Lead Supply Chain Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.</span></p></div><p><strong>Position Summary:</strong> The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for driving supplier execution and performance across the end-to-end supply chain. This role focuses on ensuring on-time delivery, managing recovery actions, analyzing and improving supplier lead times and capacity, and proactively mitigating risks. The manager will own supplier performance tracking, including PPV and KPI reporting, and lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to drive accountability and continuous improvement with key suppliers. This position partners cross-functionally with procurement, planning, engineering, logistics, PMO and quality to align supply with demand.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Position: Supply Chain Manager</li> <li>Supplier End-to-End Management: Own day-to-day supplier execution performance from PO release through delivery.</li> <li>Pull-In Management: Partner with suppliers to accelerate critical material deliveries and support dynamic build schedules.</li> <li>Recovery Planning: Develop and drive recovery actions for delayed or at-risk parts to minimize production impact.</li> <li>Lead Time Analysis & Improvement: Assess supplier lead times, identify constraints, and implement reduction/improvement plans.</li> <li>Capacity Analysis: Evaluate supplier production capacity versus demand; drive action plans to close capacity gaps.</li> <li>Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Proactively identify supply chain risks (quality, delivery, capacity, logistics) and implement mitigation strategies.</li> <li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with procurement, quality, planning, engineering, EPM, and logistics teams to ensure alignment on supply priorities.</li> <li>Supplier Improvement Initiatives: Partner with suppliers to develop and implement operational enhancements to improve reliability, responsiveness, and scalability.</li> <li>Supplier Performance Tracking & Reporting: Monitor and report KPIs (OTD, lead time adherence, capacity utilization, PPV) with a focus on actionable insights and continuous improvement.</li> <li>PPV Management: Track and analyze purchase price variance at the supplier level, provide reporting to leadership, and support cost control initiatives.</li> <li>Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs): Lead and facilitate QBRs with key suppliers to review performance (OTD, lead time, capacity, PPV), align on improvement initiatives, and drive accountability for action plans.</li> <li>Travel: ~10% </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>What you need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Operations.</li> <li>7+ years of related experience in supply chain, supplier management, or operations. Experience in the Aerospace and/or Automotive industry is a plus.</li> <li>Ability to