Hardware Program Manager, Terminal Logistics

EngineersOfAI; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Program Manager to join the Terminal Logistics team within PXO. You will define and manage the end-to-end supply chain for third-party hardware, coordinating with vendors and cross-functional teams to drive roadmaps, automation, and efficient fulfillment from order to delivery.

The role requires strong vendor management and logistics expertise, with a focus on continuous improvement and a seamless customer experience in hardware fulfillment.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, operations, vendor management, logistics or project management.
• Strong written and verbal communication with empathy for user problems.
• Ability to craft strategic fixes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationship with hardware vendors and track performance metrics.
• Define and manage end-to-end logistics flow for hardware customers, including order management.
• Define and manage end-to-end reverse logistics for new hardware partners.
• Collaborate with Product and Eng to define roadmaps for Logistics automation and process improvements.
• Drive milestones and cross-functional initiatives, including automation of ordering and reverse logistics.
• Prepare and monitor key indicators and reports on delivery timeliness and costs.
• Refine tools and processes to improve user experience and coordinate remediation plans with Stripe teams.

Skills

Vendor management

Supply chain

Project management

Logistics

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The Terminal Logistics team sits within the Product Experience Organization (PXO) and is responsible for managing the End to End Logistics and Supply chain functions for our Terminal business. Our mission is to make getting physical Terminals as seamless a user experience as processing digital payments. We move Terminals from suppliers to users as quickly and efficiently as possible while upholding the highest standards for logistics quality and compliance.

The team is responsible for the Purchasing, transportation, warehousing, shipping, delivery and reverse logistics of Terminal hardware, while also defining the processes necessary to deliver a great customer experience in the fulfillment process, from the moment a customer places an order, receiving it and/or returning it when needed. We are adding several new vendors to our hardware lineup, and as we incubate and grow our logistics model with them, we are looking for a program manager that can help us design and execute our logistics processes.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a program manager to join our Logistics team to help us incubate, define and manage the end to end supply chain for our third party hardware business. You’ll interact with vendors/partners directly, and mutually drive efforts to define processes, create roadmaps and execute our day to day operations with our hardware vendors. The role is responsible for the definition of new integrations and functionality, improving operations, driving incident resolution procedures, and using metrics to track and improve performance. The role will require close coordination with product and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Accounting, Finance, Tax among others, with Terminal leadership and with external partners’ executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day relationship with hardware vendors, including performance metrics
• Define and manage the end to end logistics (including order management) flow for hardware customers
• Define and manage the end to end reverse logistics process for new hardware partners
• Collaborate with partners like Product and Eng to define roadmaps of Logistics automation, improve our products and processes
• Manage the completion of milestones and delivery of large-scale cross-functional initiatives, including roadmaps for automation of processes like ordering and reverse logistics
• Prepare and monitor key user support indicators and reports, including delivery on time and cost
• Refine tools, strategize and organize processes and education to increase the quality of the user experience; identify possible flaws or failures to standards and successfully collaborate with multiple Stripe teams to execute thorough remediation strategy and action plans.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• Have 3+ years of experience in supply chain, operational, vendor management, logistics, or project management roles.
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment and crafting rapid and strategic fixes to high intensity problems.
• Obsessively ensure that users’ rights are preserved with clear, objective, conclusive and timely responses.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills with strong empathy for solving user problems.&