Senior Director Supply Chain

Senior Director Supply Chain

Location:

Arlington, VA, US, 22202 Washington, DC, US, 20003 Clearwater, FL, US, 33762 Fitchburg, MA, US, 01420 Fort Walton Beach, FL, US, 32548 West Plains, MO, US, 65775 Dallas, TX, US, 75243 Melbourne, FL, US, 32935 Austin, TX, US, 78727 Johnstown, PA, US, 15904 Orlando, FL, US, 32801 Tampa, FL, US, 33607 Germantown, MD, US, 20876 Burnsville, MN, US, 55337 Danbury, CT, US,  Largo, FL, US, 33773 Frederick, MD, US, 21703 Bridgeton, MO, US, 63044 Beavercreek, OH, US, 45431 High Ridge, MO, US, 63049

Job Summary:

This is a senior, enterprise-level position that provides strategic depth and execution capacity across the full scope of corporate supply chain responsibilities including supply chain risk management, commodity strategy, market intelligence, strategic sourcing, and demand planning alignment. Reporting to the vice president of corporate supply chain, this position will work closely with corporate and business unit leadership to build and mature DRS's supply chain capabilities at an enterprise level.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supply Chain Risk Management and Market Intelligence
• Lead and operate DRS's supply chain risk illumination capability by identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks across commodities, geographies, suppliers, and market dynamics; maintain the enterprise risk register with impacts and mitigations.
• Monitor macro market signals (geopolitics, export controls, pricing, allocations, disruptions, capacity/logistics constraints) and translate them into actionable, leadership-ready intelligence and briefings.
• Support external engagements on supply chain risk (industry forums, government working groups, defense industrial base initiatives) as directed.
• Commodity Strategy and Strategic Sourcing
• Develop and maintain commodity strategies for assigned categories (e.g., critical minerals/rare earths, electronics/semiconductors, mechanical/structural, CCA, cable/harness, OEMs/distributors).
• Identify and recommend sourcing levers (LTAs, price protection, volume commitments, strategic inventory) to reduce volatility, disruption, and allocation exposure.
• Evaluate and recommend AOC investments, providing material identification, quantity estimates, and dollar-value risk assessments to support go/no-go decisions.
• Revenue Forecast Integration and Demand Planning
• Partner with BU supply chain directors and finance to translate the financial operating plan into material-level demand signals by program, product family, and commodity.
• Identify demand visibility gaps that create risk (long-lead, sole-source, critical materials) and drive process/governance improvements to close gaps.
• Risk Mitigation
• Maintain the enterprise supply chain risk management policy (mitigation spectrum, process/tools, reporting cadence) and monitor mitigation execution, variances, and lessons learned.
• Lead or support cross-functional risk reviews with engineering, program management, finance, and contracts to ensure escalation and mitigation closure.
• Mature DMSMS and obsolescence management policies, processes, tools, reporting, and closed-loop action planning.
• Internal Capability Building and Team Leadership
• Lead or support internal teams/working groups (e.g., risk illumination function, critical materials working group, commodity/program-focused teams) and mentor BU supply chain professionals.
• Define business and intelligence requirements for supply chain risk tools and analytics (informing priorities without owning IT architecture/development).
• Supplier Engagement and External Relationships
• Develop and maintain relationships with key strategic suppliers in high-risk/strategic commodity categories.
• Lead or support supplier risk engagement (critical mineral disclosures, sub-tier traceability, supplier development for constrained/fragile supply positions).

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 15+ years of progressive supply chain management experience, with experience in a senior leadership role.
• Defense industry knowledge:
  Familiarity with DoD programs, FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, and the defense industrial base — including experience supporting government programs across development, production, and sustainment phases.
• Supply chain risk and commodity management:
  Demonstrated experience identifying and managing supply chain risks across multiple commodity categories; ability to translate macro market signals into program-specific risk assessments and mitigation actions.
• Strategic sourcing and commercial acumen:
  Experience developing commodity strategies, leading LTA negotiations, and implementing pricing protection mechanisms for defense or industrial programs.
• Demand planning and SIOP:
  Working knowledge of SIOP or S&OP processes; ability to connect financial forecasts to material-level supply chain planning and risk analysis.
• Communication and leadership:
  Ability to communicate complex supply chain analysis to…