Global Supply Manager

The role

Global Supply Managers own the commercial strategy and performance for a portfolio of suppliers. You will drive sourcing strategy, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier performance for components used in the Implant and the Robot.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end sourcing strategy for mechanical, electromechanical, electronic, optical, raw-material, and biocompatible-material commodities
• Identify, qualify, and onboard new suppliers
• Negotiate contracts, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, quality agreements, and IP terms
• Build should-cost models and total-cost-of-ownership analyses
• Lead year-over-year cost reduction
• Partner with Design and SIE teams on Design for Manufacturability and Design for Cost
• Manage supplier performance against quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness scorecards
• Lead quarterly business reviews
• Own capacity planning and capacity commitments with suppliers
• Drive supply-risk management and manage end-of-life for sourced components

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline (Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Finance, or Economics) or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrated experience moving across at least two distinct commodities or categories
• Sourcing and supplier management experience in hardware manufacturing, medical devices, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, semiconductor, robotics, industrial OEM, or military/government/con
• Hands-on experience running full RFI/RFQ/RFP cycles end-to-end
• Demonstrated commercial negotiation experience across piece-price, tooling, NRE, payment terms, lead time, MOQ, capacity commitments, and IP/liability terms
• Strong should-cost and total-cost-of-ownership analytical skills
• Working familiarity with the supplier-quality and industrialization toolkit (PPAP, APQP, FAI, PFMEA, FMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, 8D/RCCA)
• Working familiarity with at least one Quality Management System framework (ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820, AS9100, IATF 16949, or ISO 9001)
• Ability to read engineering drawings, basic GD&T, BOMs, and bills of process
• Practical experience reading and redlining MSAs, supply agreements, quality agreements, NDAs, and statements of work
• Familiarity with ERP and procurement systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba, Zip)
• Strong project-management skills

Nice to have

• MBA, MS in Supply Chain/Operations, or equivalent advanced education
• Sourcing experience in a regulated medical-device environment (ISO 13485/21 CFR Part 820), implantable hardware, or precision medical instruments
• Direct experience scaling a complex hardware product from clinical/pre-production builds through commercial volume
• Prior experience at a high-growth, fast-paced hardware company
• Experience structuring dual-source and second-source qualifications
• Experience with supplier-development and supplier-financial-health monitoring
• Experience negotiating with suppliers internationally (APAC, EU, MX)
• Second-language ability (Mandarin, German, Japanese, Spanish)
• Lean/Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher), CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent
• Familiarity with U.S. export-control regimes (ITAR, EAR) and medical-device-specific regulatory frameworks (FDA QSR, EU MDR)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity (RSUs)
• 401(k) plan
• Parental leave
• Flexible time off

About the company

Neuralink is creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize human interaction with the digital world.