Sr. Manager of Inventory Management, Logistics, and Procurement

The role

This person will lead and scale inventory management, logistics, and procurement functions. They will improve inventory accuracy and material availability while building scalable processes for a manufacturing environment.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end inventory management and warehouse operations.
• Establish inventory control processes including cycle counting and reconciliation.
• Design and implement barcode and scanning workflows.
• Manage inbound, outbound, and inter-site logistics.
• Manage freight carriers, third-party logistics providers, and customs brokers.
• Lead procurement activities and build disciplined purchasing processes.
• Develop supplier scorecards and drive supplier accountability.
• Develop an integrated operating model across inventory, warehousing, logistics, and procurement.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and management routines.
• Lead, develop, and scale teams across inventory, logistics, and procurement.

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated success improving inventory accuracy and material availability in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of inventory control, warehouse operations, procurement, supplier management, transportation, and material flow.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and understanding of inventory transactions, bills of material, purchase orders, planning signals, and master data.
• Demonstrated ability to identify root causes of systemic operational problems and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience developing and managing KPIs, dashboards, and operating reviews.
• Strong supplier-management and negotiation capabilities.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a high-growth environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, materials management, inventory management, procurement, logistics, or manufacturing operations.
• 5+ years of people-management experience, including experience leading managers and/or multidisciplinary operational teams.

Nice to have

• Experience in robotics, aerospace, automotive, industrial equipment, electronics, or another complex hardware/manufacturing environment.
• Experience scaling supply chain and materials operations from prototype or low-volume production into higher-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with complex bills of material, engineering changes, configuration management, and new product introduction.
• Experience implementing or significantly improving ERP, MRP, WMS, or inventory-management systems.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other structured continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Experience with international logistics, import/export processes, and trade compliance.
• APICS/ASCM, CPSM, Lean Six Sigma, or related professional certification.

About the company

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity. Their flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate with people in industries such as manufacturing and logistics.