Senior Director Supply Chain

Elbit Systems of America, LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Elbit Systems of America, LLC seeks a Sr. Director, Supply Chain (Electronic Systems) to lead a multi-site team based in Fort Worth, driving material availability, cost, inventory, and schedule performance.

You will establish governance cadences and partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to meet commitments. The role focuses on MPM, MPS, procurement governance, and lean materials flow, empowering leadership and ensuring supplier collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Aerospace & Defense supply chain leading multi-site teams and large-scale transformations.
• MBA preferred, or demonstrable business acumen and leadership.
• Expertise in S&OP/MPS, MRP/ERP discipline, commodity strategy, contract negotiations (FAR/DFAR), and lean materials flow.
• Demonstrated success implementing RACI-based governance and operating norms.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and mature the Material Operating Model across Electronic Systems; maintain role clarity and separation of duties.
• Establish governance cadences: Daily shortage control, Weekly risk review, Monthly EAC, formal Program Reviews.
• Own divisional supply chain strategy and policy and ensure Procurement is the single execution voice to suppliers.
• Lead MPM to deliver material availability, inventory health, and program EAC.
• Lead MPS to sustain schedule integrity and feasibility; protect plan-of-record.
• Drive Planning excellence (MRP data quality, demand translation, PO maintenance, commit alignment) and Production Planning.
• Institutionalize shortage prevention and recovery and reduce firefighting through proactive constraint identification.
• Oversee Materials & Logistics performance (inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, material movement, kitting, shipping).
• Sponsor Supplier Quality problem-solving with SQE ownership of technical compliance.
• Align cross-functional decision-making with Finance for EAC validation, PPV governance, and cost reduction portfolio delivery.
• Develop leaders and talent pipelines; set standards for behaviors, escalation hygiene, and decision rights.

Skills

Executive leadership

Data-driven operations

ERP/MRP proficiency

Supplier development

Education

Undergraduate degree in operations or business

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Job Summary:

The Sr. Director, Supply Chain (Electronic Systems) provides strategic leadership and governance across Material Program Management (MPM), Procurement, Materials & Logistics, and Planning. The role establishes the operating cadence, policies, and enabling systems that ensure material availability, cost, inventory, and schedule performance. The Sr. Director ensures a single voice to suppliers through Procurement, sustains schedule integrity as the plan of record through MPS, and empowers MPM as the single point of accountability for material outcomes. This position leads a multi-site team (~50+) and partners with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to meet customer and business commitments

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Evaluate and mature the Material Operating Model across Electronic Systems; maintain role clarity and separation of duties (MPM owns material outcomes; MPS owns the production plan; Procurement owns the supplier; Planners and Production Planners execute; Materials & Logistics owns physical flow).
• Establish governance cadences: Daily shortage control, Weekly risk review, Monthly EAC, and formal Program Reviews; ensure actions and decisions follow the published RACI.
• Own divisional supply chain strategy and policy (commodity strategies, LTA framework, supplier segmentation, dual-sourcing, and cost roadmap) while ensuring Procurement is the single execution voice to suppliers for commercial matters. Ensure corporate policies and procedures are trained to and followed as part of broader Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) by DCMA and procurement excellence.
• Lead MPM to deliver material availability, inventory health (DRIOH, turns, E&O), and program EAC; empower tradeoff decisions and prioritization.
• Lead MPS to sustain schedule integrity and feasibility; protect the plan-of-record and drive finite scheduling discipline.
• Drive Planning excellence (MRP data quality, demand translation, PO maintenance, commit alignment) and Production Planning (WO release and shop-floor sequencing).
• Institutionalize shortage prevention and recovery (tiered escalation, expedite standards, recovery planning) and reduce firefighting through proactive constraint identification.
• Oversee Materials & Logistics performance (inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, material movement, kitting, shipping).
• Sponsor Supplier Quality problem-solving (SCARs, containment, corrective actions) with SQE ownership of technical compliance.
• Align cross-functional decision-making with Finance for EAC validation, PPV governance, and cost reduction portfolio delivery.
• Develop leaders and talent pipelines; set standards for behaviors, escalation hygiene, and decision rights.

Education, Experience, License, or Certification:

• 12+ years in Aerospace & Defense supply chain leading multi-site teams and large-scale transformations. The most qualified candidates will have an undergraduate degree in operations or business, or military service leading people.
• MBA preferred, or demonstrable business acumen and leadership.
• Expertise in S&OP/MPS, MRP/ERP discipline, commodity strategy, contract negotiations (FAR/DFAR), and lean materials flow.
• Demonstrated success implementing RACI-based governance and operating norms.

Skills and Abilities:

• Executive leadership; role clarity and decision-rights management.
• Data-driven operations management; KPI design, dashboards, and action reviews.
• Advanced ERP/MRP proficiency; schedule and demand integrity; PO management.
• Supplier development and quality collaboration; SCAR leadership.

Travel/Physical Requirements:

• Frequent travel to suppliers, customers, and company sites; periodic international travel (~2x per year)25% total travel is an estimate. Business requirements will dictate travel needs.
• This is a primarily on-site position (no less than 3x per week) at our Marine Creek

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