Senior Global Supply Chain Manager (Strategic Sourcing)

Boston Dynamics; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite in Waltham, MA

Job summary

Boston Dynamics in Waltham, MA, is seeking a Senior Global Supply Manager to lead strategic sourcing initiatives and strengthen supplier partnerships across robotics product lines.

You will ensure scalability, resilience and performance of components powering our robots, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, planning, and quality to deliver cost-effective sourcing and optimize total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic sourcing for complex, high-impact categories.
• Ability to translate market intelligence into actionable sourcing decisions.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, planning, and quality.
• Proven track record in supplier negotiations and contract execution.
• Experience in cost modeling and TCO analysis.
• Experience with NPIs and design-for-supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute global commodity strategies for complex, high-impact categories across multiple robotics product lines.
• Translate market intelligence into action—anticipate cost trends, supply risks, and capacity constraints.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, planning, and quality to align procurement with product and operational goals.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contract execution for optimal value and long-term performance.
• Drive cost modeling and TCO analysis to inform key business decisions.
• Collaborate on design-for-supply chain and make-vs-buy initiatives to influence product architecture.
• Support new product introductions by sourcing critical components cost-effectively.
• Identify and mitigate risks across the global supply base, including geopolitical, financial, capacity and compliance factors.
• Monitor and elevate supplier performance through metrics, development plans, and corrective actions.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Global supplier management

Contract negotiations

Cost modeling

Total cost of ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

NPIs / design-for-supply chain

Job description

Drive the supply chain behind the world's most advanced robots.

At Boston Dynamics, we're redefining what robots can do-and our supply chain is a critical enabler of that innovation. We're seeking a Senior Global Supply Manager to lead strategic sourcing initiatives, strengthen global supplier partnerships, and ensure the scalability, resilience, and performance of the components that power our robotics platforms.

Onsite in Waltham, MA 4 days / WFH 1 day

What You’ll Do

• Own and execute global commodity strategies for complex, high-impact categories across multiple robotics product lines
• Translate market intelligence into action-anticipate cost trends, supply risks, and capacity constraints to guide sourcing decisions
• Serve as a trusted partner to engineering, manufacturing, planning, and quality, aligning procurement strategy with product and operational goals
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contract execution, securing optimal value, quality, and long-term performance
• Drive advanced cost modeling and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to inform key business decisions
• Partner cross-functionally on design-for-supply chain and make-vs-buy initiatives, influencing product architecture and scalability
• Support new product introductions (NPIs) by ensuring timely, cost-effective sourcing of critical components
• Identify and mitigate risks across the global supply base, including geopolitical, financial, capacity, and compliance factors
• Monitor and elevate supplier performance through metrics, development plans, and corrective actions