Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a director to grow the industrial base behind a fast-scaling defense-technology company. You will find where suppliers need to add capacity and send the market signal before demand arrives. What you'll do • Own the process for identifying industrial-capacity gaps across product lines. • Partner with business development, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain leaders. • Build a supplier strategy that relies on competitive commercial markets. What you bring • 8+ years in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement or supply chain management. • A record of making supply chains more efficient at scale. Director, Supply Chain (Verify) Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a supply chain director to lead sourcing, planning and supplier performance for defense hardware programs scaling to high-rate production. What you'll do • Set supply chain strategy for continuity, quality, cost and scale. • Lead buyers, planners and sourcing engineers. • Define and report supply chain KPIs to leadership. • Identify and reduce supply risk. What you bring • [confirm years] years of supply chain leadership in manufacturing. • ERP and supplier-portal implementation experience. Procurement Manager (Verify) Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a procurement manager to build sourcing and planning for a greenfield autonomous-underwater-vehicle factory. What you'll do • Lead strategic sourcing and planning to hit cost, quality and delivery targets. • Work with engineering and manufacturing on design for manufacturability. • Build and manage the procurement team. What you bring • 5+ years of supply chain experience, including 2+ years leading people. • A bachelor's in business, finance, supply chain or a related field. Supply Planner (Verify) Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: [confirm range] + equity · Clearance: [confirm] VDS is recruiting a supply planner to forecast and plan materials for rapidly iterating defense hardware programs. What you'll do • Forecast component needs for production. • Plan inventory levels in the ERP system. • Prioritize supply allocations with cross-functional teams. What you bring • 4+ years in supply chain or production for complex mechanical or electrical assemblies. • Strong ERP skills and comfort with fast-changing priorities.