Global Supply Chain Manager
Nimble Robotics operates fully autonomous e-commerce fulfillment centers and a robotic 3PL service powered by general-purpose warehouse robots and cloud logistics software.
Funding history
About Nimble Robotics
Nimble develops AI-powered general-purpose warehouse robots that perform storage, retrieval, picking, packing, sorting, and related fulfillment tasks. It combines the robots with its Cloud Logistics Platform to operate end-to-end autonomous fulfillment centers for e-commerce brands.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define sourcing strategies, build should-cost models, negotiate commercial agreements, and manage supply risk. You will partner on design-for-cost decisions, prepare suppliers for prototype through mass production, optimize planning, logistics, and warehousing, and lead corrective actions for supply, cost, and quality issues.
Requirements
- 3+ years of sourcing or procurement experience for high-volume manufacturing
- Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
- Category knowledge of mechanical, electrical PCB/PCBA, or electro-mechanical components and assemblies
- Negotiation and contract-management skills
- Experience leading cross-functional workstreams with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and NPI teams
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, potentially on short notice
Responsibilities
- Define and own category strategies for key components and assemblies
- Achieve cost targets through should-cost modeling, market and commodity analysis, and negotiations
- Negotiate commercial agreements, piece prices, tooling, NRE, and contractual terms
- Manage supply chain risk across capacity, geopolitics, logistics, and supplier capability
- Partner with Hardware Engineering to reduce landed costs while meeting functionality objectives
- Drive supplier readiness for prototype, pilot, and mass-production builds
- Develop and execute planning, logistics, and warehousing strategies
- Escalate supply, cost, and quality issues and lead corrective action plans
Benefits
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Fully paid parking spots
- 401k
- Equity program
