Director of Supply Chain and Logistics

Description

Job Purpose:

The Director of Materials and Parts is responsible for leading the strategic planning, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, distribution, repair management, and regulatory compliance of aircraft parts, materials, tooling, consumables, and related supply chain functions. This position ensures the maintenance organization has the right parts available at the right time, in the right location, and at the right cost to support safe, reliable, and compliant aircraft operations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide executive leadership over aircraft materials, rotable components, expendables, tooling, stores, shipping and receiving, vendor services, and parts logistics.
• Develop and execute a materials strategy that supports aircraft availability, maintenance production, AOG recovery, heavy maintenance events, line maintenance support, and cost control objectives.
• Establish stocking strategies, min/max levels, reorder parts, pool support, and forward-positioning plans to reduce operational risk and improve parts availability.
• Lead procurement activities to ensure parts are sourced from approved suppliers with proper documentation, traceability, certification, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee inventory accuracy, cycle count programs, physical inventory, shelf-life control, quarantine processes, calibrated tooling support, and hazardous material handling.
• Manage repair orders, warranty claims, core returns, exchanges, overhaul support, and component repair vendor performance.
• Partner with Maintenance Control, Planning, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Finance, and Operations to align materials support with scheduled and unscheduled maintenance requirements.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships, negotiate service levels, monitor supplier performance, and drive corrective action when vendors fail to meet cost, quality, or delivery expectations.
• Monitor KPIs including parts availability, AOG response time, inventory accuracy, repair turnaround time, purchase order aging, warranty recovery, obsolete inventory, and budget performance.
• Ensure all parts and materials processes comply with FAA regulations, company policies, quality procedures, export control requirements, and applicable safety standards.
• Lead the day-to-day performance of the Materials and Parts organization, including purchasing, stores, inventory control, parts distribution, repair administration, and logistics coordination.
• Build and maintain a reliable materials support model for scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, AOG events, aircraft induction, heavy checks, and special projects.
• Implement disciplined purchasing controls to balance operational urgency with approved budgets, capital planning, and cost reduction targets.
• Ensure accurate recordkeeping for purchase orders, receiving records, certificates of conformity, FAA 8130-3 forms, material certifications, invoices, core tracking, and repair documentation.
• Develop processes that improve material visibility, system accuracy, demand planning, parts forecasting, and cross-functional communication.
• Support audit readiness by maintaining complete documentation, traceability, inventory control evidence, and compliance with internal and external inspection requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce shortages, excess stock, freight spend, repair delays, and avoidable aircraft out-of-service time.

Requirements

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Aviation Management, Logistics, Finance, or a related field preferred; equivalent aviation materials experience may be considered.
• Minimum of seven to ten years of progressive experience in aviation materials, aircraft parts, supply chain, procurement, inventory control, or maintenance logistics.
• Minimum of five years in a leadership role managing teams, vendors, budgets, inventory programs, or technical supply chain operations.
• Strong working knowledge of aircraft parts traceability, FAA documentation requirements, rotable and expendable inventory control, repair management, purchasing, and warehouse operations.
• Experience supporting Part 121, Part 135, Part 145, cargo airline, MRO, or comparable aviation maintenance operations strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with aviation maintenance and inventory systems such as TRAX, eMRO, Silverwings or similar platforms preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial, negotiation, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced maintenance environment.
• Operational urgency with disciplined cost control.
• Strong understanding of aviation maintenance support requirements.
• Vendor accountability and supplier performance management.
• Inventory accuracy, process discipline, and audit readiness.
• Cross-functional leadership across Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Operations.
• Ability to assess risk, prioritize parts demand, and support aircraft availability.

Physical Requirements

• Light work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to stand, bend, and reach to maintain files, sit for extended periods of time.
• Primarily office, warehouse, and maintenance facility environment with regular interaction across stores, hangar, line maintenance, and vendor support operations.
• Must be able to support time-sensitive operational requirements, including AOG events, critical part shortages, and after-hours escalation when required. Travel
• This role involved occasional travel to maintenance stations, supplier locations, MRO facilities, aircraft induction sites, or operational hubs. 

Performance Standards/Measurements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.