Systems Supply Chain Manager

The role

The Systems Supply Chain Manager will optimize and manage complex supply chains. This role involves coordinating reliability, quality, and material planning while driving Design for Manufacturing initiatives.

What you will do

• Drive organizational alignment and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate reliability, quality and material planning across the supply chain.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) initiatives.
• Lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities.
• Own supply commitments for multiple product groups.
• Work with contract manufacturing partners and manage vendors.
• Implement Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) methodologies.
• Coordinate and facilitate executive meetings.
• Oversee production schedules and manage manufacturing builds.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management or equivalent
• 10+ years of supply chain management with complex product experience from industries such as semiconductor, telecommunications, networking, hardware manufacturing, optics, photonics, automotives, aero
• 4+ years of knowledge or experience in NPI including developing project schedules, managing budgets, contributing in supplier selection, and product build management during proto-EVT-DVT-PVT phases.
• Knowledge of supply chain strategies (e.g., inventory reduction plans, supplier consolidation, lead time reductions, hedging, warehouse inventory management).
• Experience with MRP systems (e.g. SAP MRP, Oracle NetSuite or equivalent) and understanding of PLM systems.
• Ability to identify build requirements in comparison to suppliers capacity.
• Good understanding of bill-of-materials (BOM) structures, configuration management, clear-to-build process, engineering change order (ECO) process, and the product life cycle.
• Ability to champion technical solutions to manufacturability issues and collaborate with engineering groups and vendors.
• Excellent communicator with strong problem-solving, analytical, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• MS degree in Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Management or equivalent with 12 years of experience in a Technical Program / Supply Chain Management role.
• Experience with design for manufacturing projects of mechanical, electrical and optical components and sub-systems
• Semiconductor and/or telecommunication equipment experience.
• Familiarity in SWIR products and manufacturing.
• People manager with experience in managing a team of supply chain program managers.

Benefits

• bonus
• equity
• benefits

About the company

Taara is on a mission to connect billions of people lacking abundant and affordable internet by pioneering the use of light to deliver connectivity. It was born at X, Google's Moonshot Factory.