Global Supply Leader: Strategy, Risk & Supplier Innovation

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Aeva is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Supply Management to lead strategic sourcing and commercial management of hardware components for LiDAR platforms.

This role will own end-to-end supply strategy across Electronics, Mechanical components, Electromechanical assemblies, Silicon Photonics, Lasers, and ICs, collaborating closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Quality to ensure cost, capacity, and supply resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of strategic sourcing or global supply management in high-tech manufacturing.
• Experience sourcing complex hardware (Silicon Photonics, Optics, Lasers, Semiconductors, Electronics).
• Proven experience leading global sourcing initiatives from concept to production.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills with multi-million-dollar global supply agreements.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, cost drivers, and supplier economics.
• Expertise in should-cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO), clean-sheet costing, and value engineering.
• Supply chain risk management and supplier diversification.
• Experience supporting automotive, industrial, robotics, consumer electronics, or high-reliability products.
• Executive communication and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies supporting current products and future technology roadmaps.
• Lead supplier selection through RFIs, RFQs, technical evaluations, and commercial negotiations.
• Cost Leadership & Product Cost Management including product cost targets from development through SOP and lifecycle production.
• Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Management with dual sourcing, geographic diversification, and risk mitigation.
• Supplier Relationship Management including periodic business reviews and supplier performance management.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Cost analysis

Risk management

Global supply management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Supply Chain/ Business

Job description

Aeva is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Supply Management to lead strategic sourcing and commercial management of hardware components for LiDAR platforms.

This role will own end-to-end supply strategy across Electronics, Mechanical components, Electromechanical assemblies, Silicon Photonics, Lasers, and ICs, collaborating closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Quality to ensure cost, capacity, and supply resilience.