Job highlights

- Translate engineering Bills of Materials (BOMs),project schedules,and production plans into sourcing,inventory,and material requirement plans.
- The role involves ensuring the timely availability of materials,components,equipment,and services required for RD,prototyping,testing,low-rate production,and full-scale manufacturing
- Knowledge,Skills Experience . A

Job Summary The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for establishing, managing, and scaling the end-to-end supply chain function for aerospace and defense products. The role involves ensuring the timely availability of materials, components, equipment, and services required for RD, prototyping, testing, low-rate production, and full-scale manufacturing. The individual will be responsible for balancing startup agility with aerospace-grade quality and compliance requirements while working closely with engineering, production, quality, finance, and program management teams to ensure uninterrupted execution of development and manufacturing programs.

Basic Details

- Role: Supply Chain Manager
- Function: Supply Chain Management
- Sub-Function: To be defined
- Job Code: To be defined
- Joining Buffer: 1 Month

Job Context / Purpose The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for establishing, managing, and scaling the end-to-end supply chain function for aerospace and defense products. The role involves ensuring the timely availability of materials, components, equipment, and services required for RD, prototyping, testing, low-rate production, and full-scale manufacturing.

The individual will be responsible for balancing startup agility with aerospace-grade quality and compliance requirements while working closely with engineering, production, quality, finance, and program management teams to ensure uninterrupted execution of development and manufacturing programs.

Key Responsibilities

A. Procurement, Planning, Logistics Program Execution

- Manage end-to-end procurement, material planning, inventory control, logistics, and supplier coordination.




- Ensure timely availability of materials, components, tooling, equipment, and services required for RD, prototyping, testing, production, and field operations.
- Translate engineering Bills of Materials (BOMs), project schedules, and production plans into sourcing, inventory, and material requirement plans.
- Manage engineering changes and assess their impact on suppliers, inventory, costs, and project schedules.
- Develop and maintain forecasting, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory optimization, and replenishment processes.
- Establish and manage warehousing, transportation, import/export, customs, freight, and material traceability processes.
- Support prototype builds, system integration, qualification activities, flight testing, production ramp-up, and manufacturing scale-up.
- Collaborate with engineering, production, quality, finance, and program management teams to align supply chain activities with project milestones, manufacturing priorities, budgets, and customer commitments.
- Provide procurement, lead-time, sourcing, logistics, and cost-planning inputs during project planning, proposal development, and program reviews.

B. Team Management Coordination

- Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and program management teams to ensure smooth operational execution.
- Participate in program review meetings and provide regular supply chain status updates.
- Support proposal preparation by providing sourcing strategies, procurement inputs, and cost estimates.
- Ensure procurement and inventory plans are aligned with project schedules and manufacturing milestones.
- Build, develop,



and lead the procurement and supply chain team as the organization scales.
- Establish procurement SOPs, supplier onboarding processes, and inventory control procedures.
- Develop and implement KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems for leadership reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement, inventory management, logistics, and supply chain operations.

C. Strategic Supply Chain Management

- Develop and execute supply chain strategies aligned with organizational growth, product roadmaps, and manufacturing plans.
- Establish, qualify, and manage a robust supplier ecosystem for aerospace, defense, mechanical, electrical, avionics, propulsion, payload, manufacturing, and testing requirements.
- Lead supplier identification, evaluation, audits, negotiations, onboarding, and performance management.
- Develop and maintain long-term strategic relationships with suppliers and vendors.
- Identify supply chain risks, single-source dependencies, component obsolescence, and long lead-time items.
- Develop and implement appropriate risk mitigation and business continuity plans.
- Drive localization and indigenization initiatives wherever commercially and technically feasible.
- Ensure supplier capabilities, quality standards, delivery commitments, and commercial terms align with organizational requirements.

Knowledge, Skills Experience A. Educational Qualifications Certifications

- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
- MBA/PGDM in Operations Management or Supply Chain Management is preferred.
- Additional skilled certifications are preferred

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