Supply Chain and Logistics Partner

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refueling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

At Metrea mission success depends on the seamless movement of material equipment and capability across a complex global operating environment. We dont just deliver aircraft and advanced capabilitieswe ensure the right parts materials and logistics solutions are in place to sustain them anywhere in the world.

Our Air Domain spans Airborne ISR Aerial Firefighting Air-to-Air Refueling Advanced Training and Aircraft Engineeringoperating across FAA EASA and CASA regulatory frameworks. Supporting these operations requires a highly coordinated responsive and globally integrated supply chain.

As we continue to expand operations we are seeking a Supply Chain & Logistics Business Partner at our Tampa FL location to serve as the critical link between program (file) operations and global supply chain leadership.

This is a highly strategic and operational roleresponsible for aligning logistics site resourcing and deployer rotations inventory maintenance support distribution and logistics activities with file priorities while ensuring compliance efficiency and readiness across all sites and regions.

Reporting the Head of Global Supply Chain and Logistics this role will act as the connective tissue between the file and leaders of the capabilities within Supply Chain and Logistics which is comprised of Global Logistics & Customs Global Procurement and Global Inventory & Distributionexecuting strategy anticipating file needs driving visibility of and solving for file needs coordination communication and execution across the supply chain.

This is not a traditional planning and logistics role. It is an opportunity to influence integrate and enable mission-critical operations in a fast-scaling multinational environment.

• Serve as the primary supply chain liaison between file leadership and the Supply Chain and Logistics capability area and capability leaders ensuring alignment of logistics procurement and inventory strategies with operational priorities of the files
• Oversee end-to-end inbound and outbound global logistics including transportation planning carrier coordination and routing across international and domestic networks
• Ensure compliance and accuracy of all logistics documentation including export/import customs and regulatory requirements
• Design and manage site and remote storage solutions including warehousing field stocking locations and forward-deployed inventory strategies to support distributed operations
• Partner with Global Inventory & Distribution to maintain inventory accuracy optimize stock positioning and ensure material availability across sites and regions supporting operations and maintenance activities
• Coordinate sourcing of parts and materials with Global Procurement to meet program timelines fleet requirements and operational demands
• Support aircraft fleet and program execution by ensuring material readiness for maintenance events deployments and mission-critical operations
• Coordinate scheduling and staffing of down range material handlers at operating sites. Assure rotation capacity and redundancy to support mission readiness
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks including shortages lead time variability transportation disruptions and customs delays to enable mission readiness and reduce Aircraft on Ground (AOG) events
• Drive communication and alignment across the Supply Chain and Logistics capabilities: Logistics & Customs Procurement and Inventory & Distribution
• Monitor and improve supply chain performance including KPIs such as on-time delivery inventory accuracy logistics cost and cycle time
• Act as a change and integration partner during organizational growth ensuring scalable standardized logistics and supply chain processes across regions

• Background in defense aerospace or complex global operations ideally with exposure to aviation logistics or fleet support environments in a commercial environment
• Strong understanding of global logistics customs compliance and international trade regulations (experience with FAA EASA CASA environments is a plus)
• Experience in inventory management warehousing and distribution strategy import/export/customs including remote or forward-deployed operations
• Proven ability to coordinate sourcing and material readiness in partnership with procurement and operations teams
• Demonstrated success operating as a cross-functional business partner influencing stakeholders across file leadership supply chain and logistics and group leaders
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate program needs into supply chain execution
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced safety-critical and globally distributed environment
• A practical hands-on mindset with ability to balance strategic alignment with operational execution
• High integrity attention to detail and a commitment to operational excellence

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Dental and vision coverage
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Generous PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
• AD&D Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Position may require passing a government-administered background check
• Role may require adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR)

This Companyis an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to racecolor religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteranstatusor other characteristics protected by law.

This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may changein accordance withdepartment and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available as business needs require.

This joboperatesin an office setting.

20% travel domestic and international.