Senior Manager, Global Supply Management

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

About Aeva

At Aeva, we're building the next generation of perception systems through our breakthrough 4D LiDAR-on-chip technology. By integrating key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics platform, Aeva delivers industry-leading sensing capabilities that enable autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, robotics, and next-generation mobility applications.

As we scale from product development into global production, supply chain becomes a strategic differentiator. We're looking for an experienced supply chain leader to build resilient supplier ecosystems, drive commercial excellence, and help bring Aeva's next-generation products to market.

Role Overview

Aeva is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Supply Management to lead the strategic sourcing and commercial management of all hardware commodities supporting our LiDAR platforms.

This leader will own the end-to-end supply strategy across multiple technologies including: Electronics (PCBAs, EE components), Mechanical components, Electromechanical assemblies, Silicon Photonics, Lasers and Optical Components, Semiconductors and ICs. Precision Manufacturing, and Contract Manufacturing Partners.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical understanding with exceptional commercial judgment and supplier relationship management. They will partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, and Program Management to ensure Aeva launches industry-leading products with the right technology, cost structure, capacity, quality, and supply resilience.

This role is instrumental in building Aeva's global supply chain foundation as the company scales into automotive, industrial, and high-volume production environments.

What You\'ll Do:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies supporting current products and future technology roadmaps. Lead supplier selection through RFIs, RFQs, technical evaluations, and commercial negotiations.

• Lead supply chain contract negotiations for: Master Supply Agreements (MSAs), Long-Term Supply Agreements (LTSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Pricing Agreements, Tooling Agreements, Capacity Reservations, Development Agreements, IP-related commercial terms, and Contract Manufacturing Agreements

• Cost Leadership & Product Cost Management including Product Cost targets from development through Start of Production (SOP) and lifecycle production as well as multi-generation cost roadmaps supporting future product competitiveness.

• Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Management with appropriate dual sourcing, geographic diversification, and risk mitigation strategies. Evaluate supplier financial health, manufacturing readiness, capacity constraints, and geopolitical risks.

• Supplier Relationship Management including Periodic Business Reviews (such as QBRs), executive business reviews, and supplier performance management.

What you have:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.

• 10+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or global supply management experience within high-technology manufacturing.

• Experience sourcing complex hardware in one or more of the following: Silicon Photonics, Optics, Lasers, Semiconductors, Electronics, Precision Mechanical Components, and Contract Manufacturing

• Proven experience leading complex global sourcing initiatives from concept through production.

• Strong commercial negotiation skills with demonstrated success negotiating 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.

• Strong understanding of supply chain risk management, business continuity planning, and supplier diversification.

• Experience supporting automotive, industrial, robotics, consumer electronics, or other high-reliability products.

• Excellent executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice-to-haves:

• MBA or Master\'s degree preferred.

• Experience supporting automotive APQP, PPAP, and product launch processes.

• Familiarity with semiconductor foundries, OSATs, silicon photonics manufacturing, precision optics, and advanced electronics supply chains.

• Experience building supply chains from early development through production scale.

• Knowledge of international trade, tariffs, logistics, and global manufacturing ecosystems.

• Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision-making through data-driven commercial recommendations.

• Experience leading and developing Global Supply Managers, Commodity Managers, or Strategic Sourcing professionals.

• Strong track record of leveraging supplier innovation to create competitive advantage and accelerate product development.

• Willingness to travel internationally up to 20% based on business needs.

Aeva is an Equal Opportunity Employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.