Full-stack general-purpose robot company seeking a Head of Supply Chain to own the supply chain for a general-purpose robot going from prototype to production, including every part in the bill of materials and every supplier and manufacturing partner behind them. The role builds the supply chain from the ground up in the United States and abroad and builds the team that runs it. Scale goes from tens of units to hundreds to thousands.
Responsibilities
Set the supply chain strategy from pilot to volume, including make versus buy, regional footprint, domestic content for regulated markets, single versus dual sourcing by sub-system; own contract manufacturer and partner relationships at the executive level, including selection, agreements, capacity commitments, cost and quality performance; own the cost roadmap, including should-cost and total-cost models, tooling and capital decisions, and long-term agreements; build the supplier base for hard sub-systems with two qualified sources for every critical part; run capacity and risk management, including lead-time and allocation strategy, tariff and trade exposure, and single-point-of-failure risk; build and lead the organization across sourcing, supplier development, planning, supplier quality and logistics; set the operating cadence and weekly numbers and report to the leadership team and board; stand up systems including part numbering, BOM and change control, MRP and ERP, supplier portal and traceability; be involved in design from the start to push the product toward what can be built at volume at the right price
Requirements
Led a supply chain organization for a complex electromechanical product from first builds through production at scale; built a supply base from scratch or moved it to a new geography; experience in robotics, electric vehicles, aerospace, consumer electronics or medical devices; built and hired a supply chain organization and managed it on numbers; negotiated with contract manufacturers and tier-one suppliers at the executive level and closed long-term agreements; sourced across regions including Asia and North America and moved production between them; can walk through a BOM cost-down from pilot to volume; reads drawings and GD&T; understands actuators, gearboxes, motors and PCBAs; fluent in BOMs, change control, should-cost and MRP; comfortable operating without a playbook; typically 10 or more years in supply chain, sourcing or manufacturing operations for complex hardware; on-site in the Bay Area; travel to suppliers and partner sites, including international, up to 40%
Nice to have
Engineering degree preferred
Stany Zjednoczone · San Carlos
