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Director, Supply Chain


Job Location:

Costa Mesa, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 October 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 18 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 youll 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 youll 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 youll 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 bachelors 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 youll 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.

Required Experience:

Director


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