Global Supply Manager, Programs and Production (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Torrance, California, United States; relocation to Divergent's Long Beach facility is anticipated in 2027. Occasional domestic and international travel of approximately 10–25% may be required.

Salary: $109,240–$173,470 USD annually. S05 Senior Global Supply Manager: $109,240–$150,210; S06 Lead Global Supply Manager: $126,160–$173,470.

Company

Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing solutions for demanding automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Manage sourcing and procurement for customer programs from development and low-rate initial production through full-rate production.
• Translate BOMs, build schedules, and demand into procurement plans; manage engineering changes, shortages, part readiness, and recovery plans.
• Lead sourcing for outside and special processes, machined parts, fabrications, castings, purchased components, tooling, fixtures, and consumables.
• Assess supplier capacity, tooling, staffing, process capability, and rate readiness; develop alternate sources, capacity reservations, and buffer strategies.
• Manage supplier performance, outside-process material flow, qualification, corrective actions, and long-term capacity relationships.
• Lead cost analysis, commercial negotiations, supplier agreements, cost-reduction initiatives, and cross-functional supply-risk decisions.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or supply chain experience in program-driven manufacturing, including aerospace, defense, automotive, or similarly complex hardware industries.
• Experience supporting production programs through changing BOMs, schedules, and demand, including shortage management and supply recovery.
• Experience managing outside processes such as machining, heat treatment, finishing, coatings, NDT, or other special processes.
• Experience preparing suppliers for production ramps through capacity planning, supplier qualification, and alternate-source development.
• Ability to build practical tools and workflows where systems and processes are still developing.
• Strong commercial negotiation, supplier-agreement, lead-time, and commercial-risk management skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP, PLM, and procurement systems such as SAP, NetSuite, Arena, or Windchill, plus advanced Excel and supply KPI analysis.

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced technical degree.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or automotive programs from LRIP through full-rate production.
• Experience with Nadcap-accredited processes, AS9102 First Article Inspection, or PPAP.
• Familiarity with additive manufacturing, CNC machining, castings, or other advanced manufacturing processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, BOMs, specifications, and process routings.
• Experience in AS9100, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience with customer flow-down requirements, DFARS/ITAR, international sourcing, global supplier management, and senior-level supplier relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment in a collaborative, dynamic, high-performing, mission-driven manufacturing environment.
• Salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Learning and development reimbursement opportunities.