Lead Supply Chain Manager (Aerospace)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Base pay range: $146,00–$175,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for sustainable air mobility.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day supplier execution from purchase order release through delivery.
• Accelerate critical material deliveries and develop recovery plans for delayed or at-risk parts.
• Analyze supplier lead times and production capacity, identify constraints, and drive improvement plans.
• Assess supply chain risks across quality, delivery, capacity, and logistics and implement mitigation strategies.
• Track supplier KPIs, including on-time delivery, lead time adherence, capacity utilization, and purchase price variance.
• Lead quarterly business reviews with key suppliers and coordinate priorities with procurement, planning, engineering, logistics, PMO, and quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Operations.
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, supplier management, or operations.
• Strong expertise in supplier execution management, recovery planning, capacity analysis, and lead time analysis.
• Experience tracking and reporting purchase price variance and supply chain KPIs.
• Strong communication, negotiation, relationship management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and data visualization tools; ability to work in a fast-paced, highly regulated, and dynamic environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in the aerospace or automotive industry.
• APICS certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Approximately 10% travel is expected.
• Pay-for-performance culture with compensation linked to job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and performance.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, and reasonable accommodations.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.