Sr. Manager, Global Supply
SamsaraFleet Management company
Remote$125,720 - $224,500 USDManager
Andreessen Horowitz
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About the role
TL;DR
Own strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and cost management for hardware direct materials.
- •As Senior Manager, Global Supply Manager, you will own strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and cost management for a portfolio of Samsara's hardware direct materials across the end-to-end product lifecycle.
- •You will run commercial negotiations, build dual-source and supply-continuity strategies, drive should-cost and cost-down programs, and partner deeply with Engineering and Product on New Product Introduction (NPI) so we hit cost, quality, and supply targets ahead of ramp.
- •Key Responsibilities Own end-to-end strategic sourcing for an assigned portfolio of direct-material commodities.
- •Lead commercial negotiations and defend Samsara's position on cost pass-throughs, should-cost, and inflation.
- •Build and execute supply-continuity strategies, including dual-sourcing and risk mitigation.
- •Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) sourcing in partnership with Engineering and Product.
- •Mentor and develop analysts and supply managers, and scale sourcing processes.
- •Requirements 8+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or global supply management.
- •Demonstrated experience sourcing hardware/electro-mechanical components.
- •Proven track record on NPI sourcing, partnering closely with Engineering.
- •Strong should-cost and cost-modeling capability.
- •Experience managing global suppliers and contract/joint-design manufacturers.
Required skills
ProcurementVendor ManagementContract ManagementNegotiationRisk Management
Domain expertise
logisticsautomotive
Benefits & perks
RSU grant, Professional development stipend, Health insurance, Parental leave
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptSQLBashGitLinuxJiraConfluenceExcelPowerPointWorkdayGreenhouse