Sr. manager, site supply chain

At Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), we believe that our strengths are built on our most important resource - our people. Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you!

Job Description

Senior Manager, Site Supply Chain (Simsbury, CT)

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Site Supply Chain to lead all executional supply chain functions at our Simsbury, CT site. This role is responsible for delivering operational performance across procurement, materials planning, inventory control, and logistics, supporting both electronics and energetics programs. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Supply Chain, this leader will manage a team of managers and supervisors and operate within a matrixed organization, partnering closely with Category Management, Supplier Development, Quality, and Operations. This is a critical leadership role responsible for ensuring material availability, supplier performance, and operational execution in a complex, highly regulated aerospace and defense Industries.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Organization

• Lead and develop a multi-layered organization including Purchasing, Materials Planning, and Logistics managers and their teams
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Drive clarity of roles and alignment across a matrixed supply chain organization

Executional Supply Chain Ownership

• Own site-level execution of procurement, planning, inventory, and logistics operations
• Ensure seamless material flow from suppliers through production and to customer delivery
• Balance competing priorities across development programs and production commitments

Procurement Execution & Supplier Performance

• Oversee execution of procurement across $100M+ annual spend in low-volume/high-mix aerospace and defense programs
• Partner with Category Leads and Supplier Development to align sourcing strategies with execution
• Act as escalation point for supplier delivery, quality, and performance issues

Planning & Inventory Management

• Lead demand and supply planning processes, ensuring alignment with production and program schedules
• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory optimization, and material availability
• Ensure strong inventory control processes, achieving high accuracy and efficient working capital management

Logistics & Material Flow

• Oversee inbound/outbound logistics, warehousing, and material handling operations
• Ensure safe and compliant handling of regulated materials (including energetics)
• Optimize material flow, storage, and transportation efficiency

Cross-Functional & Matrix Leadership

• Collaborate closely with: Category Management (sourcing strategy), Supplier Development & SQE (supplier performance), Quality & Compliance (regulatory adherence), Operations & Engineering (program execution, NPI)
• Influence without direct authority across functions to drive outcomes

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure adherence to FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, CPSR, DOT, IATA, ATF, and internal policies
• Support audits and ensure procurement system integrity

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Lead initiatives to improve OTD, cost, inventory turns, and process efficiency
• Implement lean practices, visual management, and KPI-driven performance routines (e.g., Gemba walks, visual management)
• Support site and enterprise-level transformation initiatives

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of supply chain experience in aerospace & defense or regulated manufacturing
• Proven experience managing managers (leader-of-leaders experience required)
• 5-7 years of experience
• Strong background across procurement, planning, and logistics (end-to-end supply chain)

Preferred:

• MBA or advanced degree
• CPSM, CPIM, PMP, or Lean/Six Sigma certification
• Process Design, Problem solving & Lean tools
• Experience with IFS or similar ERP systems
• Experience supporting R&D to production transitions
• Background in complex machining, electronics or energetics

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status. Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), headquartered in Simsbury, CT with facilities in Moorpark, CA, and Graham, KY is a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions. Our capabilities include customized man-portable breaching systems; fully integrated payload system, subsystem or energetic component production; shock tube-based, signal transmission technology integrated with our highly reliable family of detonators; and armored vehicle solutions. EBAD also has extensive satellite/spacecraft and missile/aircraft/launch vehicle manufacturing capabilities for system initiation, signal transfer, separation release, actuation and deployment and flight termination. No matter what the mission, EBAD can provide tailored, customized solutions to address our customers' challenges. Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.