# Senior Global Supply Manager, Electromechanicals

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $139k – $198k/yr
**Skills:** Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Negotiation, Cost Analysis, Rfq/Rfp Management, Supply Chain Management, Vendor Management, Contract Negotiation, Market Analysis, Electromechanical Components, Cost Modeling
**Posted:** 2026-06-09

> Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies for electromechanical drone components including antennas, connectors, cables, and wire harnesses. Lead supplier selection, contract negotiation, and cost optimization across global supply base.

## Job Description

## 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

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