Commodity Manager (Aerospace and Defense)

Location: Chandler, Arizona; on-site five days per week. Travel up to 20%; generally Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with flexibility based on business needs. Other listed location: Hollister, California.

Salary: $91,700–$170,100 per year.

Company

hirify.global, a Ralliant operating company, develops and manufactures energetic materials, devices, and subsystems for military and commercial applications, with engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Arizona and California.

What you will do

• Own category strategies for energetics, advanced composites, and engineered plastics, prioritizing energetic-material sourcing and production continuity.
• Develop, qualify, negotiate with, and manage suppliers of energetic materials, regulated components, composite structures and processes, and injection-molded plastics.
• Lead strategic negotiations, long-term agreements, cost modeling, should-cost and total-cost analyses, and commercial terms.
• Assess supplier capacity, financial and operational health, lead times, availability, single-source exposure, and obsolescence; establish mitigation and continuity plans.
• Drive supplier performance and corrective action using quality, delivery, cost, and risk metrics.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, Finance, and Contracts on supplier selection, technical requirements, new-product introduction, and program execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Extensive progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or commodity management, including aerospace and defense experience.
• Direct experience sourcing energetic materials and practical understanding of their supply chain, manufacturing and assembly flow, and integration into finished products; detailed formulation expertise is not required.
• Expertise in category strategy, supplier negotiations, supplier development, and management of complex or high-risk supply bases.
• Ability to assess and mitigate supply continuity risks, including sole-source constraints, supplier capacity, long lead times, and material obsolescence.
• Strong analytical judgment, cross-functional influence, executive communication, and ownership in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work on-site in Chandler, Arizona and travel up to 20%.
• Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment due to applicable U.S. Government contract requirements. The role is subject to U.S. export-control requirements; ongoing employment depends on obtaining appropriate government authorizations.

Nice to have

• Deep expertise across energetic-material categories; experience with advanced composite structures and manufacturing processes and/or injection-molded plastics.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Working knowledge of ATF, DoD, ITAR, or other applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP or Oracle and data analytics for sourcing decisions.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience; CPSM, CPIM, PMP, or other relevant certifications.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual-contributor role with broad functional leadership and meaningful ownership of supplier strategy, without direct reports.
• Work in a rapidly growing, high-performance aerospace and defense manufacturing environment focused on safety, quality, integrity, collaboration, and supply resilience.
• Opportunity to establish and shape a strategically important sourcing capability and influence decisions across the business.