Manufacturing - Supply Chain Engineer

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world.

The components we source from all over the world are important to the success of our products and company. We must carefully balance our needs to lower costs while ensuring high-performance, reliability, and abundant supply. You’ll work with our suppliers face-to-face to expand the capabilities of Formlabs and directly improve our products. If a passion for streamlining and optimization inspires you, we want you as a Manufacturing Engineer - Supply Chain.

 The Job:

• Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our pipeline flowing
• Strategic oversight of Formlabs’ component supply chain 
• Optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience
• Supply chain planning for future product rollout
• Negotiating with suppliers on cost and maintaining commitments

You:

• 2+ years' experience working in a supply chain or strategic sourcing role
• Skilled at negotiation and holding suppliers accountable
• Ready to travel and visit suppliers in all corners of the earth to find the highest quality components
• Able to implement QC measures for components on the manufacturing floor
• Capable of tracking key BOM components to ensure a steady supply of parts
• Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, and capacity
• An independent worker and team player who can work with a variety of teams on-site and remotely

Bonus Skills: 

• 3D CAD design, particularly Solidworks
• 2+ years experience with electronics and reading schematics
• Advanced use of spreadsheets