Senior Supply Chain Manager

Layup Parts; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity option grants

401k plan

Unlimited PTO + 9 company holidays

Job summary

Layup Parts is a manufacturing technology company building faster, cost-efficient supply chains for aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. This role focuses on scaling procurement, budgeting, and relationships with legacy and new suppliers to enable rapid growth.

You will work closely with the COO, CEO, and Operations team to implement internal systems for budgeting, purchase approvals, demand planning, and inventory management while expanding supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; startup experience helpful.
• Ability to manage supplier contracts and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships and performance tracking.
• Review and negotiate supplier contracts with support from leadership.
• Plan material demand and manage stock levels.
• Develop internal procurement, budgeting, and approval processes.
• Track project costs and manage cost reporting.
• Oversee day-to-day supply chain and procurement activities.
• Analyze data to identify cost savings and process improvements.

Skills

Supply chain

Procurement

Contract negotiation

Material planning

Operations management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

At Layup Parts,we'redeveloping the technology that will build the future.

We're a manufacturing technology company replacing months of lead time with days, using proprietary software, automation, and advanced manufacturing systems built for speed. Our customers are inventing what's next, in aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. To keep up with them, manufacturing has to change. That's what we're building.

Oursupply chainteam has two primary goals:

• Production never stops due to a procurement issue.
• Supply chain is a helpful resource for the rest of the company (NOT a hindrance)

This role will work closely with the COO, CEO, and Business Operations team members. The primary goal of this role will be to build upsupply chain andprocurementinternal systems (budgeting, purchase approval, direct demand planning, enhanced inventory management, team organization intoprocurementcategories), establishing relationships with legacy suppliers, establishing a broadersupply chainstrategy, and executing day to dayprocurementtransactions.

As an early-stage startup, we’re looking for someone who can further the strategic while addressing the tactical. You are a person who can maintain day-to-day operations while developing programs and strategies for six months, 1 year, or 3 years in the future.

What You'll Work On

• Supplier Management: manage preferred supplier relationships. Identify areas of need or risk, and establish relationships with new suppliers. Create and implement programs to develop and continuously improve the performance of all suppliers, as well as tracking supplier performance.
• Contract Management: Responsible for review and management of all supplier contracts, with support from COO. Understand all contract terms and apply creativity and sound business reasoning to adjust contracts as required.
• Material Demand Planning: Maintain awareness of sales quotes, review incoming sales orders, monitor existing stock, and place orders as needed to ensure that we maintain appropriate quantity of materials on hand.
• Internal System Development: 1) establish processes to ensure that we never run out of material and are ready to execute on new sales orders 2) minimize material waste and expiration 3) understand material ETAs and properly evaluate suppliers’ on time delivery 4) establish project cost tracking 5) implement budgeting and purchase approval requests
• Negotiation: Negotiate to maximize value, save time, or lower risk.
• Analytics: Use analytics to identify areas of opportunities to save money, and also to measure your contribution to the company.
• Responsible for all day-to-day supply chain and procurement activities.

What We're Looking For

• Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!
• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, contract negotiation, material or production planning, operations or supply chain management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This role requires a high level of interaction with both internal and external customers
• Experience in startups or small teams in fast-paced and quickly changing environments.
• Comfortable in environments with little to no established systems or structure.
• Excellent time management and multitasking skills; addresses all work with sense of urgency. Enjoys working on many different tasks in one day and understands how to prioritize the most critical.
• Conducts all activities with the highest integrity.
• Position may require extended hours or weekend work

Bonus Points

• Familiar with finance and accounting methods of cost classification.
• Familiar with ITAR regulation or experience in a workplace where ITAR policies are implemented.
• Familiar with AS9100 processes, in the context of supplier evaluation and direct / indirect material classification.
• Prior inventory and kitting experience ideally in a fast-paced and highly regulated manufacturingenvironment.
• Remarkable problem-solving skills.

$120,000 - $170,000 a year

Final compensation is based on your experience, skills, and what you bring to the table.

• Full Benefits Package:Medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability insurance, company-paid life insurance
• Equity Option Grants
• 401k plan
• Paid Time Off:Unlimited PTO + 9 Company Holidays.

Equal Opportunity

Layup is an equal-opportunityemployer. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair ChanceInitiativefor Hiring Ordinance.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green cardholder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.