Global Supply Manager, Sensing

OhioX; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily free lunch

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental, vision coverage

6 weeks parental leave (+ 6–8 weeks)

401(k) retirement plan

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Path Robotics is seeking a Global Supply Manager (Sensing) to lead sourcing, supplier relations, and component strategy for optical/sensor hardware. You will drive RFQs, cost negotiations, and mass-production ramp while ensuring supply continuity and compliance across global partners.

Join a fast-paced team delivering field-ready AI components, with strong cross-functional collaboration, advanced ERP usage (NetSuite a plus), and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in supply chain, sourcing, or procurement for hardware or manufacturing environments.
• 2+ years of optical, camera, or other sensor related experience.
• Experience sourcing electromechanical or industrial components from prototype through mass production.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and DFM principles.
• Proven ability to run RFQs, build should-cost models, and drive cost reductions through negotiation.
• Experience managing supplier capacity, quality, and ramp during NPI and production scaling.
• Working knowledge of global supply chains, incoterms, tariffs, and logistics.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and program management skills.
• Highly organized, data-driven, and comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and ERP systems (NetSuite a plus).

Responsibilities

• Sourcing: Align internal requirements to source new suppliers, materials, and services that meet Path’s goals on specs, supply, quality, and cost. This includes aligning the needs from leadership, engineering, operations, finance and other teams, then driving cost through RFQs, should cost modeling, and negotiations.
• DFM support: Review supplier proposals on manufacturing processes, testing, quality verification, reliability testing to ensure production of best-in-class components.
• Program management: Drive and track internal validation process across engineering, production, deployment, and fleet, from RFQ to mass production.
• Supply: Ensure supplier capacity and supply continuously meets internal demand including supplier Reviews on capacity, production, and shipping status.
• Procurement: Manage POs and invoicing; handle onboarding changes, part numbers, cost, incoterms, quantity, and approvals.
• Contracts and documentations: Negotiate contracts including MSA, SOWs; support tariffs, regulatory, and certifications compliance.
• Component strategy: Lead cross-functional alignment on component strategy, cost-reduction, multi-sourcing, and market trends.

Job description

Build the Path Forward

At Path Robotics, we’re building the future of embodied intelligence. Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt, learn, and perform in the real world closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries. We go beyond traditional methods, combining perception, reasoning, and control to deliver field-ready AI that is risk-aware, reliable, and continuously improving through real-world use.

Big, hard problems are our everyday work, and our team of intelligent, humble, and driven people make the impossible possible together.

As a Global Supply Manager (Sensing),you will manage Path’s vision and sensing related suppliers, among other commodities. This includes ongoing sourcing, on-time supply, supplier relationships, escalations, cost, contracts, POs, and component strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Sourcing: Align internal requirements to source new suppliers, materials, and services that meet Path’s goals on specs, supply, quality, and cost. This includes aligning the needs from leadership, engineering, operations, finance and other teams, then driving cost through a combination of RFQs, should cost modeling, and negotiations, then aligning the sourcing decision with cross functional teams.
• DFM support: Review supplier proposals on manufacturing processes, testing, quality verification, reliability testing, etc to ensure the production of best in class components.
• Program management: Drive and track internal validation process across all relevant teams, from engineering, production, deployment, and fleet, from RFQ to mass production.
• Supply: Ensure supplier’s capacity and supply continuously meets internal demand. This includes ongoing supplier reviews on their capacity, production, quality, shipping status to ensure that their supply meets the issued forecasts, along with managing internal alignment on latest supply availability.
• Procurement: Manage POs and invoicing. This includes closing any issues or changes in supplier onboarding, part numbers, cost, incoterms, quantity, PO internal approvals, and order receipts.
• Contracts and documentations: Negotiate all necessary contracts including MSA, SOWs, and others. Support documentation needs on tariffs, regulatory, and certifications compliance.
• Component strategy: Lead cross functional alignment on component strategy, including strategies on driving cost, multi-sourcing, vertical integration, in-house vs out-source analysis, latest market technology and trends, roadmaps, etc.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, sourcing, or procurement for hardware or manufacturing environments
• 2+ years of optical, camera, or other sensor related experience.
• Experience sourcing electromechanical or industrial components and supporting products from prototype through mass production
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and DFM principles
• Proven ability to run RFQs, build should-cost models, and drive cost reductions through negotiation
• Experience managing supplier capacity, quality, and ramp during NPI and production scaling
• Working knowledge of global supply chains, incoterms, tariffs, and logistics
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and program management skills
• Highly organized, data-driven, and comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and ERP systems (NetSuite a plus)

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Daily free lunch to keep you fueled and connected with the team
• Flexible PTO so you can take the time you need, when you need it
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 6 weeks fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents (12-14 weeks total)
• 401(k) retirement plan through Empower
• Generous employee referral bonuses—help us grow our team!

Who We Are

At Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. We encourage unique thinking and are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process or any part of the hiring process, please contact [e-mail]. We are committed to providing equal access and will work with qualified individuals to ensure a fair and accessible hiring experience. We will respond to your request within 48 hours.

Regulatory and Compliance Requirements

This position may support work performed under U.S. Government contracts and requires compliance with applicable federal regulations, including FAR and DFARS where applicable.

The role may involve access to export-controlled information subject to ITAR and/or EAR.

Candidates must be able to comply with U.S. export control regulations, which may include meeting the definition of a “U.S. Person” where required.

This position may also involve handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and requires adherence to company and federal data protection and confidentiality standards. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check consistent with applicable requirements