Etched
Inventory Manager
Taipei. Posted a month ago
The role
You will own the end-to-end strategy, control, and execution of contract manufacturer and 3PL inventory operations. You will lead excess and obsolescence mitigation, conduct inventory audits, and build dashboards for leadership and Finance.
What you will do
- Review slow-moving and aged inventory to identify E&O risks and drive disposition decisions.
- Analyze CM demand waterfall reports and lead root cause analysis of E&O drivers.
- Partner with CMs, suppliers, and internal teams to mitigate E&O exposure.
- Coordinate with CMs and 3PL warehouses to fulfill consigned inventory requirements.
- Conduct on-site audits and physical counts of consigned and excess inventory.
- Lead periodic three-way reconciliation among NetSuite, 3PL records, and CM reports.
- Build and maintain inventory dashboards and KPIs.
- Deliver regular inventory health reports to management.
- Partner with Finance on inventory valuation, E&O reserves, write-offs, and audits.
- Review and validate CM as-built reports and reconcile data to NetSuite.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in supply chain, inventory management, or material program management within electronics manufacturing or big tech.
- Proven track record of managing contract manufacturers (CMs) and 3PL warehouses, including conducting physical audits, 3-way reconciliations, and consigned inventory controls.
- Strong analytical capability to perform E&O root-cause analysis, drive inventory disposition strategies, and build inventory health dashboards/KPIs.
Nice to have
- Experience working with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Kinaxis for inventory transaction tracking and financial reconciliation.
- Background partnering with Finance and Cost Accounting on inventory valuation, E&O reserves, and audit readiness.
- Direct experience with server rack hardware, complex electronics, or fast-paced NPI-to-production hardware environments.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages
- Generous equity packages
- Comprehensive insurance coverage
- Other top-of-market benefits
About the company
Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. The company is a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei.