Supplier Development Specialist (Aerospace)

Location: South Burlington, Vermont, United States; around 50% travel to supplier sites required

Salary: $85,000–$115,000 USD per year

Company

Develops electric aircraft with a focus on aviation innovation, sustainability, and environmental impact.

What you will do

• Coordinate supplier site visits, development activities, meetings, and cross-functional support for Supplier Development Engineers.
• Track supplier action items, corrective actions, onboarding progress, and closure status.
• Prepare meeting minutes, status reports, supplier performance data, and readiness metrics.
• Maintain supplier development registers, dashboards, documentation requests, and supplier portal administration.
• Support QMS audits, conformity readiness, production rate readiness, and quarterly business reviews.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and supplier stakeholders to improve supplier performance.

Requirements

• Two- or four-year degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Two to three years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or quality operations.
• Experience in a manufacturing company, preferably one certified to ISO 9001 or SAE AS9100.
• Experience with data analysis, metrics tracking, dashboard creation, action item registers, and cross-functional coordination.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace and an online ERP system such as Plex or SAP.
• Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace manufacturing or supplier quality environments.
• Familiarity with AS9100, AS9102, supplier audits, corrective actions, root cause analysis, and supplier development methodologies.
• Knowledge of production rate readiness, capacity planning, and project management tools.
• APICS, ISM, supply chain, or Lean Six Sigma certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
• Onsite healthcare in Vermont plus medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave and daily lunch provided.
• Flight lessons and additional employee perks.
• Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check; BETA participates in E-Verify.