Director, Supply Chain Compliance

STR

4d•$168,000 - $210,000

About The Position

STR is seeking a Director of Supply Chain Compliance to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of supply chain strategy, processes, and compliance initiatives supporting defense, government, and Intelligence Community programs. The Director will serve as a subject-matter expert on Department of Defense and Intelligence Community requirements, supplier risk management, contractual flow-downs, and regulatory obligations. The role also evaluates, implements, and optimizes technology solutions to improve compliance visibility, workflow automation, supplier due diligence, documentation, and reporting. The Director works across Contracts, Legal, Security, Quality, Finance, IT, and Program teams; oversees supplier and subcontractor compliance; leads audits and remediation; and develops metrics, training, and supplier engagement. The role also identifies and implements appropriate uses of AI, machine learning, analytics, and automation, with controls for human review, data protection, access, accuracy, auditability, and compliance with company and government requirements. STR is a technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The position may require occasional travel to support supplier visits, audits, customer engagements, or company meetings. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance if required by the position or applicable customer programs; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government for that purpose.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Contracts, Compliance, Law, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
15+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, contracts, compliance, supplier risk management, or a related discipline.
3+ years of experience leading supply chain compliance, supplier oversight, government contracting, or third-party risk programs.
Demonstrated experience supporting defense, aerospace, federal government, or Intelligence Community programs.
Strong understanding of DoD, FAR, DFARS, and applicable contractual flow-down requirements.
Experience interpreting and implementing supplier compliance requirements related to cybersecurity, quality, export controls, sanctions, anti-corruption, counterfeit parts, ethical sourcing, human trafficking, and information protection.
Experience conducting supplier due diligence, risk assessments, audits, compliance reviews, investigations, and corrective-action tracking.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, controls, matrices, dashboards, and reporting.
Experience managing supplier compliance data and documentation within ERP, CLM, supplier risk management, GRC, or related systems.
Experience evaluating or implementing workflow automation, data analytics, reporting, and other technology-enabled compliance solutions.
Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex compliance matters to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to influence without direct authority and collaborate with Contracts, Legal, Security, Finance, IT, and Program teams.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive or proprietary information.
Ability to travel occasionally for supplier visits, audits, customer engagements, or company meetings.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance if required by the position or applicable customer programs; U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S. Government for this purpose.
Ability to comply with applicable export-control and other legal requirements.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI, machine learning, robotic process automation, or other emerging technologies used for contract analysis, regulatory monitoring, document review, risk assessment, and compliance reporting.
Experience leading, mentoring, or developing employees and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

Lead and continuously improve the supply chain compliance program supporting defense, government, and Intelligence Community customers.
Develop and maintain policies, procedures, standards, and internal controls addressing supplier and subcontractor compliance requirements.
Interpret and implement applicable DoD, federal acquisition, contractual, regulatory, and customer-specific requirements, including supplier flow-downs.
Partner with Contracts, Legal, Security, Quality, Finance, IT, and Program teams to identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain compliance risks.
Oversee supplier and subcontractor due diligence, onboarding, risk classification, screening, periodic reviews, and compliance monitoring.
Establish risk-based processes to evaluate supplier cybersecurity, quality, ethics, export controls, sanctions, counterfeit parts, information protection, and other compliance obligations.
Monitor regulatory and contractual changes and assess their potential impact on supply chain operations and the supplier base.
Support contract reviews by identifying supply chain requirements, flow-down clauses, certifications, representations, and documentation obligations.
Develop and maintain compliance matrices, supplier records, obligation trackers, audit files, and other required documentation.
Lead internal and external supply chain compliance audits, assessments, reviews, and customer inquiries.
Investigate potential compliance issues, coordinate corrective and preventive actions, and track remediation through closure.
Establish compliance metrics, dashboards, key performance indicators, and executive reporting on supplier risk and program performance.
Design and deliver training and guidance for employees, buyers, contract professionals, program teams, and suppliers.
Develop and maintain supplier compliance communications and engagement to promote accountability and timely issue resolution.
Evaluate, implement, and optimize tools for supplier risk management, contract lifecycle management, ERP, GRC, document management, workflow automation, and reporting.
Improve data quality, systems integration, process standardization, and reporting across Contracts and Supply Chain functions.
Identify and responsibly implement AI, machine learning, and automation opportunities for regulatory monitoring, contract and flow-down analysis, document review, obligation tracking, supplier risk assessment, anomaly detection, and compliance reporting.
Establish controls for AI and automation, including human review, data protection, access controls, accuracy validation, auditability, and compliance with company and government requirements.
Use data analytics and technology to identify trends, emerging risks, control gaps, and continuous-improvement opportunities.
Maintain records and evidence to support audits, customer reviews, certifications, and regulatory inquiries.
Serve as a trusted advisor and subject-matter expert on supply chain compliance across the organization.
Utilize purchasing and ERP systems.
Use AI-enabled tools and learn and apply AI to improve efficiency, quality, and effectiveness in Contracts and Supply Chain processes.