Strategic Aerospace Supply Chain Leader

Amro Fabricating Corporation; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 186,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA) with公司con

Job summary

Karman Space and Defense in Mukilteo, WA seeks a Director of Supply Chain (Aerospace) to lead the enterprise-wide supply chain function, shape long-term strategy, and drive execution across sourcing, demand planning, supplier management, receiving, and inspection.

You will partner with operations, materials management, quality, finance, and program management to ensure a resilient, cost-effective supply chain that supports production, delivery commitments, and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related field.
• Ten+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing environments.
• Proven success in sourcing, supplier management, materials planning, and multi-site coordination.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, drive change, and deliver measurable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes a comprehensive supply chain strategy aligned with business objectives, operational requirements, and long-term growth.
• Leads initiatives to strengthen sourcing resilience, reduce supply-chain risk, and improve cost structure.
• Oversees long-range demand planning and forecasting to support production needs and customer commitments.
• Builds and manages supplier relationships and negotiates commercial terms, master agreements, and long-term partnerships.
• Establishes supplier performance metrics and leads quarterly business reviews.
• Owns strategic sourcing across major commodity categories to drive cost reduction, quality improvement, and delivery reliability.
• Partners with materials management to ensure seamless workflows across inventory control, warehousing, planning, and scheduling.
• Collaborates with operations leadership to align supply chain execution with production requirements, capacity constraints, and scheduling assumptions.
• Ensures receiving and inspection processes support quality standards and efficient throughput.
• Implements performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting for supply chain health, supplier performance, forecast accuracy, and cost savings.
• Drives continuous improvement across sourcing, planning, and supplier management, aligning processes with quality management system (QMS) requirements.
• Partners with finance, quality, engineering, program management, and operations to enable cross-functional execution and support organizational transformation.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier management

Materials planning

Multi-site coordination

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Leadership through influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related field

Job description

Karman Space and Defense in Mukilteo, WA seeks a Director of Supply Chain (Aerospace) to lead the enterprise-wide supply chain function, shape long-term strategy, and drive execution across sourcing, demand planning, supplier management, receiving, and inspection.

You will partner with operations, materials management, quality, finance, and program management to ensure a resilient, cost-effective supply chain that supports production, delivery commitments, and growth.