Global Supply Manager
Path Robotics develops physical-AI robotic welding systems for manufacturing.
Funding history
About Path Robotics
Path Robotics builds autonomous welding cells and mobile welding systems powered by its Obsidian AI model, which uses real-time sensing and adaptation to weld variable industrial parts.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will source suppliers, materials, and services that meet requirements for specification, supply, quality, and cost. You will manage RFQs, should-cost models, supplier negotiations, capacity reviews, purchase orders, invoicing, contracts, and compliance documentation. You will also coordinate validation from RFQ through mass production and lead component-strategy decisions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of supply chain, sourcing, or procurement experience in hardware or manufacturing environments
- Experience sourcing electromechanical or industrial components from prototype through mass production
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and DFM principles
- Ability to run RFQs, build should-cost models, and negotiate cost reductions
- Experience managing supplier capacity, quality, and ramp during NPI and production scaling
- Knowledge of global supply chains, incoterms, tariffs, and logistics
- Cross-functional collaboration and program management skills
- Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets and ERP systems
- Ability to comply with applicable U.S. export control regulations, including U.S. Person requirements where required
Responsibilities
- Source suppliers, materials, and services that meet specification, supply, quality, and cost goals
- Review supplier manufacturing, testing, quality verification, and reliability proposals
- Drive and track cross-functional validation from RFQ through mass production
- Ensure supplier capacity, production, quality, and shipping meet demand forecasts
- Manage purchase orders, invoicing, supplier onboarding, and order receipts
- Negotiate MSAs, SOWs, and other contracts
- Support tariff, regulatory, and certification documentation
- Lead cross-functional component strategy for cost, sourcing, vertical integration, and technology roadmaps
Benefits
- Daily free lunch
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6–8 weeks for birthing parents
- 401(k) retirement plan through Empower
- Employee referral bonuses