Principal Specialist - Supply Chain

The Melbourne aviation operation, an AS9100-certified manufacturer and FAA Part 145 repair station, requires a leader to own the supply chain and manage the transaction layer between production and accounting. This role resolves operational bottlenecks by ensuring all material, supplier, and contract requirements align with production and repair plans. Additionally, it addresses financial and inventory discrepancies by maintaining full reconciliation across shipments, receipts, and invoices within the business system. By integrating AI tools, this position optimizes supply chain workflows to eliminate duplicate purchases, minimize manual rework, and accelerate overall process efficiency.

• Establish and execute end-to-end purchasing, supplier approval, and audit frameworks to maintain continuous audit readiness
• Flow down customer contract requirements to suppliers and verify strict compliance across all delivery schedules
• Reconcile packing slips, receipts, and invoices in Sage to ensure purchase orders close cleanly and cost data maps accurately to payables
• Partner with the Production Manager to align supplier commitments with build and repair schedules
• Direct receiving, inspection, inventory, kitting, and shipping operations while recruiting and training dedicated material management personnel
• Leverage predictive AI analytics to anticipate supplier lead times, streamline purchasing workflows, and eliminate process bottlenecks

• Expertise in AS9100 quality management standards, supplier approval processes, and complex audit execution
• Proficiency in ERP material reconciliation, cost mapping, and multi-variable transaction management
• Advanced problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills across production, quality, and program finance teams
• Strategic material management capability across purchasing, inventory, kitting, and shipping logistics
• Deep knowledge of aerospace contract flowdown requirements and quote preparation analytics
• AI literacy and application skills to automate transaction tracking and optimize supply chain forecasting

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience operating within an FAA Part 145 repair station environment
• Hands-on functional knowledge of Sage 100 enterprise software
• Professional supply chain certification such as CPIM or CSCP

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree
• Minimum Experience: 12 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 10 years of experience with a Master's degree
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 10 years of experience with:
• Supply chain management in aerospace or defense manufacturing under AS9100 standards
• Supplier approval, qualification, and audit execution
• Purchasing, receiving, and invoice reconciliation within an ERP system

Visa sponsorship not available for this position

Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.

EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)