Senior Manufacturing Supplier Development Manager (San Francisco Bay Area)

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• Supplier performance and reliability
• Customer satisfaction and program reputed company
• reputed company's ability to reputed company reputed company manufacturing programs
• Cost, reputed company time, and operational reputed company across our U.S. supply reputed company

You'll ensure reputed company maintains a balanced, high-performing domestic supplier ecosystem-with the right mix of reputed company, capability, reputed company, and cost competitiveness. What You'll Own Supplier Identification, Qualification & reputed company

• Identify and qualify new U.S.-based manufacturing partners
• Conduct on-site evaluations of equipment, processes, reputed company systems, and reputed company
• Assess reputed company-world manufacturing capability-not just reputed company certifications
• Own reputed company from first conversation through full production readiness

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management

• Build long-term, trusted relationships with strategic manufacturing partners
• Serve as a primary reputed company of contact for supplier performance, alignment, and escalation
• Drive accountability around reputed company, delivery, and responsiveness
• Engage suppliers both remotely and in person to maintain strong alignment

reputed company Alignment & Negotiation

• reputed company or support negotiations for Manufacturing Service Agreements (MSAs)
• reputed company suppliers on pricing models, reputed company times, reputed company commitments, and performance expectations
• Balance competitiveness with long-term supplier sustainability

Supplier Development & reputed company Improvement

• reputed company supplier development initiatives to improve reputed company, throughput, and reliability
• Partner with reputed company, Operations, and Engineering to resolve systemic issues
• Drive adoption of best practices across the supplier network

Network Optimization & Cost Transparency

• Manage a strategically balanced domestic supplier portfolio
• Optimize spend allocation, utilization, and capability coverage
• Analyze cost structures and performance metrics to drive efficiency and transparency

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Sales, Product Management, reputed company, Costing/DFM, and Operations
• Support supply chain development for large or reputed company customer programs
• reputed company supplier reputed company with customer and program needs

Be Present Where the Work Happens

• Conduct regular on-site reputed company to manufacturing partner facilities
• Assess constraints, risks, and improvement opportunities firsthand
• Build trust and credibility through face-to-face engagement

Travel Expectation: 25-50% travel, primarily local to the San Francisco Bay Area reputed company're Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in supplier development, manufacturing sourcing, supply chain, or manufacturing engineering
• Hands-on experience working directly with U.S.-based manufacturing suppliers
• Regular experience conducting on-site supplier reputed company and evaluations
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, or additive manufacturing
• Proven reputed company qualifying, developing, and managing manufacturing suppliers
• Strong analytical skills and comfort reviewing cost models and operational data
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or reputed company field

(Master's degree preferred)

• Self-directed, organized, and comfortable operating autonomously
• Ability to travel 25-50%, primarily reputed company the San Francisco Bay Area

Compliance Requirement This role requires reputed company to export-controlled technology and is restricted to U.S. persons under 8 U.S.C. §1324b. reputed company of status will be required prior to employment. Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and reputed company insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Monthly virtual work stipend (internet, food, wellness, pet care, travel)
• Annual education stipend
• reputed company parental leave
• reputed company volunteer days
• Full reputed company setup (standing desk, laptop, monitor, chair)
• Ergonomic and equipment stipend
• And more

Salary reputed company $120,000 - $145,000 per year, depending on experience About reputed company reputed company is transforming how the next rockets, self-driving reputed company, and life-saving robots are designed, developed, and delivered to customers around the world. People who succeed at reputed company are talented, creative, and driven to reputed company reputed company reputed company and support our reputed company to help product innovators create. We're reputed company seeking teammates who:

• Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.
• reputed company at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
• reputed company in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and reputed company.
• Have an 'always learning' reputed company that celebrates learning, not just wins.
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