Sr. Global Supply Chain Manager

Are you skilled in building and managing strategic partnerships that drive innovative supply chain solutions? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can influence and negotiate with diverse stakeholders? As a Sr. Global Supply Chain Manager at Collaborative Robotics, you will be central to enhancing our hardware product capabilities through effective supplier management and strategic sourcing.

Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is located at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage supply chain activities across hardware, software and service to enhance product offerings.

• Employ strategic sourcing, financial analysis, and business opportunity assessments to optimize supply chain operations.

• Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and sustained value.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including leadership and engineering, to align strategies and actions.

• Analyze and present data effectively in spreadsheets and presentations to support decision-making processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years experience in partner or supplier management in a technology product environment.

• Experienced negotiator and keen awareness of leverage dynamics, comfortable using different negotiation tactics and styles when appropriate.

• Skilled in strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, and contract negotiation.

• Superb communication skills, with the ability to collaboratively work alongside and influence external and internal stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics.

• Skilled in analyzing and presenting data in spreadsheet and presentation formats

• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.

• Willing to travel as much as 25% time.

• Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a fast paced environment.

• Experience developing or improving upon procurement or partner/supplier management policies and procedures.

• Experience negotiating agreements with a wide variety of partners — including hardware, software, and services

The base salary range for this position is $160,000-$195,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in Santa Clara, CA. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Cobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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