Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing Manager

Job Title: Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing Manager

Pay Rate: $140 to $160/YEAR

Location: Cypress, CA (Onsite)

We are looking for a Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing Manager.

• Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing Manager to build and lead the supply network for advanced high-speed rotating machinery serving energy and data-center infrastructure applications.
• The product platform integrates precision mechanical components, high-speed electric machines, active magnetic bearings, power electronics, controls, and liquid-cooled systems. It is progressing from development into production and will require a substantial manufacturing ramp over the next several years.
• This role will own contract-manufacturer selection and management, strategic sourcing, supplier development, cost reduction, material readiness, and production-capacity planning. The successful candidate will serve as the primary interface among engineering, quality, operations, program management, suppliers, and contract-manufacturing partners.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead contract-manufacturer selection, qualification, onboarding, launch, and performance management.
• Develop sourcing strategies for precision machined parts, castings, rotating assemblies, motors, magnetic-bearing components, power electronics, PCBAs, sensors, and custom assemblies.
• Own commercial negotiations, long-term agreements, tooling investments, and supplier capacity commitments.
• Build should-cost models and lead value engineering, cost reduction, and make-versus-buy analyses.
• Partner with engineering to drive DFM, DFA, component standardization, and supply-chain readiness before design release.
• Coordinate material readiness for prototype, validation, certification, pilot, and production builds.
• Partner with quality to establish supplier qualification, inspection, corrective-action, and change-control requirements.
• Develop dual-source and continuity plans for critical components and technologies.
• Monitor supplier and CM performance and lead recovery efforts when quality, cost, or delivery objectives are missed.
• Establish forecasting, inventory, safety-stock, logistics, and production-capacity plans.
• Provide leadership with clear reporting on supply readiness, cost, capacity, risk, and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.
• Eight or more years of experience in supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, or operations.
• Demonstrated experience selecting and managing contract manufacturers.
• Experience launching and scaling complex electromechanical or industrial products.
• Strong knowledge of BOM management, ERP/MRP systems, strategic sourcing, supplier qualification, capacity planning, inventory management, and cost modeling.
• Experience negotiating supplier, tooling, and manufacturing agreements.
• Proven ability to manage global suppliers and lead cross-functional execution.
• Strong commercial judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• High-speed rotating machinery, compressors, motors, industrial equipment, HVAC, or data-center cooling
• Power electronics, PCB assemblies, sensors, and control hardware
• Precision castings, machining, rotor assemblies, and electric-machine manufacturing
• New-product introduction and rapid production scale-up
• Contract-manufacturer transfer and production-line launch
• Supplier audits, process-capability reviews, and ISO 9001 quality systems
• International sourcing and logistics
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification; MBA is beneficial

Leadership Attributes

• Strong ownership and accountability
• Commercial and technical judgment
• Bias for execution and early risk identification
• Ability to influence suppliers and internal teams without direct authority
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving and evolving program
• Clear, candid, and data-driven communication
• Commitment to building long-term supplier partnerships

Requirements

• What Success Looks Like
• First 90 Days - Establish Supply Chain Control
• Develop the sourcing and contract-manufacturing strategy for prototype, validation, and production builds.
• Map the bill of materials, suppliers, lead times, tooling needs, capacity constraints, and single-source risks.
• Establish contract-manufacturer selection criteria, RFQ packages, and qualification plans.
• Create a costed BOM baseline and identify the highest-value cost-reduction opportunities.
• Implement clear reporting for material readiness, supplier risk, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Success means: Critical supply risks are visible, sourcing ownership is clear, long-lead actions are underway, and the team has a credible plan for manufacturing scale-up.

First 180 Days - Launch the Production Supply Base

• Select, qualify, and onboard contract-manufacturing and critical-component suppliers.
• Secure materials, tooling, capacity, and supplier commitments for production-intent builds.
• Lead supplier and CM readiness reviews covering quality, process capability, capacity, delivery, and change control.
• Negotiate commercial terms and establish recovery plans for delivery, cost, or quality gaps.
• Support pilot builds, and resolution of supplier-related issues.

First Year - Enable Production Scale-Up

• Establish a scalable contract-manufacturing and supplier network capable of supporting rapid growth.
• Implement CM and supplier scorecards covering delivery, quality, yield, scrap, cost, inventory, and capacity.
• Execute cost-reduction, dual-source, and supplier-development roadmaps.
• Establish production planning, inventory, logistics, and capacity-expansion processes.
• Support product launch and create a forward plan for continued scale-up.