VP Global Supply Chain - Defence Tech, Multisite Leader

Squadra; United States; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

UFORCE seeks a VP Global Supply Chain to build and lead a resilient, compliant supply-chain across the US, UK and Europe. You’ll connect sourcing strategy with production, qualify suppliers, and ensure parts arrive when needed to keep programmes moving.

This strategic leadership role includes establishing the US supply chain, improving visibility of risks, and driving supplier performance with cross-site collaboration. Travel across regions is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading sourcing and supply-chain activity across multiple countries or sites with measurable improvements.
• Strong understanding of complex hardware manufacturing and link to engineering changes, material availability and build schedules.
• Track record identifying supplier risk and implementing mitigations that protected production.
• Experience translating demand and production priorities into material plans via S&OP or equivalent.
• Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills, resolving supplier issues while maintaining relationships.
• Experience building or significantly improving a supply-chain function in a growing organisation.
• Experience leading teams across locations with shared standards and site stakeholders.
• Knowledge of export controls, including UK/EU military and dual-use requirements and ITAR/EAR awareness.
• Hands-on prioritisation and quick decision-making when production is at risk.
• Willingness to travel regularly across US, UK and Europe.
• Eligible for Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Build category and supplier strategies balancing cost, quality, lead time and resilience across programmes.
• Establish the US supply chain: qualify suppliers, set sourcing/logistics arrangements, align material plans with milestones.
• Create a cross-site view of material readiness, shortages and recovery plans with clear ownership.
• Identify single-source, long-lead and capacity constraints and implement dual-sourcing or buffer-stock plans.
• Lead commercial negotiations, introduce supplier scorecards and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Establish supplier qualification, traceability and counterfeit-part controls with Quality, Legal and Export Compliance involvement.
• Connect demand, BOMs, lead times and production schedules through a shared S&OP rhythm and ERP standards.
• Define global team structure, hire and develop people, and set responsibilities across sites.
• Use baselines/targets to improve delivery, material availability and landed cost.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Cross-country supply chain

Hardware manufacturing

Demand to material planning

Negotiation & supplier management

Supply-chain leadership

Export controls & compliance

Sales & operations planning

Team building & mentoring

Risk management & mitigation

Travel readiness

Job description

UFORCE seeks a VP Global Supply Chain to build and lead a resilient, compliant supply-chain across the US, UK and Europe. You’ll connect sourcing strategy with production, qualify suppliers, and ensure parts arrive when needed to keep programmes moving.

This strategic leadership role includes establishing the US supply chain, improving visibility of risks, and driving supplier performance with cross-site collaboration. Travel across regions is required.