Manager - EA Material Management (Aviation Supply Chain)

Location: Chicago or Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States; travel required 30–40% of the time. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.

Base pay: $102,220–$133,194 per year, plus potential bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global operates airline and Technical Operations activities supporting aircraft maintenance, engineering, modification programs, and supply chain readiness.

What you will do

• Lead the EA Material Management function, establishing the operating model, priorities, escalation paths, and performance expectations for material readiness across the aircraft modification portfolio.
• Oversee material support for Engineering Authorization projects, including Airworthiness Directives, safety-critical modifications, reliability initiatives, and new aircraft interiors.
• Lead, coach, and develop the EA Material Management team, including workload planning, performance feedback, career development, goal setting, and evaluations.
• Coordinate with Engineering, EA Planning, maintenance planning, Procurement, Supplier Performance, Inventory Planning, and other Supply Chain teams to resolve material and execution risks.
• Improve planning, monitoring, reporting, and follow-up through automation, data aggregation, root cause analysis, process standardization, and contingency planning.
• Prepare leadership updates on material health, portfolio risks, mitigation plans, milestones, KPIs, workload, and execution effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, or another technical or scientific field, or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, airline operations, manufacturing, aviation maintenance, engineering, project/program management, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of leadership experience, including direct or indirect people leadership, project leadership, or cross-functional team leadership.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning, inventory planning, procurement, supplier performance, and aircraft maintenance or modification processes.
• Ability to lead teams, coach employees, manage workload, set performance expectations, and influence cross-functional partners outside direct reporting lines.
• Strong project and program management, analytical, problem-solving, and leadership communication skills across multiple high-priority initiatives with competing timelines.
• Ability to communicate risks, trade-offs, mitigation plans, and resource needs to senior leaders.
• Continuous improvement experience; ability to work under time constraints while maintaining accuracy.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function; successful completion of an interview is required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, or another technical or scientific field, or 6 years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of people leadership or portfolio/program leadership experience.
• Experience with aircraft modification programs, Engineering Authorizations, Airworthiness Directives, or reliability initiatives.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, VBA, or other analytics and automation tools.
• Experience with SAP, inventory planning systems, or airline maintenance/material systems.
• Formal Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodology experience.
• PMI/PMP certification.
• Understanding of generative AI capabilities and limitations, with responsible use for research, analysis, content creation, and problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident, and disability benefits.
• Parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter benefits, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• 401(k) and flight privileges.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.