Senior Supply Chain Program Manager

Represent the Supply Chain organization in meetings with contract manufacturing partner and directly responsible for commercial relationship management to meet cost, quality, delivery, and service level expected. 

• Drive execution of production requirements, and plans for both New Project Introduction (NPI) and Sustaining Product material pipeline.
• Ensure risk mitigation actions are identified and in place to ensure successful deliveries and attainment to cost targets.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance measures. Collect and communicate key metrics to the broader organization and host regular business reviews with partners.
• Develop a robust process to track progress of cost optimization and negotiate BOM cost and MVA on a regular cadence.
• Lead NPI materials process improvement and be the liaison of NPI and S&OP processes of assigned projects.
• Responsible for supplier contract negotiation and initiating RFI/RFP/RFQ as needed.
• Partner with the engineering team and the commodity team to coordinate component selection and qualification by contract manufacturers.
• Partner with the engineering team and the commodity team to coordinate component selection and qualification by contract manufacturers. 

• Weekly production review with contract manufacturers
• Weekly core team meetings for assigned projects
•  Regular cost review and cost roadmap development
•  Regular material pipeline review
• Regular commercial discussions and business reviews
• Participate in monthly planning cadence
•  Quarterly business reviews and supplier performance update
• Support sourcing exercise as identified

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, supply chain/project management preferred and/or relevant experience
• Sensitive to numbers, critical thinking, high sense of owenership
• Cross-functional leadership
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross functional stakeholders including Engineering, Finance and Manufacturing
• Experience developing succinct, crisp executive summaries and presenting to leadership
• Strong interest in technology and operations
• 8+ years experience working in fast paced environment
• Demonstrated expertise in supply chain management, for both NPI and mass produced products.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to establish business process issues and drive process improvement.
• Experience in negotiating pricing and supply agreements.
• Experience managing JDM/ODM/EMS suppliers.
• Excellent analytical skills including advanced Excel (ie. macros, pivot tables, VBA), and/or Microsoft Project
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders
• Experience from Automotive, Electronics, Telematics industries

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. Motive uses three geographic zones to determine pay range: Zone 4 (workers who live in San Francisco), Zone 3 (workers who live in select U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City Area, Seattle, Washington D.C.), and Zone 2 (workers who live elsewhere in the United States). For this role, the compensation ranges are: 

• Zone 4: $114,000 - $171,000
• Zone 3: $103,000 - $154,000 
• Zone 2: $91,000 - $137,000

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications.  Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting https://www.comparably.com/companies/motive/perks-and-benefits