Strategic Supply Chain Leader — Onshoring & Integration

Ladders; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Holiday pay

401K savings plan

Stock options

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Head of Supply Chain & Manufacturing Strategy for a leadership role in the Aerospace & Defense space, based in San Mateo, CA. The role focuses on shaping resilience, compliance, and scalable production for a regulated hardware business.

You will partner with regulatory, sourcing, and manufacturing stakeholders to drive onshoring and supplier decisions aligned with long-term goals. The position informs executive-level decisions by translating complex supply chain findings

Qualifications

• 10+ years in supply chain, manufacturing operations, or operations strategy.
• 3 years in a regulated hardware environment.
• Experience influencing component and supplier selection during design and NPI processes.
• Ownership of a multi-tier country-of-origin or trade compliance program.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with regulatory teams to understand and influence policy direction.
• Develop supply chain and manufacturing strategies for onshoring and vertical integration.
• Prioritize securing and onshoring supply across critical commodities.
• Assess production capabilities for U.S. facilities and build cases for integration.
• Maintain compliance risk assessments for product lines against regulations.
• Work with global supply managers during design reviews to set supplier-of-record decisions.
• Establish multi-tier traceability for components, including country of origin.

Skills

Supply chain

Manufacturing operations

Regulated hardware

NPI processes

Executive communication

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Head of Supply Chain & Manufacturing Strategy for a leadership role in the Aerospace & Defense space, based in San Mateo, CA. The role focuses on shaping resilience, compliance, and scalable production for a regulated hardware business.

You will partner with regulatory, sourcing, and manufacturing stakeholders to drive onshoring and supplier decisions aligned with long-term goals. The position informs executive-level decisions by translating complex supply chain findings