Global Supply Manager (Avionics)

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

About The Position

As a Global Supply Manager at Impulse Space , you will drive strategic sourcing, vendor management excellence, and end-to-end critical component management. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and operations teams to ensure resilient, cost-optimized supply chains that enable scalable growth and market success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience in supply chain, production, or engineering; or advanced degree with 6+ years of experience; or 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree, with demonstrated leadership in global supply management.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of lamination, soldering/interconnects, module assembly, and frame fabrication processes and experience with test yields and early design impacts to production deployment.
Deep expertise in sourcing and qualifying in PCB fabrication, and PCBA assembly partners for high-reliability applications.
Proven experience sourcing, qualifying, and managing EEE (Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical) components for avionics or high-reliability aerospace applications, including supplier evaluation, compliance with aerospace standards, and lifecycle management.
Ability to leverage technical knowledge of material specifications, manufacturing processes, and reliability testing to inform sourcing decisions and supplier development initiatives.
Experienced in sourcing from a global supply base and managing sourcing phases from market research, supplier evaluation and selection, negotiations and supplier onboarding.
Proven success working on cross-functional new product introduction projects, completing cost models, benchmarking, and negotiations.
Familiarity with ERP systems and purchasing/planning functions.
Exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
Ability to identify and resolve technical, operational and organizational problems.
Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

Maintain a robust and high-performing supply base by rigorously evaluating and selecting suppliers based on capability, quality, delivery reliability, and cost competitiveness.
Drive engineering to make sound, manufacturable design decisions aligned to clear drawing callouts and specifications, promoting standardization and critical inspection requirements to enable a scalable, high-performing supply plan.
Lead end-to-end supplier management, assessing operations and technical and business capabilities to enable rapid development and production.
Direct high-impact sourcing and qualification of new components or alternate materials and suppliers with engineering and quality teams.
Manage the supply base by authoring and collaborating with Quality to release and maintain supplier quality and process documentation, ensuring standardized controls and compliance across the supplier network.
Develop supplier scorecard to measure supplier performance against agreed-upon key performance indicators and report findings to leadership.
Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders, understanding their needs and consulting with them to build quality procurement strategies aligned to business requirements.
Coordinate with engineering and quality organizations to determine cause of rejected material and to drive appropriate changes to ensure elimination/reduction of those quality issues.
Administer moderate to large contracts and independently negotiate with supplier’s contract terminology, pricing, technical requirements, scope, and terms involving responsibility, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, and export compliance.
Perform in-depth supplier assessments to develop and execute a strategic sourcing strategy that identifies qualified suppliers, optimizes cost models, and proactively safeguards supply continuity in alignment with macroeconomic and industry trends.
Execute purchasing transactions within scope area by issuing purchase orders and managing open orders with materials requirement planning (MRP) to ensure accurate and complete information at all times.
Advise and collaborate with buyers and planners on procurement strategies while collaborating with planning teams to provide accurate forecasts, mitigate capacity risks, and ensure operational and tactical execution success.
Keep up with industry and commodity market trends while developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with major component distributors and manufacturers.