Director, Supply Chain

Infleqtion is hiring a Director of Supply Chain to lead procurement, S&OP, materials management, inventory control, and manufacturing planning. 

This person will own how we plan, buy, receive, track, and manage materials across the company. They will be responsible for building the discipline, visibility, and accountability we need across supply, demand, inventory, production readiness, and manufacturing capacity. 

As the business scales, we need a leader who can connect procurement, materials, S&OP, manufacturing planning, and supplier execution into a more disciplined operating model that supports execution today and scale tomorrow. The right person will be able to connect strategy and execution, make sound decisions, create structure, lead a team, work cross-functionally, and put better process, ownership, and follow-through in place across a business that is still evolving. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the company’s supply chain function across procurement, S&OP, materials management, inventory control, manufacturing planning, and supplier management 

• Run the company’s S&OP process and ensure it drives decisions around demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and build readiness 

• Own procurement across key suppliers, components, and materials, including supplier selection, vendor negotiation, purchasing discipline, and supplier performance management 

• Own materials management end to end, including inventory control, shortages, replenishment, WIP visibility, material movement, and overall material-flow discipline 

• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Finance on make-versus-buy decisions, capacity planning, and production readiness 

• Build and maintain planning processes that connect forecast, demand, supply, inventory, supplier lead times, manufacturing capacity, and build plans 

• Manage relationships with key suppliers, manufacturing partners, and critical sub-suppliers, with clear visibility into dependencies, continuity risks, and performance 

• Identify and fix process gaps across inventory, materials handling, and supply chain execution, and put scalable workflows and controls in place 

• Support new product introduction and prototype-to-production transition, including supplier readiness, material planning, BOM integrity, change control, and build execution support within PLM and ERP environments 

• Improve supply continuity and reduce execution risk through scenario planning, escalation management, and mitigation strategies 

• Partner closely with Finance and Accounting to strengthen inventory controls, transaction discipline, and purchasing controls 

• Build metrics and reporting that give leadership clear visibility into supply risk, inventory health, supplier performance, material readiness, and capacity constraints 

• Drive improvement in the systems, process controls, and data integrity that support planning, procurement, materials management, and execution from PDM through PLM to ERP 

• Build and lead the team over time, setting a high bar for ownership, responsiveness, and execution discipline across the function 

Measures of Success 

• S&OP is operating as a real management process with clear ownership, follow-through, and alignment across demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and build plans  

• Procurement is proactive, commercially disciplined, and well aligned with business needs  

• Materials management and inventory controls are strong, with accurate, visible, and reliable information on stock levels, shortages, and valuation  

• Material availability and manufacturing readiness consistently support build plans and production needs  

• Supplier performance is strong across delivery, lead times, quality, continuity, and risk management  

• Shortages, stockouts, and excess or obsolete inventory are reduced  

• Make-versus-buy decisions are made thoughtfully and consistently, with strong cross-functional alignment  

• New products move into manufacturing with better sourcing, planning, material readiness, and execution support  

• Capacity constraints and supply risks are identified earlier and managed more effectively  

• Overall supply chain execution is more disciplined, predictable, and scalable 

What We’re Looking For 

We are looking for a leader who is practical, analytical, organized, and comfortable bringing structure to an evolving environment. This person should be able to move between day-to-day execution and longer-term process improvement with equal credibility. They should have strong judgment, a clear sense of ownership, and the ability to lead people, work cross-functionally, and drive accountability across a complex operating environment. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, business, or a related field  

• 10+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, materials management, manufacturing planning, or operations  

• Experience leading procurement and supplier management in a hardware or manufacturing environment  

• Experience running S&OP or a similar demand and supply planning process  

• Experience owning materials, inventory, or manufacturing planning processes  

• Experience with vendor negotiation, supplier performance management, and commercial decision-making  

• Experience supporting make-versus-buy decisions or similar sourcing/manufacturing tradeoff decisions  

• Experience with capacity planning, production support, or manufacturing readiness planning  

• Experience working with ERP or related enterprise systems that support materials management, and improving business processes across functions  

• Experience working cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Program teams  

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to drive decisions, identify problems, and prioritize action  

• Experience leading teams, setting expectations, and driving accountability  

Strongly Preferred 

• Experience in a deep-tech, hardware, aerospace, defense, photonics, or quantum-related environment  

• Experience in low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing  

• Experience managing contract manufacturers, manufacturing partners, or complex supplier networks  

• Experience with ERP, PLM, and PDM systems such as NetSuite, Arena, or similar tools  

• Experience in environments with government contracts, export controls, or similar operating requirements  

• Experience helping an organization move from prototype-heavy work toward more repeatable production execution 

• Salary range:  $140,000 to $175,000
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability  
• Employer-funded Health Savings Account  
• Unlimited PTO  
• 401(k) match  
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance  
• Flexible Savings Account  
• Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave  
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Student Loan Repayment 
• Equity Program