Senior Director, Enterprise Commodity Management, Supply Chain Risk & ITAR Compliance

BLUE ORIGIN • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Commodity Management, Supply Chain Risk & ITAR Compliance to lead enterprise strategy across critical commodity categories, supplier resiliency, and export-control-aligned supply base governance. This leader will be responsible for building and scaling an integrated operating model that connects commodity strategy, supplier portfolio design, market intelligence, supply continuity, risk management, and ITAR/export compliance across Blue Origin’s global supply network. The role will help ensure the company has the right suppliers, capacity, sourcing strategies, and compliance controls in place to support current programs and future growth. This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that partners closely with Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, Value Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Legal, Export Compliance, Security, Finance, and Program leadership. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in enterprise commodity management, strategic sourcing, supplier risk, and regulated supply chain operations in a complex manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, International Trade, Law, or a related field
• 12+ years of progressive experience in commodity management, category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain risk, trade compliance, or regulated manufacturing operations
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives in a complex, highly regulated environment
• Deep experience building and leading enterprise commodity/category strategies, including supplier portfolio design, sourcing models, market intelligence, and long-range category planning
• Strong working knowledge of ITAR, EAR, export-control concepts, and supplier governance requirements
• Experience in supply chain risk management, including supplier resiliency, continuity planning, and critical commodity mitigation strategies
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Legal, and Supply Chain
• Strong analytical, strategic, commercial, and operational problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, International Affairs, or a related field
• Experience in aerospace, defense, space systems, propulsion, or other mission-critical manufacturing industries
• Experience managing commodity strategies across multiple programs, business units, or manufacturing sites
• Experience with strategic categories such as machined parts, castings/forgings, electronics, specialty materials, composites, harnesses, valves/flow control, or propulsion hardware
• Experience building or scaling enterprise commodity organizations, supply chain risk programs, or supply base compliance operating models
• Familiarity with supplier risk tools, category dashboards, and executive reporting systems
• Strong understanding of manufacturing readiness, industrialization, and quality systems

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise commodity strategy across key direct material and strategic manufacturing categories
• Develop multi-year commodity plans aligned to cost, quality, supply continuity, capacity readiness, standardization, and compliance objectives
• Build and manage enterprise supplier portfolio strategies, including preferred suppliers, dual-source pathways, capacity strategies, and long-term supply approaches
• Provide market intelligence and category insights on cost drivers, supply-demand dynamics, inflation, regional capacity, supplier capability, and geopolitical risk
• Drive enterprise decisions related to supplier concentration, diversification, category governance, and sourcing strategy
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, and Value Engineering to reduce unnecessary complexity and align commodity strategy to manufacturability, scalability, and cost competitiveness
• Establish and lead supply chain risk management frameworks covering supplier continuity, sole/single-source exposure, financial risk, long-lead constraints, regional concentration, and business continuity
• Build mitigation strategies for critical commodities and rate-sensitive supply chains, including alternate sources, capacity reservation, supplier development, and contingency planning
• Lead supply chain operating practices that support compliance with ITAR, EAR, and applicable U.S. export-control regulations
• Ensure supplier onboarding, sourcing, technical collaboration, and international supply expansion activities are aligned with regulatory requirements and internal controls
• Partner with Legal and Trade Compliance to embed export-control guardrails into commodity strategy, supplier qualification, and sourcing governance
• Support international supply expansion through risk-informed, compliant supplier evaluation and approved sourcing frameworks
• Create executive-level dashboards and reporting for commodity coverage, risk exposure, supplier concentration, compliance status, and mitigation progress
• Lead and develop a high-performing team focused on enterprise commodity management, supply chain risk, and compliance execution

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director