Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Sourcing Manager

About the role

We're looking for a skilled and experienced individual to join our team as a Supplier Relationship Manager. This role will focus on managing supplier relationships and driving strategic supply strategies for mechanical and electro-mechanical component suppliers. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing outsourced manufacturing, tier 2 suppliers, and developing consumer electronics.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the supplier relationship management and performance of mechanical/electro-mechanical component suppliers to include batteries, speakers, molded plastics and other sub-assemblies
• Strategic thinking to develop longer-range supply strategies and plans that drive significant value while meeting the business requirements
• Partner with internal Engineering, Product Management, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to develop strategies that drive improvement throughout the product life cycle
• Own cost for your commodity including managing the ideation of proposed cost improvement, resource allocations to support, and product lifecycle data management (Propel)
• Negotiate and manage part costs, including NRE, associated with new product introduction
• Negotiate component assurance and compliance to product specifications and legal standards
• Work with legal team on manufacturing service agreements and ensure contract compliance
• Identify potential new suppliers and manage supplier assessment, audits, and oversee qualifications
• Develop, implement, and lead supplier selection process (including RFI/RFQ/RFP) for new mechanical/electro-mechanical component suppliers and other Tier 2 commodity suppliers
• The comprehensive cost analysis of how components are manufactured
• Lead executive-level business reviews with critical partners at appropriate cadence
• Align with manufacturing partners to best leverage external capabilities, and improve ordering/buffering requirements while preventing supply risks and improving flexibility of supply
• Establish end-to-end partner performance measurements and scorecards and hold partners accountable to continually improve cost, quality, lead time and service to both SimpliSafe and our contract manufacturing partners

Requirements

• 5+ years in managing outsourced manufacturing, Tier 2 suppliers, and development of consumer electronics
• Enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to build relationships both internally and with key partners up to the executive level
• Experience in contracts and contract negotiations
• Demonstrated experience managing by influence, both with internal and external partners
• Experience improving supply chain and supplier performance, including the use of cost models and performance metrics in the contract manufacturing industry
• Experience working with Asian manufacturers and traveling to manufacturing sites. Ability to travel internationally up to 15%
• Bachelor's Degree in ME, EE, IE, Business, or Supply Chain Management

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or MBA preferred
• Strong understanding of geo-political and global trade influences within Asia

Skills

• Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them
• Aim High - Always challenging ourselves and others to raise the bar
• No Ego - Maintaining a "no job too small" attitude, and an open, inclusive and humble style
• One Team - Taking a highly collaborative approach to achieving success
• Lift As We Climb - Investing in developing others and helping others around us succeed
• Lean & Nimble - Working with agility and efficiency to experiment in an often ambiguous environment

Benefits

What We Offer:

• A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
• A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families
• Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together, give opportunities to network, mentor and develop, and advocate for change

Pay

The target annual base pay range for this role is $81,000 to $118,000. This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role. We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually. We carefully tailor individual compensation packages, including base pay, taking into consideration employees' job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and other relevant business factors.

Schedule

We're embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday – working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done.