Director Supply Chain

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a director to grow the industrial base behind a fast-scaling defense-technology company. You will find where suppliers need to add capacity and send the market signal before demand arrives.

What you'll do

• Own the process for identifying industrial-capacity gaps across product lines.
• Partner with business development, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain leaders.
• Build a supplier strategy that relies on competitive commercial markets.

What you bring

• 8+ years in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement or supply chain management.
• A record of making supply chains more efficient at scale.

Director, Supply Chain (Verify)

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a supply chain director to lead sourcing, planning and supplier performance for defense hardware programs scaling to high-rate production.

What you'll do

• Set supply chain strategy for continuity, quality, cost and scale.
• Lead buyers, planners and sourcing engineers.
• Define and report supply chain KPIs to leadership.
• Identify and reduce supply risk.

What you bring

• [confirm years] years of supply chain leadership in manufacturing.
• ERP and supplier-portal implementation experience.

Procurement Manager (Verify)

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a procurement manager to build sourcing and planning for a greenfield autonomous-underwater-vehicle factory.

What you'll do

• Lead strategic sourcing and planning to hit cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Work with engineering and manufacturing on design for manufacturability.
• Build and manage the procurement team.

What you bring

• 5+ years of supply chain experience, including 2+ years leading people.
• A bachelor's in business, finance, supply chain or a related field.

Supply Planner (Verify)

Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm]

VDS is recruiting a supply planner to forecast and plan materials for rapidly iterating defense hardware programs.

What you'll do

• Forecast component needs for production.
• Plan inventory levels in the ERP system.
• Prioritize supply allocations with cross-functional teams.

What you bring

• 4+ years in supply chain or production for complex mechanical or electrical assemblies.
• Strong ERP skills and comfort with fast-changing priorities.