Job Description
The role involves managing the global supply chain for complex optical hardware components and contract manufacturing, ensuring reliable, high-quality, and cost-effective production from prototype to scale, while collaborating with engineering, legal, and manufacturing teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the entire supply chain for optical subsystems and components, ensuring reliability, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Partner with engineering teams to understand technology requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
- Manage relationships with optical component suppliers and contract manufacturers, overseeing their sub-tier supply bases.
- Develop and negotiate pricing, terms, and legal agreements with suppliers and contract manufacturers.
- Track market conditions, monitor technology roadmaps, and identify supply and demand challenges and opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, or a related technical field.
- 8 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, with a proven track record of managing global supply chains.
- Deep understanding of optical systems and manufacturing, including components like lenses, mirrors, lasers, photodetectors, and processes for coatings and precision assembly.
- Demonstrated experience managing Contract Manufacturers for the production of complex, high-reliability products.
- Strong analytical and cost modeling skills, with the ability to perform detailed should-cost analysis.
- Exceptional ability to influence internal and external stakeholders, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Legal, and Finance.
- Track record of managing the entire supply chain for optical subsystems, including development from initial prototype builds through to production readiness.
- Experience in developing and executing sourcing strategies for highly specialized optical components and managing relationships with optical suppliers and Contract Manufacturers.
- Ability to accurately capture Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE), tooling, capital equipment, and material costs.
- Experience negotiating competitive pricing, terms, and conditions with component suppliers and Contract Manufacturers to secure supply and identify cost reduction opportunities.
- Partnering with Legal teams to draft and finalize legal agreements such as Purchase Agreements and Statements of Work that secure pricing, capacity, and quality commitments.
- Monitoring global market conditions, technology roadmaps, and identifying supply and demand challenges and opportunities within the optical and manufacturing industries.
Benefits & Perks
Base salary range of $143,000 - $229,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week
Benefits (unspecified in detail)
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