Manager, Supply Chain

Join AEVEX's FAA Part 145 Repair Station team and play a vital role in supporting aircraft modification and maintenance for both U.S. Department of Defense and commercial aviation customers. AEVEX is seeking a strategic, detail-oriented Supply Chain Manager to lead critical operations that keep our missions moving forward. In this role, you will oversee subcontracting, procurement, inventory management, and distribution to ensure efficient, compliant, and cost-effective processes. You will analyze data, forecast demand, build strong supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and implement strategies that drive performance and reliability across the supply chain. Your expertise will help us deliver complex projects for both defense and commercial aviation customers, making a direct impact on operational success and mission readiness. This position is essential to ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability. Because the role involves safety-sensitive functions as defined by 14 CFR 121, employment requires adherence to the Company's Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program, in compliance with 14 CFR Parts 12, 135, 145, and 49 CFR Part 40.

Essential Functions

• Lead and develop a high performing supply chain team through staffing, training coaching, and professional growth
• Manage department budget and optimize workflows to ensure efficiency and compliance
• Collaborate with stakeholders across programs, operations, and engineering to understand demand and provide guidance on material availability and cost
• Ensure availability of materials, parts, components, tooling, and services to meet production goals in a complex, low-volume specialty environment
• Manage inventory planning, control, and optimization for aircraft ratable, repairable, and consumable parts
• Develop strategies to reduce shortages, excess inventory, and AOG risk
• Implement cost-reduction initiatives to maximize flexibility while maintaining inventory
• Maintain compliance for all calibrated tooling and coordinate with operations leadership to prevent coverage gaps.
• Oversee physical inventory and delivery accurate semi-annual reports to leadership
• Ensure accurate tracking of serialized parts and life-limited components
• Oversee shelf-life, calibration and controlled materials
• Maintain secure, complaint storage of materials and parts in line with regulatory standards (including Government and customer furnished material and property)
• Ensure full compliance with FAA Part 145, EASA (if applicable), AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, and DoD contract and subcontract flow-down requirements
• Maintain an Approved Supplier List (ASL), monitor supplier performance, set quality and delivery metrics, and qualify new suppliers as needed
• Maintain material traceability, certifications, and records (8130-3, CoC, trace documentation)
• Support FAA, DCMA, customer, and internal quality audits
• Partner with quality assurance to resolve supplier nonconformance and corrective actions
• Collaborate with contracts to ensure proper flow-down or regulatory, quality, and contractual requirements to suppliers
• Drive Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including obsolescence and single source dependencies
• Partner with business operations and business systems to establish KPI's and dashboards for supply chain performance
• Serve as business process owner for materials planning and procurement workflows using the ERP/MRP and associated planning tools
• Perform other duties as required
• Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis [or in accordance with posted schedule].
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policies and practices.
• Embodies AEVEX's cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and company culture.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Security Clearance- Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret DoD clearance, U.S. Citizenship required.
• Proven experience in a complex engineer-to-order or project-based aircraft modification or production environment
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail and the ability to develop and manage KPI's around material availability, inventory turns and net working capital versus targets, purchase price variance and total cost of ownership improvements, and forecasting accuracy and planning adherence for key materials
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with a track record of building positive relationships with vendors, suppliers, customers and colleagues
• Strong knowledge of FAA regulations, material traceability, and certification requirements
• Experience working with DoD contracts, FAR/DFARS, and ITAR-controlled materials
• Experience aligning material and procurement strategies with business goals, including OTIF (on[1]time, in-full) delivery, cost reduction, cash/working capital targets, and quality and compliance requirements
• Creative problem solving capabilities paired with a strategic, analytical mindset
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite and related tools
• Strong proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (Infor, Quantum, etc.) preferred

Leadership Competencies

• Directs and provides expert knowledge in the day-to-day function of the department.
• Identifies, recruits, and retains top-notch talent.
• Champions AEVEX's culture and empowers employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals.
• Coaches, mentors, engage and develop the team, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and learning opportunities.
• Sets performance standards and encourages employee engagement and results through delegation, continuous feedback, goal setting, and performance management.
• Maintains transparent communication. Appropriately communicates organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and appropriate email, and regular interpersonal communication.
• Provides oversight and direction to the employees in accordance with AEVEX's policies and procedures.

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• Lean Six Sigma Certification a plus
• APICS CPIM or CSCP a plus

Experience

• 10 years of supply chain, inventory management or other related experience
• 5+ years' experience as a manager in a supply chain environment

Physical Requirements

Frequently required to sit, and to reach to use computers and other office equipment Frequently required to lift up to 15 pounds Occasionally experience a high level of noise, adverse weather or temperature conditions Note: For the purpose of this summary, occasionally is used to represent up to 1/3 of the time given to the work day, frequently represents 1/3 to 2/3 of the time and constantly represents 2/3 or more of the time.

AEVEX provides a reasonable range of compensation. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific location. The range of starting pay for this position is for the listed location only.

Salary Range

$133,200 - $152,500 USD

About AEVEX

AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.

AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

AEVEX is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.

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