Supply Chain Operations Manager — Trade Compliance & AS9100

Why Re:Build

• We manufacture the next generation of critical products at scale in the U.S., creating meaningful jobs and revitalizing communities.
• Our platform spans concept to full-rate production across aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, and robotics and automation.
• How we work matters: The Re:Build Way outlines 16 principles that shape our culture and partnerships. See the principles.

Your mandate

Lead end-to-end supply chain operations — Purchasing, Logistics, Shipping & Receiving, Inventory Management — and be the organization’s procurement systems SME (SyteLine strongly preferred). Drive procurement excellence while ensuring customs/trade compliance, dependable material flow, and ecommerce fulfillment support.

Can you...

• Design and execute a procurement strategy that balances cost, quality, and availability?
• Build a high-performing Purchasing team through training, coaching, and clear standard work?
• Establish scalable processes, procedures, and work instructions that evolve with growth?
• Own inbound/outbound logistics, carrier relationships, and documentation to meet customer and production commitments?
• Run accurate kitting to production and customer schedules?
• Deliver world-class inventory accuracy with cycle counts, physical inventories, and data-driven RCCA?
• Serve as the ERP (SyteLine) authority for procurement and job transactions?
• Manage import/export documentation, tariff classification, and broker relationships in full compliance with trade regulations?
• Source, evaluate, and develop suppliers; maintain the ASL to AS9100; and conduct audits using KPI-driven oversight?
• Negotiate terms and conditions, pricing, payment terms, delivery standards, and quality/performance metrics?
• Identify strategic sourcing and cost reduction opportunities across categories?
• Align inventory availability, order fulfillment, and supply planning with ecommerce demand?
• Partner across Production, Account Management, Sales, Quality, and logistics/customs brokers to unblock execution?
• Champion Lean/Continuous Improvement across purchasing, shipping, receiving, and warehouse operations?

What you’ll lead and deliver

• Purchasing operations across raw materials, hardware, finished goods, outside processes, and MRO/indirects.
• Shipping & Receiving performance, including dock-to-stock speed and documentation quality.
• Inventory integrity measured by cycle-count accuracy and successful physical inventories.
• Supplier performance management via KPIs and structured business reviews.
• Contract negotiations that lock in value while safeguarding delivery and quality.
• Trade-compliant, on-time international shipments and clear broker coordination.
• Repeatable ecommerce fulfillment supported by robust planning signals.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 10 years in supply chain with hands-on procurement, logistics, shipping/receiving, warehouse operations, and inventory control.
• Proven customs compliance and import/export experience.
• ERP depth — SyteLine strongly preferred; fluency with ecommerce platforms and supplier portals.
• Knowledge of procurement regulations and market trends; experience managing carriers.
• Leadership that influences cross-functional teams, develops talent, and drives change.
• Lean/Continuous Improvement experience; TPS exposure is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; calm, clear communication under pressure.
• Exceptional organization and time management in an interrupt-driven environment.

Career trajectory

This is a hands-on leadership role with visible impact and room to grow as the company scales. You’ll shape policy, mentor teams, and elevate systems that enable sustainable performance.