Are you a supply chain professional who thrives on solving complex sourcing challenges in high-stakes industries? Korry Electronics is hiring a Supply Chain Project Manager to lead strategic initiatives that strengthen our supply chain resilience across aerospace and defense programs. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact — reducing single-source dependencies, developing new supplier partnerships, and driving cross-functional collaboration at a company where what you build truly matters.
What You Will Do:
As a Supply Chain Project Manager, you will lead critical initiatives focused on supplier diversification and supply risk mitigation to enhance supply chain resilience and performance for our aerospace and defense programs. You will drive strategic sourcing projects, manage complex supplier transitions, and foster collaboration across Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Operations to ensure continuity of supply and operational excellence.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Supplier Diversification & Risk Mitigation: Lead and execute projects aimed at reducing dependency on single/sole source suppliers and improving overall supply chain agility.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Customer Service, and Program Management to proactively identify supply chain risk areas and prioritize strategic sourcing initiatives.
- New Supplier Development: Evaluate, assess, and develop new suppliers, ensuring full alignment with stringent aerospace quality standards and regulatory compliance (e.g., AS9100, ITAR, DFARS).
- Supplier Transition Management: Drive end-to-end project management for complex supplier transitions, including detailed planning, rigorous timeline management, comprehensive risk mitigation, and clear stakeholder communication.
- Supplier Capability & Onboarding: Conduct thorough supplier capability assessments, technical reviews, and manage the complete onboarding process for new supply partners.
- Sourcing Analytics & Strategy: Analyze cost structures, lead times, and logistics data to support strategic sourcing decisions, make-vs-buy analyses, and overall supply chain optimization.
- Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate cross-functional reviews and provide clear, concise project updates to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders.
- Performance Tracking: Track, monitor, and report on key project metrics such as cost reduction achieved, lead time improvements, and overall supplier performance during transitions.
- Performs special projects/tasks as assigned
Preferred Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- OR equivalent combination of relevant education and/or progressive experience in a purchasing or supply chain function.
- Master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
Preferred Experience
- Proven experience (5+ years) in supply chain, strategic sourcing, engineering, or operations preferably within the aerospace or high-tech manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of aerospace supplier qualification processes, regulatory compliance, and quality systems.
- Proven track record in leading complex supply chain projects with measurable outcomes.
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., Infor, SAP) and project management tools.
- Experience working with electromechanical systems, PCB/PCBA suppliers, and build-to-print commodities.
Preferred Specialized Skills and Abilities
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive initiatives to completion.
- PMP certification or equivalent project management training is a plus.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills to drive strategic sourcing decisions.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships internally and externally.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience with Jira is a plus
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and computer printers.
- Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, materials, and computer.
- The person in this position needs to frequently move inside the office
- Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Salary Range:
Please note the typical hiring range is $117,300 - $158,700 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.
Korry Electronics Competitive Benefits Package:
- 401(k) matching
- 12 paid holidays
- Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Short term and long term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Long-term care plan options
- Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
- Vanpool subsidy
- Recognition awards
- Employee referral bonuses
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.
Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.
Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.
Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics!
Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.
We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit www.korry.com.
Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!
Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.
