Director, Supply Chain

Costa Mesa, CA Full Time Experienced Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a director to grow the industrial base behind a fast-scaling defense-technology company. You will find where suppliers need to add capacity and send the market signal before demand arrives. What you'll do Own the process for identifying industrial-capacity gaps across product lines. Partner with business development, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain leaders. Build a supplier strategy that relies on competitive commercial markets. What you bring 8+ years in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement or supply chain management. A record of making supply chains more efficient at scale. Director, Supply Chain (Verify) Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a supply chain director to lead sourcing, planning and supplier performance for defense hardware programs scaling to high-rate production. What you'll do Set supply chain strategy for continuity, quality, cost and scale. Lead buyers, planners and sourcing engineers. Define and report supply chain KPIs to leadership. Identify and reduce supply risk. What you bring [confirm years] years of supply chain leadership in manufacturing. ERP and supplier-portal implementation experience. Procurement Manager (Verify) Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a procurement manager to build sourcing and planning for a greenfield autonomous-underwater-vehicle factory. What you'll do Lead strategic sourcing and planning to hit cost, quality and delivery targets. Work with engineering and manufacturing on design for manufacturability. Build and manage the procurement team. What you bring 5+ years of supply chain experience, including 2+ years leading people. A bachelor's in business, finance, supply chain or a related field. Supply Planner (Verify) Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a supply planner to forecast and plan materials for rapidly iterating defense hardware programs. What you'll do Forecast component needs for production. Plan inventory levels in the ERP system. Prioritize supply allocations with cross-functional teams. What you bring 4+ years in supply chain or production for complex mechanical or electrical assemblies. Strong ERP skills and comfort with fast-changing priorities.

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