Supply Chain Lead

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (“Amca”) is a legacy business, built for the future. We’re putting engineers back in charge of aerospace and defense and rapidly delivering what the industry needs next.

Overview:

You will create and direct Amca’s supply chain. Your primary function will be to work with engineering to figure out how to rapidly prototype new designs and then take them to full-scale production.

Responsibilities:

• Bring new hardware designs to life

  • Work closely with design engineering to determine best (fastest) manufacturing capabilities: outsource, insource at Amca, or insource with Amca’s subsidiaries

  • Build a supply chain network that is capable of rapidly iterating on complex designs that spans a wide variety of manufacturing processes, including but not limited to machining, stamping, injection molding, test, PCB manufacturing, PCBA manufacturing, and assembly

  • Help Amca figure out how to prototype parts as fast as possible by leveraging a robust and rapid supply chain

  • After prototyping, assist with finding the best long term partners for full scale production

• Assist Amca subsidiaries with supplier development

  • Work closely with Amca subsidiaries to determine where the largest supply chain opportunities lie

  • Leverage network built up for Amca to assist with supplier development for subsidiaries

• Lead Amca’s supply chain

  • Architect, manage, and execute the long-term roadmap of what, where, and how to produce what we need at scale

• Manage critical inventory

  • Determine the most efficient way to manage and support internal machining and test capabilities with their inventory needs

Qualifications:

• Exceptionally curious and fast learner; able to contribute across diverse part categories and manufacturing processes.

• Experience in fast paced supply chain environments (preferably at an aerospace company).

• Experience with materials requirements planning and enterprise resource planning.

• Familiar with a wide array of manufacturing processes (standard machining, injection molding, metal stamping, PCBAs, assembly, test, passivation, heat treat, non-destructive testing etc.)

• Independent and creative; thrives with ownership and minimal oversight.

• Plus: Experience with standard aerospace requirements like AS9100

• Plus: 5+ years of experience in supply chain

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).

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