Star Catcher
Director of Supply Chain
Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- No number of years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related technical/field experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident) due to ITAR/EAR export-control compliance requirements. The posting also states that a protected individual or someone eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations may meet export regulations.
About the job
Leads Star Catcher’s supply chain strategy and operations to support space hardware development, production, and scaling.
What you'll do
- Develop supply chain strategy, build the team, and implement or optimize ERP/MRP and vendor-management systems.
- Lead strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, subcontract negotiations, budgeting, and supply risk mitigation.
- Oversee defense compliance, quality coordination, cleanroom logistics, inventory, and hardware delivery across sites.
What they ask for
- Progressive supply chain, procurement, subcontract, or hardware operations leadership in aerospace, defense, space systems, or high-tech advanced manufacturing.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, or build supply chain teams and processes.
- Practical working knowledge of aerospace/defense regulatory considerations, such as FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, or flow-down requirements.
- Experience sourcing complex hardware components; must meet the stated U.S. Person/export-control eligibility requirement.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (Master’s/MBA); experience scaling hardware supply chains from R&D through production or flight deployments.
- ERP/MRP implementation or integration, AS9100/ISO 9001 exposure, or CSCP, CPIM, or CPSM certification.
Tools
ERP/MRP, ITAR/EAR, FAR/DFARS, AS9100, ISO 9001, MSAs, CSCP, CPIM
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