Supply Chain Specialist
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VectraHardware manufacturing
Location: US Remote, Pacific or Central time zoneFull-TimeSenior
Salary$100,000 — $120,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or supplier management in a technology or hardware manufacturing environment.
- Required Skills
- SalesforceMicrosoft Excel
Requirements
- Have 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or supplier management in a technology or hardware manufacturing environment.
- Have experience managing supplier performance, sourcing and purchasing activities, and supply continuity issues.
- Have working knowledge of NPI processes, bills of materials, inventory planning, component lead times, and product lifecycle changes.
- Be able to evaluate supplier quotations, negotiate commercial terms, analyze costs, and prioritize competing operational needs.
- Bring analytical, organizational, negotiation, cross-functional communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Have strong written and communication skills.
- Have advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Teams.
- Have familiarity with ERP or procurement systems.
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- Preferred: Experience with contract manufacturers or electronics distributors.
- Preferred: Familiarity with Salesforce, NetSuite, or other ERP and procurement platforms.
- Preferred: Understanding of global supply chains and coordination of hardware offerings.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary contact for suppliers and partners to coordinate procurement, delivery schedules, and operational requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance across quality, cost, on-time delivery, lead times, and responsiveness; support scorecards, reviews, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate procurement of hardware appliances, components, accessories, and related services, including purchase orders, acknowledgments, order tracking, and delivery follow-ups.
- Monitor forecasts, inventory, replenishment requirements, and supplier capacity to support material availability and reduce shortages and excess inventory.
- Track material shortages, supply constraints, and delivery delays, and coordinate resolutions with suppliers and internal teams.
- Review supplier pricing, purchase price variances, and procurement costs to identify savings, cost avoidance, and process improvements.
- Support NPI readiness through component sourcing, BOM reviews, material availability, supplier coordination, and production ramp-up.
- Coordinate supply chain activities for new SKU setup, engineering changes, product revisions, EOS, EOL, and component obsolescence.
- Work with Sales Operations, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, Engineering, and Product Management on supply chain execution and customer fulfillment.
- Maintain supplier, material, pricing, and procurement records and identify opportunities for process standardization, reporting, and automation.
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