Supply Chain and Materials Manager

The role

You will build and lead the purchasing, sourcing, materials and logistics team. You will manage supplier commitments and make sure materials are ready for concurrent builds.

What you will do

• Build and lead the purchasing, sourcing, materials and logistics team
• Develop sourcing plans for precision optics, laser components, vacuum hardware, custom electronics and cable assemblies
• Manage long-lead, single-source and supplier-capacity risks
• Turn bills of materials and build schedules into purchasing requirements and complete subsystem kits
• Manage quotations, purchase orders, delivery commitments and supplier recovery plans within Finance approval controls
• Get Engineering approval for proposed substitutions
• Set up inventory, receiving and traceability controls so production uses the correct parts and revisions
• Coordinate incoming inspection, supplier corrective actions and returns
• Work with Finance and Planning & Configuration Control to design NetSuite purchasing and inventory workflows
• Track supplier deliveries, kit completeness, shortages and inventory accuracy

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, business or a related field
• 8+ years in technical procurement, supply chain or materials management
• 3+ years managing purchasing or materials teams
• Experience sourcing precision optical, laser, vacuum or custom electronic assemblies for low-volume, high-complexity equipment
• Experience setting up inventory and supplier controls while engineering designs are evolving
• Ability to interpret technical purchasing requirements and work with engineers and suppliers on specifications and conformance documentation
• Strong supplier negotiation, capacity-assessment and recovery-planning skills
• Practical knowledge of material planning, kitting, serial/lot traceability, controlled storage and inventory reconciliation
• Experience with ERP purchasing and inventory workflows
• Clear communication and sound judgment when balancing prototype and repeat-build demand, supplier limits and Manufacturing need dates

Nice to have

• Quantum-computing, photonics or scientific-instrument manufacturing experience
• Hands-on NetSuite experience

About the company

atomcomputing builds low-volume, high-complexity equipment that uses precision optics, lasers, vacuum hardware and custom electronics. The company runs prototype and repeat builds.