Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics

Pursuit Aerospace; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

Pursuit Aerospace is seeking a Director of Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics to lead our integrated planning, demand and supply planning, and SIOP initiatives.

You'll shape strategy, build analytics and automation (AI-enabled), and drive cross-functional transformation across a remote US-based team with ~25% travel. A hands-on leader comfortable with data, modeling, and KPI delivery, you will elevate forecast accuracy and on-time performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; U.S. work authorization.
• 4+ years in supply chain planning with hands-on leadership across demand planning, supply planning, MPS, and SIOP.
• 5+ years building data assets and analytics tools for forecasting and SIOP.
• Ability to work in ITAR/EAR compliant environment.
• Experience with ERP systems (Siteline, Visual, Epicor).

Responsibilities

• Design planning strategy and SIOP process with a single set of numbers.
• Build demand forecasting and sensing capabilities; improve forecast accuracy.
• Define KPIs for SIOP and cascade across sites; develop dashboards.
• Develop data assets to support monthly/weekly processes and ad hoc analyses.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive actions improving outcomes.
• Coach and grow the planning organization and analytics talent.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

Snowflake

GitHub CI/CD

Job description

About Us:

As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.

Pursuit Aerospace has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.

About the Opportunity:

We are seeking a Director of Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics to join our integrated business planning team. This role will be responsible for the strategy, design, and some execution of our integrated supply chain planning including demand planning, supply planning, master production scheduling (MPS), and Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP). This leader pairs deep planning expertise with advanced analytics and a transformation mindset to connect a historically siloed, spreadsheet/ERP hybrid supply chain into one synchronized, data-driven operating system.

The Director of Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics will translate strategy and analytics into measurable results including lower inventory, higher on-time delivery, and a better customer experience. At the same time, the Director will build and scale the analytics and automation that make it happen. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone equally comfortable setting strategy, modeling data, building solutions (increasingly with AI), and bringing cross functional teams along for the change.

Location: This role will primarily be remote and will travel about 25% of the time.

Responsibilities:

• Design planning strategy & SIOP process and establish "one plan, one set of numbers" as the network-level operating standard, building on the planning strengths already present at each site
• Build and govern demand forecasting and demand sensing capabilities; improve forecast accuracy and reduce bias
• Define leading and lagging KPIs for SIOP, cascade KPIs across sites, programs, customers, build dashboard to track KPIs and drive performance improvement
• Develop data and analytical assets to provide inputs into the monthly and weekly process and accelerate ad-hoc analysis to engage with customers and suppliers
• Partner with cross functional team to make decisions and drive actions that improve business outcomes
• Coach, develop, and grow the planning organization and analytics talent

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of supply chain experience, including hands-on leadership across demand planning, supply planning, MPS, and SIOP
• 5+ years of building data and analytical assets such as forecasting models, supply chain analytical tools such as clear-to-build, inventory line of balance, inventory entitlement, and centralized data assets
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace and/or manufacturing experience
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• Experience across a range of ERP systems (e.g., Siteline, Visual, Epicor).
• 5+ years in Excel, SQL, and Python
• Demonstrated track record in leading successful transformation programs or working with cross functional team in transformation programs
• Proficiency in building data assets in Snowflake, running CI/CD via GitHub, developing analytical tools across multiple platforms and supporting data operations
• Excellent cross functional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with experience bringing teams together around a shared plan.
• Highly motivated and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to have prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds.
• Personal protective equipment (e.g., safety glasses and safety shoes) is required on the shop floor
• Occasional weekend and evening work may be required to accommodate priorities, deadlines, and schedules.

Acknowledgements:

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Benefits:

Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Pursuit Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.