Strategic Supply Chain Lead – Military & Defense

RH Aero Systems; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

RH Aero Systems, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, seeks a Supply Chain Manager, Military, to lead end-to-end supply chain performance for defense programs. You will guide a mixed team of Strategic Sourcing Specialists, Sourcing Specialists, and Fulfillment Leaders, driving operational excellence and regulatory compliance across ITAR, EAR, and DFARS requirements.

The role reports to the director and focuses on delivery, cost performance, and customer commitments, with opportunities to develop

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience across order fulfillment, supply chain, logistics, customer operations, planning, or project management.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing teams with both strategic and operational responsibilities.
• End-to-end supply chain processes understanding, including strategic sourcing, tactical procurement, supplier performance management, order fulfillment, and order-to-cash execution.
• Experience driving productivity improvements and continuous improvement through structured problem-solving approaches.
• Strong communication across functions with clarity, accountability, and follow-through.
• Leadership with ownership, structure, and sound judgment in a matrix organization.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to support business priorities.
• Accountability for outcomes while focusing on delivery performance and customer experience.
• Assess delivery risks and initiate corrective actions when required.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end supply chain performance for the assigned product value stream, including delivery performance, cost effectiveness, supply stability, and productivity.
• Provide functional and people leadership to Strategic Sourcing Specialists, Sourcing Specialists, and Order Fulfillment Leaders, with a focus on operational excellence, coaching, capability building, and team development.
• Move the team from a transaction-driven purchasing approach toward stronger supply chain ownership, flow, stability, and customer impact.
• Align strategic sourcing, operational sourcing, and order fulfillment priorities to support consistent value-stream performance and global supply chain strategy.
• Lead delivery performance through prioritization, risk identification, escalation management, and corrective-action coordination.
• Drive root-cause problem solving using lean principles such as PDCA, 5-Why, and A3 to reduce recurring issues and improve operational stability.
• Manage team capacity and focus by prioritizing supply chain goals, stopping low-value activity, and protecting resources for stabilization, improvement, and strategic work.
• Drive material productivity and commercial performance within the value stream, including ePPV and bid-versus-procured improvements through strong negotiation execution.
• Use forecasting, turnover tracking, and KPI reporting to identify actions, strengthen accountability, and improve performance.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Logistics, Finance, Customer Teams, and Delivery Leaders to close interface gaps and support stable end-to-end execution.
• Support day-to-day operational activities when workload, complexity, escalation, or short-term capacity constraints require additional leadership involvement.
• Identify efficiency, system, and automation improvement opportunities and translate them into clear requirements for global supply chain initiatives.
• Own supply chain execution for assigned military and defense programs, including source-controlled items, special tooling, ground support equipment, test equipment, and program-specific deliverables.
• Ensure supplier compliance with ITAR, EAR, FAR, and DFARS requirements, including flow-down to sub-tier suppliers.
• Coordinate with Contracts, Trade Compliance, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Security to protect export-controlled data and required records.
• Support DCMA and customer oversight activities, including production readiness, supplier surveillance, government source inspection, corrective actions, delivery recovery, and evidence of contractual compliance.
• Ensure suppliers meet AS9100, AS9102 First Article Inspection, configuration control, traceability, calibration control, counterfeit-part prevention, and approved special-process requirements.
• Manage military technical data packages, controlled drawings, specifications, revisions, deviations, waivers, and engineering changes so suppliers build to the latest authorized configuration.
• Route nonconformances and supplier MRB activity through required approval processes before disposition decisions are made.
• Assess and mitigate defense supply chain risks, including sole-source dependency, long-lead material, obsolescence, capacity constraints, sub-tier visibility, geopolitical exposure, cybersecurity, and continuity of supply.
• Lead supplier recovery plans for critical military commitments with milestones, ownership, escalation, and communication of impact.
• Verify application of priority ratings and government-program requirements, including DPAS, domestic sourcing, cybersecurity, record-retention, and marking requirements.
• Contribute to cross-functional and strategic initiatives as required.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Problem-solving

Team development

Project management

Delivery focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

RH Aero Systems, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, seeks a Supply Chain Manager, Military, to lead end-to-end supply chain performance for defense programs. You will guide a mixed team of Strategic Sourcing Specialists, Sourcing Specialists, and Fulfillment Leaders, driving operational excellence and regulatory compliance across ITAR, EAR, and DFARS requirements.

The role reports to the director and focuses on delivery, cost performance, and customer commitments, with opportunities to develop