) is seeking a visionary Supply Chain leader. The Vice President, Supply Chain will architect and lead a resilient, scalable supply chain ecosystem that bridges the gap between innovative aerospace engineering, high-rate production and commercial operations. Guided by our values, “Safety Above All”, we proactively manage the risks inherent in human spaceflight through our daily actions.

This role will lead highly effective teams that deliver strong strategic, operational, and financial results through the development, integration, and ongoing evolution of systemic processes, robust data analytics, and supplier engagement. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, you will oversee the end-to-end Sourcing, Procurement, Materials, Logistics, and Planning activities across Direct and Indirect categories. This role ensures material availability, supplier performance, cost optimization, and alignment with organizational demand signals.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and skilled at both tactical execution and strategic supplier engagement. Support the company strategy by holding ourselves and one another accountable for getting the work done.

Develop long-term supply chain policies, procedures and models that support organizational growth and new product development.

• Architect and lead planning for procurement and shop floor to ensure business program success.
• Drive Digital Transformation by leveraging ERP/PLM integrations to create a "digital thread" within supply chain and across the enterprise
• Synchronize the end-to-end value stream, ensuring the supply chain is a competitive advantage for Manufacturing, high cadence spaceflight operations and commercial spaceflight expeditions Scale organizational capability by optimizing the procurement lifecycle and removing systemic bottlenecks

Manage end-to-end functions including inventory management, demand planning, warehousing, and transportation ensuring efficient support to production, spaceflight operations and commercial spaceflight expeditions.

• Design and implement custom Business Intelligence (BI) and supply/demand analytic tools to mitigate material shortage risks and identify gaps in planned orders
• Evolve the inventory strategy based on demand analysis to drive a lower cost basis, and facilitate consistent support for the Manufacturing and spaceflight Operations teams
• Manage inventory levels and adjust replenishment strategies based on demand patterns
• Lead a responsive shipping & logistics capability

Formulate sourcing strategies, negotiate major supply contracts, and drive cost-saving initiatives supporting manufacturing, spaceflight operations and commercial spaceflight expeditions.

• Ensure accurate and timely execution of procurement transactions
• Govern the architecture of procurement cycles and inventory strategies to ensure 100% mission readiness: i.e., Discrete Purchase Orders, VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory), Min/Max Levels, and Blanket POs.
• Create a supplier engagement program to conduct open order reviews, discuss supplier performance, track delivery commitments, and ensure supplier readiness
• Enable the development and negotiations for Long Term contracts and service agreements
• Drive a multi-sourcing strategy to promote supply chain resiliency
• Leverage innovative contractual mechanisms to achieve company goals

Evaluate supplier performance, build strategic partnerships, and establish continuity plans to mitigate supply disruptions.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Global Risk Mitigation strategy, identifying Tier 2 and Tier 3 supplier vulnerabilities and establishing proactive dual-sourcing or vertical integration paths

Lead the implementation and optimization of enterprise processes and tools (e.g. ERP)

• Lead an enterprise data/analytics/metrics strategy to improve outcomes through better data, reporting, analysis, process and tool building

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