Operations Manager

We're looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead our Production Control and Supply Chain functions. You'll direct a team of managers and staff across scheduling/planning and inventory/purchasing, setting priorities, driving performance, and holding your team accountable for results. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced job shop environment and knows how to balance schedule, cost, and material availability.

• Set production planning and scheduling strategy; direct staff in translating sales orders, forecasts, and shop capacity into a realistic master production schedule
• Own key metrics - on-time delivery, schedule attainment, WIP aging, throughput - and drive corrective action when targets are missed
• Partner with the Director of Manufacturing on capacity planning and resolve escalations on sequencing conflicts or bottlenecks
• Lead root cause analysis and process improvement for recurring schedule slips

• Direct the Inventory Manager and team on maintaining raw material, WIP, and finished goods inventory that supports production while minimizing carrying costs
• Set inventory KPIs (turns, accuracy, service level) and hold the team accountable
• Direct purchasing/buying staff on supplier selection, PO issuance, pricing, and delivery follow-up; approve key sourcing decisions
• Own supplier relationship strategy for key suppliers and drive corrective action with underperformers
• Ensure procurement practices comply with contractual/regulatory flow-down requirements (FAR/DFARS, customer-directed sourcing, ITAR where applicable)

• Develop and manage the Inventory Manager, Purchasing Manager, and production control staff
• Set clear goals and priorities for direct reports; conduct performance evaluations and coaching
• Build a cooperative, accountable team culture across both functions

• Partner with Quality on material and process nonconformances affecting schedule or supply
• Provide production, inventory, and supply chain data to support estimating, sales, and leadership decisions
• Drive continuous improvement across production control and supply chain

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, industrial engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years in production control, planning, or supply chain management in a manufacturing job shop environment; aerospace/defense experience strongly preferred
• Prior experience directly supervising staff; experience managing a manager strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing ERP/MRP systems
• Familiarity with AS9100 and ISO 9001 as they relate to production and supply chain
• APICS/CPIM, CPSM, or similar certification a plus

• Are a proven team leader who can hire, develop, and hold staff accountable in a fast-paced environment
• Have sharp analytical and planning skills, balancing competing priorities across schedule, cost, and material availability
• Know Lean manufacturing and materials management principles
• Negotiate well and have supplier management chops
• Communicate effectively across all levels - from shop floor to leadership to suppliers
• Exercise sound, independent judgment

At Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, we build to a standard, not a deadline. Our mission - Precision, Passion, and Integrity - isn't a poster on the wall; it's how we plan a schedule, qualify a supplier, and hold each other accountable. If you want to lead a team that takes pride in getting it right the first time, this is that kind of shop.