Location: Boston
Reports to: Chief Program Officer

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly strategic and execution-oriented Supply Chain Leader to design, scale, and actively manage a resilient, high-performing supply chain. This role is responsible for supplier strategy, market intelligence, risk mitigation, supplier quality, and purchase order execution across critical programs. The ideal candidate can translate complex engineering and technical requirements into actionable supplier strategies and data-driven decisions, while maintaining strong supplier partnerships and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Strategy & Market Intelligence

• Lead market surveys and supplier landscape assessments for key commodities and critical components

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers to support cost, capacity, technology, and risk objectives

• Maintain deep understanding of supplier markets, including pricing drivers, lead times, geopolitical risks, and capacity constraints

Supply Chain Risk Management

• Proactively identify supply chain risks across quality, delivery, cost, single-source exposure, and geopolitical factors

• Develop and implement mitigation strategies, including dual sourcing, inventory strategies, and contractual protections

• Partner cross-functionally to ensure continuity of supply for critical programs and timelines

Supplier Quality & Performance Management

• Establish and maintain supplier quality standards, metrics, and review cadences

• Monitor supplier quality performance including schedule and cost, including corrective action management and continuous improvement initiatives

• Actively manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness, holding suppliers accountable to commitments
  
  

Engineering & Technical Collaboration

• Translate engineering requirements, specifications, and technical needs into clear supplier surveys, RFQs, and sourcing criteria

• Partner closely with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure suppliers can meet technical, regulatory, and production requirements

• Support make-buy decisions and supplier selection through technical and commercial evaluation

Purchase Order Strategy & Execution

• Own purchase order strategy, including lot sizing, lead-time management, and alignment to production schedules

• Ensure accurate, timely execution of purchase orders and supplier commitments

• Drive improvements in planning accuracy, on-time delivery, and inventory health

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as a key partner to Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Program Management

• Provide clear communication and visibility into supplier status, risks, and mitigation plans

• Build scalable supply chain processes and tools to support company growth

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, sourcing, or supplier management roles

• Proven experience leading supplier strategy, market surveys, and supplier performance management

• Strong ability to interpret and translate engineering requirements into supplier-ready documentation and evaluation criteria

• Demonstrated success reducing supply chain risk in complex or regulated environments

• Experience managing supplier quality and continuous improvement initiatives

• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Background in aerospace, manufacturing, hardware, or other technically complex industries

• Experience scaling supply chains in high-growth or pre-IPO environments

• Familiarity with supplier audits, qualification processes, and quality management systems

What Success Looks Like

• A resilient, diversified supplier base aligned to technical and business needs

• Improved supplier quality, delivery performance, and accountability

• Reduced supply chain risk and increased predictability across programs

• Strong, trusted partnerships across internal teams and external suppliers