Global Supply Manager, Programs and Production

The posting, as Divergent wrote it

Divergent is building the new industrial age. Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies.

Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.

Purpose

The Global Supply Manager, Programs & Production is responsible for managing supplier relationships, executing sourcing strategies, and ensuring the availability of critical components, materials, and manufacturing capabilities and capacity required to deliver Divergent's aerospace, defense, and automotive customer programs.

The primary focus of this role is supporting customer programs as they move from development and low-rate initial production toward full-rate production. The role spans sourcing, supplier management, outside process management, commercial negotiations, and day-to-day procurement execution in a fast-moving environment where BOMs, schedules, and demand change frequently and supporting systems and processes are still being built.

This role requires close collaboration with Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Production Planning, Finance, and Logistics to meet customer commitments while building the supply base needed to scale.

Operating independently within assigned programs and categories, this individual keeps production moving today while preparing the supply chain for full-rate production. The successful candidate combines hands-on supplier execution with strategic sourcing and forward-looking capacity planning, balancing cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and risk while contributing to the continued development of a scalable procurement organization.

The Role

Program Support & Production Procurement

• Act as the sourcing point of contact for assigned customer programs, supporting program milestones from initial capture efforts to development builds and low-rate initial production through full-rate production.
• Translate program BOMs, build schedules, and customer demand into actionable procurement plans, adjusting quickly as designs, quantities, and schedules change.
• Manage engineering changes and BOM revisions with suppliers, including impact assessment on cost, lead time, open orders, inventory, and in-process material.
• Own shortage management for assigned programs: identify shortages early, prioritize by build impact, expedite, develop recovery plans, and escalate risks with clear options and trade-offs.
• Track part readiness for critical build events, customer deliveries, and first article milestones, and maintain clear visibility of material status for program and production leadership.
• Support the build and

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Equal Employment Opportunity
Divergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
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