Director of Supply Chain

Responsibilities

• Own and execute Xcimer’s end-to-end supply chain strategy, spanning sourcing, procurement, materials planning, inventory, logistics, and supplier performance.
• Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing supply chain organization, including hiring, development, and performance management.
• Strengthen, expand, and maintain a robust supplier ecosystem capable of supporting advanced R&D, low-volume / high-complexity builds, and eventual scale-up to production.
• Establish sourcing strategies for critical components, long-lead items, and sole ‑ source or constrained materials, including make/buy analysis and risk mitigation plans.
• Shape program-level decisions by partnering with Engineering to integrate design-for-supply, design-for-cost, and design-for-manufacturability tradeoffs into system-level assessments of economics, schedule, and risk early in development.
• Own material planning and readiness for programs and builds, ensuring alignment to integrated master schedules and program milestones.
• Implement and continuously improve core supply chain processes, tools, and systems (e.g., PLM-to-ERP handoffs, procurement workflows, inventory controls, supplier quality processes).
• Lead supplier negotiations and contracting, balancing cost, schedule, quality, and strategic partnerships.
• Establish and track meaningful KPIs (e.g., on-time delivery, inventory turns, cost performance, supplier quality, lead-time reduction) and drive corrective actions as needed.
• Manage supply chain risk through formal risk registers, alternate sourcing, strategic buffering, and active issue resolution.
• Communicate supply chain risks, tradeoffs, and options to executive leadership, enabling informed prioritization and timely decisions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, export control, and safety requirements as applicable to the supply base.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain or procurement including leadership of complex, technical supply chains.
• Demonstrated ability to make and influence system ‑ level decisions under uncertainty, balancing cost, schedule, risk, and scalability.
• Demonstrated experience supporting hardware development programs and ideally both low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments, and high-volume, low complexity manufacturing environments.
• Strong working knowledge of sourcing strategy, supplier development, material planning, inventory management, and cost control.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes in fast ‑ moving, ambiguous environments.
• Experience building processes and organizations from early-stage through growth and scale.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired

• Experience in aerospace, energy, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or other highly regulated / precision-driven industries.
• Hands-on experience with ERP, PLM, and modern procurement or supplier management tools.
• Track record of successfully scaling supply chains from prototype to production.