Global Supply Manager

About Nimble   http://nimble.ai/ is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce. We’re training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid, the first robot in the world capable of performing thousands of tasks across the supply chain. We’ve raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx to build a national network of autonomous warehouses capable of generating many billions in annual revenue. We are a hardcore and obsessed team of the world’s best engineers and operators. If you are obsessed with your craft, enjoy a high-intensity and fast moving high impact environment, are super high agency in getting hard things done and want to be part of building the world’s most legendary robotics company at the most pivotal moment in history, we want to work with you. We are on a mission to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial. We will accomplish this by training robot AGI to invent and build the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – powered by generalist superhumanoids. Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fei-Fei_Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanford’s AI Lab), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Raibert (founder of Boston Dynamics), and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Thrun (founder of GoogleX, Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles). Let’s be legendary. Why Join Nimble? At Nimble, we are committed to building legendary products, a legendary team, and a legendary legacy. Join us and become part of an ambitious, humble, and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce.   Nimble's Core Values: Be relentlessly resourceful - Challenge conventions and overcome obstacles. Be legendary - Be the very best and do work that inspires. Be humble - Prioritize growth, learning, and doing whatever is needed to further the mission. Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver with high agency.   The Role As a Global Supply Chain Manager, you’ll lead strategic sourcing for the critical components and assemblies that make our cutting edge robotic systems. In this critical role, you’ll collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance and Operations to drive cost improvements, scale production and build a resilient supply base Responsibilities Define and own category strategies for key components and assemblies with a focus on scaling production.  Achieve or exceed cost targets through data-driven should-cost modeling, market and commodity analysis, and strategic negotiations.  Negotiate commercial agreements, including piece price, tooling/NRE, and key contractual terms.  Manage supply chain risk through assessment of capacity, geopolitics, logistics, and supplier technological capability.  Actively partner with the Hardware Engineering team to drive design direction aimed at meeting functionality objectives while reducing landed costs.  Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds to ensure smooth scale-up and launch execution.  Develop and execute planning, logistics and warehousing strategy to optimize costs and minimize supply risk.  Concisely summarize and escalate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with partner teams and lead development and implementation of corrective action plans  Qualifications 3+ years of experience in sourcing or procurement for high volume manufacturing  Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience  Solid category knowledge across mechanical, electrical (PCB/PCBA), and/or electro-mechanical components and assemblies  Strong negotiation and contract management skills  Proven experience leading cross-functional work-streams with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and NPI teams to drive alignment and execute sourcing strategies  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, potentially on short notice  Additional Requirements Extensive supply chain or manufacturing operations experience with one or multiple of the following: electronics components, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, casting, CNC machining, printed circuit board fabrication, assembly  Prior experience sourcing, evaluating and onboarding new suppliers in new regions  Strong data analysis and visualization skills  Compensation $120,000 - $150,000 a year The above range is the salary range. This position will also receive generous equity for this position.   Culture: We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. We’re not in this to do what’s easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. We’re ambitious, we’re gritty, we’re humble and we’re relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals. If this sounds like you then you might be a great fit!   Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws.   Nimble's Benefits   Unlimited Flexible Time Off Enjoy the time you need to travel, rejuvenate, and connect with friends and family.   Health Insurance Nimble provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family.   Paid Parental Leave Enjoy paid bonding time following a birth.   Commuter Benefits Take the stress out of commuting with access to fully-paid parking spots.    Referral Bonus Get a cash bonus for any friend or colleagues that you refer to us that we end up hiring.    401k Contribute towards a 401k for retirement planning.   Equity Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program   Link: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241023998446/en/Nimble-Closes-106-Million-Series-C-Funding-Round-Scales-Fully-Autonomous-Fulfillment-with-FedEx?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content    Link: https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/global-english/fedex-announces-expansion-of-fedex-fulfillment-with-nimble-alliance   Offices: San Francisco, California, United States (SFHQ);