Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager (CONTRACT)

Location: Los Angeles - HQ (On-site)

Employment Type: Full time

Department: G&A

Compensation: $100K – $180K • Offers Equity

Note: This role will begin as a 6-month contract position. While there may be opportunities to extend the engagement based on business needs, no extension or conversion is guaranteed at this time.

Role & Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end procurement operations: source and negotiate with suppliers, issue purchase orders, and confirm correct, on-time fulfillment in partnership with the logistics and deployment teams.

• Build and implement procurement systems and tools that give GMR clear visibility into every open PO, vendor commitment, and lead time as deployment volume grows.

• Negotiate supplier contracts and resolve delivery defaults against fixed lead-time commitments, treating vendor recovery as a core part of the job rather than an exception.

• Evaluate, select, and onboard suppliers against cost, quality, and engineering requirements, then manage the relationship through regular performance reviews.

• Partner directly with engineering and product teams to translate their requirements, including ones outside your prior experience, into concrete sourcing and purchasing plans.

• Analyze demand forecasts tied to robot deployment volume, including mobile robot rollouts, to determine what GMR needs, what it is missing, and what it will need next.

• Act as the working bridge between vendors and quality, driving down rework and turnaround time on parts and components that fall short of spec.

• Use AI-enabled procurement and data tools to automate reporting, flag anomalies in spend or lead time, and speed up sourcing research.

• Develop and report procurement metrics, cost savings, and sourcing effectiveness to the Head of Operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 8+ years of experience as a purchasing or procurement manager within a hardware and/or electronics business.

• A track record of building procurement systems and processes from the ground up, ideally in a startup or rapid-growth environment.

• Demonstrated ability to source, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts, including resolving delivery defaults against fixed lead-time commitments.

• Comfortable operating as a self-managed individual contributor: able to run day-to-day procurement work independently and know which stakeholders to bring in for specific decisions.

• Strong skills in budgeting, cost optimization, and negotiation, paired with excellent written and verbal communication.

• Proficiency with procurement and vendor management software and systems.

• Must have authorization to work in the United States and maintain ongoing work authorization from time of hire through the duration of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certification in procurement or supply chain management, such as CPSM or CSCP.

• Experience with global sourcing, logistics, and cross-border supply chain management.

• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools for tracking procurement metrics and spend.

• Demonstrated use of AI tools to automate sourcing research, spend analysis, or procurement reporting.

• Experience partnering closely with engineering or manufacturing teams on product and part requirements.

• Prior experience at a smaller company, or as an early employee at a startup, having owned procurement across its full lifecycle.