Supply Chain Manager

4 Months ago • 5 Years + • $143,100 PA - $168,400 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for developing an efficient supply chain strategy for the development of electric-powered aircraft. This includes managing supplier relationships, assessing risks, and overseeing contracts. The role requires leading strategies to optimize the supply chain and reduce costs. The candidate will also be involved in tactical and daily problem-solving to support lean production systems. The ideal candidate should have experience in aerospace or automotive and possess strong analytical skills, contract management, and supplier strategy expertise. The manager will be a primary point of contact for suppliers, advising on production forecast, quality issues, and design changes. The role involves supporting multiple internal stakeholders, including engineering and manufacturing teams.

Must have:

5+ years experience in supply chain strategy development.
Excellent analytical and judgment skills.
Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Good to have:

Familiarity with various technologies: motor, battery, software, etc.

Perks:

Competitive base salary
Annual bonus
Long term incentive
401K
Health benefits

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Job Details

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Supply Chain Manager, ideally from aerospace or automotive, to join our team developing electric-powered aircraft. This position will be a primary point of contact for suppliers, managing every aspect of supplier development and performance throughout all contract phases.

With that vision in mind, we are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our Supply Chain team. The goal of the Supply Chain Manager at Wisk is to develop an efficient Supply Chain strategy to meet the needs for our next generation aircraft in order to build the first fully autonomous all-electric aircraft that performs and operates safely in an urban air-mobility environment. In support of this goal, you will be part of the Supply Chain team that develops supplier strategy, assesses risk, and manages suppliers and contracts. Your goal is to lead strategies to optimize the supply chain and related total costs and support our lean production system on tactical and daily problem solving.

The successful candidate is respected in the aerospace or automotive communities as a highly knowledgeable and experienced supply chain leader who has direct hands-on experience supporting aircraft development, with a wide breadth of supply chain knowledge, from supplier sourcing, through negotiation, contracting and execution. In this role, the candidate must be efficient in analytics, all phases of sourcing, contract management and supplier strategy and a strong relationship builder.

This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View office 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days.

What you will do:

As part of the Supply Chain organization, you will act as a Supply Chain Manager for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market.
You will be a primary point of contact for suppliers, advising on production forecast, quality issues, and design changes.
You will support multiple internal stakeholders including engineering, software, manufacturing, quality, facilities, finance, program management, and flight test and system teams to ensure successful integration and support of proposal efforts, contract execution and supplier management initiatives.
You will lead supplier assessments and the development of corrective and preventative actions.
You will monitor supplier technical, quality, delivery and financial performance.
You will take part in identifying cost savings opportunities and work with suppliers to reduce material costs.
You will resolve component shortages that arise quickly, preventing impact to the line.

What you have done:

Bachelor's or Master's degree or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
At least five (5) years working experience in supply chain strategy development and architecture
Excellent analytical and judgment skills. Strategic sourcing, opportunity analysis, and strong negotiation with highly effective communication skills is a must
Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbal at all level of the organization, between engineering, production, and suppliers
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with various cross functional teams

Desired:

Familiarity with a wide variety of technologies: Motor, battery, software, PCB assemblies, wire harness manufacturing, composite manufacturing, avionics assemblies and COT’s vendors servicing the aviation or automotive industries.

Who you are:

You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges
You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset
You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience
You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion
You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations
You are a positive team player

Compensation and Benefits:

In addition to offering a great work environment and the opportunity to be part of the team making electric autonomous flight a reality, at Wisk, we offer excellent total rewards which include a competitive base salary, annual bonus, long term incentive, 401K, health benefits and much more.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay Range the Company expects to pay: $143,100 - $168,400 per year - The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consistent with a business necessity.