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As a Senior Global Supply Manager, you will work with WHOOP Supply Chain, Mechanical Engineering, and other internal teams to manage
mechanical component suppliers and distributors located in Asia and North America. RESPONSIBILITIES: Own the commercial interaction with suppliers from quoting through execution stages for all their cost elements and incurred variancesManage weekly, monthly, quarterly reviews with suppliers to discuss capacity plans, clear-to-build readiness evaluation, and key performance indicatorsConstantly monitor material component market trends to mitigate any potential supply risksExperience managing supply and demand at scale within a high-volume consumer product company, with a proven ability to balance cost, quality, and delivery across global supply chainsMonitor, audit and approve supplier quoting and observe trends in actual billingEvaluate sourcing opportunities to optimize quality/delivery/cost/inventory targetsPartner with the hardware engineering team to drive supplier improvements and support modifications for sustaining partsWork collaboratively in a startup environment with a high performance supply chain and sustaining hardware engineering teamFoster cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, high-growth environmentProvide support to other Global Supply Managers as needed to ensure cross-commodity alignment and business continuityTravel up to 25% globally to manage supplier relationships QUALIFICATIONS: BS degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration. Mechanical engineering technical education and working experience background is a big plus6+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and commodity management in an CM/JDM/ODM environment where all finished goods production is a combination of overseas outsourcing as well as internally manufactured. Technical engineering background is a big plus but not a mustKnowledge in fitness wearables and associated mechanical supply base desired, especially plastic molding, MIM/Stamping, and packaging material in Asia and NAStrong understanding and extensive experience working with Asia suppliers desiredMandarin Chinese language skills desired but not a mustCertifications in APICS-CSCP or ISM-CPSM desiredExperience in Arena PLM software a plusExperience in NetSuite ERP a plus Additional Information This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
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