Senior Global Supply Manager, Electromechanicals

How you'll make an impact

• Develop clear technology and commodity roadmaps for current and future programs
• Be the liaison between supply chain and engineering for supplier and component selection during NPI and sustaining projects
• Identify new high potential suppliers on a global basis
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans for silicon components, including market research, supplier evaluation, and contract negotiation
• Analyze market trends, industry developments, and competitor activity to inform sourcing decisions
• Cultivate productive relationships with supply chain partners including vendor selection, cost, support, and product transactions
• Ownership of MDSAs, SOWs, RFI's, RFP's and RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented
• Drive price negotiation processes to ensure that Skydio’s commodity pricing is best in class
• Analyze current spend and evaluate current suppliers
• Maintain commodity consumption forecasts and associated plans of execution
• Consolidate spend across the supply base to create leverage, analyze purchasing trends, and develop sourcing alternatives
• Monitor current market conditions, technology roadmaps, and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities
• Work with finance and accounting during monthly close and financial planning cycles
• Identify and manage metrics required to ensure quality, performance, and durability of the product

What makes you a strong fit

• Strong practical knowledge and healthy enjoyment of manufacturing, supply chain, and purchasing processes and practices
• Strength in directing complex negotiations, RFP issues, cost/price analysis and purchasing procedures
• Experience using cost models to define should-cost and negotiating price for sourcing and cost reduction
• Flexibility to work and achieve goals in a fast-paced start-up environment with an ability to adapt to changing circumstances
• Ability to understand strategic goals and effectively communicate detailed plans across various management levels as well as multiple regional and geographic locals
• Ability to prepare and present quantitative and qualitative comparative analysis of sourcing alternatives
• Experience engaging and negotiating with large electromechanical suppliers and influencing at executive levels
• Ability to manage respective supplier relationships and performance, including but not limited to, dispute resolution
• Interest in keeping up with emerging technologies spanning consumer electronics, aerospace, and robotics
• Detail-oriented, team-oriented, with enthusiasm for learning new things
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong ethics and professionalism
• Technical degree or comparable work experience required