Senior Supply Chain Strategist - Remote Eligible

Senior Supply Chain Strategist

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation's most pressing problems.

Vantive Technology (aka "Vantive") is a stealth incubation within the Red Cell Partners' ecosystem. As a pre-seed start-up, we are looking for highly motivated and skilled individuals to join our team at the foundational level. Vantive is a scenario planning and course of action engine for 21st-century supply chains. It integrates seamlessly with existing systems (e.g. ERPs, PLMs, and MES), enabling predictive modeling across tiers, geographies, and time horizons. Our platform goes beyond visibility, simulating degradation; quantifying tradeoffs for cost, time, and mission impact; and generating actionable plans aligned with users' objectives. Where others stop at visibility, Vantive delivers the optionality to anticipate, model, and act before disruptions cascade.

We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and action-driven individual to join our growing team as a subject matter expert on supply chain. You are an expert at supply chain taxonomy, provenance, and scenario planning with the ability to help shape the analytical underpinnings of our technology and guide how we translate industrial complexity into actionable data and models.

You will work closely with our applied ML engineers and full-stack developers to provide supply chain context, data structures, and conceptual frameworks for the modeling environment. You will also engage directly with clients to understand their operations, define use cases, and demonstrate how Vantive's platform supports data-driven decision-making.

This is a 1099 position with the opportunity to convert to a full-time W2 role after 3-4 months, based on performance and fit.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Vantive's internal expert on supply chain structure, taxonomy, provenance, and risk modeling.
• Define data taxonomies and analytical frameworks that inform model development and tool design.
• Translate complex supply chain problems into analytical requirements for the ML and engineering teams.
• Support development of provenance and chain-of-custody data models across industrial sectors.
• Provide strategic input on how customers can leverage scenario planning to anticipate and mitigate supply disruptions.

Client Engagement

• Engage directly with Vantive clients and prospects to understand their supply chain challenges and objectives.
• Translate customer needs into structured use cases that guide technical development.
• Present analytical findings and system outputs to client executives and stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner for customers exploring industrial resilience and optimization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with ML and full-stack engineers to design, test, and refine Vantive's models and tools.
• Contribute domain knowledge to model training, data architecture, and feedback loops.
• Ensure technical outputs are aligned with real-world supply chain realities and decision contexts.

Required Experience and Skills

• 10-15 years of experience in supply chain strategy, operations, logistics, or related analytical roles.
• Deep understanding of multi-tier supply chains, supplier networks, and industrial production systems.
• Experience with supply chain data, taxonomies, and provenance methodologies.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate analytical insights into business impact.
• Comfortable engaging directly with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Experience working with or alongside technical teams (data science, ML, or software engineering).
• Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable working in ambiguity and fast-moving environments.

Bonus Points

• Experience in defense, aerospace, or critical manufacturing sectors.
• Background in scenario planning, supply chain simulation, or resilience modeling.
• Previous experience in a start-up or early-stage environment.

Compensation: $84-$90/hour

Vantive is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you.