Description
Supply Chain Manager, Material and Partner Management
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
Research
Compensation
- $226K – $285K • Offers Equity
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
- Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
- 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
- Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
About the Team
Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments. Working across the full model and systems stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the physical constraints of real-world systems to improve people’s lives.
About the Role
As a Supply Chain Manager, Material & Partner Management on the Robotics team, you will own the operational and business relationships that enable our manufacturing partners and critical suppliers to execute reliably across development builds and production ramps. You will serve as the primary interface to partners, guiding capacity planning, materials readiness, and delivery commitments to ensure builds can happen on schedule.
Responsibilities
- Partner Management & Operating Cadence
- Own end-to-end relationships with key manufacturing partners (CM/JDM/ODM) and critical suppliers, spanning executive alignment through regular operational execution
- Run joint business operation cadences: planning and capacity reviews, materials readiness checks, and QBRs, with clear owners, actions, and follow-through
- Serve as the business partner interface across Engineering, Quality, and Technical Ops to keep execution aligned and unblocked
- Build Planning & Material Readiness
- Drive build planning and materials readiness with partners by confirming capacity, long-lead coverage, promise dates, and readiness gates for program ramp
- Own partner-side material pipelining and readiness visibility, surfacing risks early and driving mitigation plans
- Performance Management, Escalations, and Issue Resolution
- Manage partner performance using scorecards and readiness metrics (delivery, quality, responsiveness, readiness health) and lead corrective actions when performance falls below bar
- Lead cross-functional escalation and issue resolution for build blockers (shortages, late parts, quality escapes), coordinating Engineering, Quality, and Technical Ops
- Drive durable closure on recurring issues by tightening processes, owners, and partner accountability mechanisms
- Build continuous improvement programs with partners to increase yield, reliability, documentation quality, and repeatable processes
- Commercial Ownership: SOWs, Contracts, and Business Operations
- Own the business relationship with major partners, including commercial alignment and ongoing operational management
- Develop Statements of Work (SOWs) and drive contract development and review in partnership with Legal
- Oversee partner business operations such as contracts, payments, and commercial commitments, ensuring alignment to build execution and materials readiness
You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have owned execution with CM/JDM/ODM partners and can drive materials readiness against build plans and ramps
- Are great at running partner cadences (readiness reviews, issue triage, QBRs) with clear owners and follow-through
- Can assess build schedules + receiving ladders, make a confident on-time call, and