Director - Supply Chain and Logistics

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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. As part of a hardworking team of specialists and engineers you will be accountable and responsible to define program goals, manage risk, manage schedule and support escalations and problem solving.

This role will lead a team of Supply Chain professionals including Supply Chain Program Managers, Buyers, and others. She or he will collaborate with other supply chain and logistics functions to ensure the success of their programs. Frequent reporting to Business Unit and Senior Management is required.
The individual in this role will own supply chain performance within a Blue Origin Business Unit. She or he is customer-focused and relentless in the pursuit of continual improvement. This role will be responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies, processes, and materials program plans to ensure performance, budget, and on-time delivery of Blue Origin products.

• Understanding the product structure, key objectives, budgets, and schedules of the programs they support.
• Ensuring all Supply Chain functions are executing plans to achieve those targets, track progress, and develop mitigations where performance is not aligned with expectations.
• Supporting the policies, procedures, templates, and tools to drive consistency, accuracy, and compliance across Blue Origin Business Units.
• Supporting financial management (e.g., EVMS, budgets, targets, working capital, material sales, etc.) of supply chain metrics, make/buy/where strategies, strategic sourcing, and requirements management (e.g., FAR/DFARS, ITAR, OPSEC, security classification guides, public law, quality, warranty, etc.).
• Ensuring the placement and receipt of all material requirements to meet those strategies and plans in support of program requirements including complete material management and ownership (schedule, cost and Material EAC).
• Analyzing data to determine the cause of deviations from performance expectations and developing improvement plans alongside Supply Chain Functional leadership.
• Providing detailed communications, reports, and presentations to Program and Supply Chain at all levels to ensure alignment and a clear understanding of progress, risks, and mitigations, as well as general updates from Supply Chain Functions.

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience, or Master's degree with 7 years of experience in Engineering, related technical fields, Supply Chain Management, or related industry experience.
• Proven ability to lead and manage high-performance teams, including hiring and performance management responsibilities.
• Superior communication skills (written and verbal), leadership abilities, negotiation skills, and the ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate complex ideas simply, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at outrn lines.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs and evaluate new ideas with internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines with engineering, design, and project management counterparts to deliver on-time products/services. ఫ
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining systems and processes to…