Staff Global Supply Manager, Commercial Programs

Arc Boat Company; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

Generous time off

Income protection

Retirement savings

Water fund

Professional development

Safety Support

Captain training

Office perks

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Arc Boat Company in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Staff Global Supply Manager to own the supply base for key commodities from sourcing through ramp to steady-state production. You will shape sourcing strategy, negotiate terms, and ensure readiness for programs.

You’ll work with Engineering, Quality, and Production on early design feedback, tooling planning, and first article builds while managing risk and cost targets. This is an on-site role with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Staff: 7+ years; Senior Staff: 10+ years in global sourcing or procurement.
• Experience sourcing complex electromechanical or discrete hardware through ramp to production.
• Track record negotiating supplier contracts and delivering cost, quality, or delivery improvements.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and BOMs and converse with engineers and suppliers.
• ERP/MRP proficiency and comfort using data to drive decisions (advanced Excel).
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Own commodity strategy and sourcing for assigned categories through ramp to steady-state production.
• Lead RFQs end-to-end, build should-cost models, and assess total landed cost.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, tooling ownership, IP protection, and capacity.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Production on new launches and tooling readiness.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks, including geopolitical and single-source exposure.
• Manage supplier performance with scorecards and corrective actions.
• Help build scalable processes, data standards, and replenishment workflows.
• Report cost, risk, and savings to leadership; own commodity cost targets.
• Senior Staff: mentor GSMs and lead executive supplier negotiations.
• Travel up to 25% (domestic and international).

Skills

Electromechanical sourcing

Contract negotiation

Read engineering drawings

ERP/MRP proficiency

Data-driven decisions

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

None

Job description

Staff Global Supply Manager, Commercial Programs

What we’re building

The marine industry supports recreation, global commerce, and national defense. And yet it runs on technology that hasn't meaningfully changed in fifty years. Until now.

Arc is on a mission to electrify the marine industry. We're rethinking powertrains, software, and vessel designs from first principles. And we're already executing. We started with consumers to develop and harden our core technology. We’re now scaling production of our flagship model with new models and sectors on the horizon. Now we’re extending our platform to commercial applications, starting with tugs, ferries, and defense, with years worth of signed contracts and a pipeline that spans every vessel type on the water.

The technology is proven, the momentum is building, and the opportunity is enormous. The marine industry is going electric and Arc is building the platform that powers it.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who’s fired up by our mission and ready to build. You’ll thrive here if you adapt quickly, take ownership, and care about the details.

This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters. You’ll report to the Director of Supply Chain Operations and work closely with a lean, high-trust team where everyone’s work matters.

This role is on‑site at our Los Angeles headquarters.

What You’ll Do

As a Global Supply Manager, you’ll own the supply base for your assigned commodities from sourcing through ramp and into steady-state production. You’ll make the calls on who we buy from, at what price and terms, and how we protect the build schedule.

• Owning commodity strategy. Develop and execute sourcing strategy for your assigned categories [e.g., powertrain, composite structures, electrical, cable and harness], including make vs. buy, dual-sourcing, and long‑term capacity planning.
• Running supplier selection. Lead RFQs end to end: build should-cost models, compare quotes on total landed cost (not just piece price), and recommend suppliers to cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Negotiating and managing contracts. Secure pricing, payment terms, tooling ownership, IP protection, and capacity commitments that support cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Partnering on new product launches. Work with Engineering, Quality, and Production from early design through ramp: give DFM and cost feedback, plan tooling and first‑article builds, and make sure supply is ready before each program milestone.
• Managing supply risk. Identify and mitigate disruption risk across geopolitical, tariff, capacity, and single‑source exposure, and maintain contingency plans for critical parts.
• Driving supplier performance. Own supplier scorecards and KPIs (on‑time delivery, lead time, quality, total landed cost, inventory turns) and run corrective action and supplier development where needed.
• Building the function. Help establish the processes, tools, and data standards (commodity strategies, parts data, supplier records, PO and replenishment workflows) that let us scale without adding chaos.
• Owning cost and reporting out. Hold commodity‑level cost targets and forecasts, and report cost, risk, and savings to leadership.
• Senior Staff only: Own multiple commodities or a major program’s full supply base, set standards for the broader GSM team, mentor or manage other GSMs, and lead executive‑level supplier negotiations and strategic partnerships.
• Travel: Up to 25%, including domestic and international supplier visits.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Staff: 7+ years Senior Staff: 10+ years in global sourcing, procurement, or supply management
• Experience sourcing complex electromechanical or discrete manufactured products in a hardware company, including at least one new product introduction through production ramp
• Track record negotiating supplier contracts and delivering measurable cost, quality, or delivery results
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and BOMs, and to hold technical conversations with engineers and suppliers
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and comfort working with data to drive decisions (advanced Excel at minimum)
• Strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to influence cross‑functional partners without direct authority

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in EV, battery, marine, automotive, aerospace, or other regulated or high‑performance hardware industries
• Sourcing experience in Asia and/or Europe, plus familiarity with tariffs, customs, and trade compliance
• Experience with supplier quality processes such as PPAP/FAI, on‑site audits, and supplier development
• Data skills beyond Excel (SQL, Python, BI tools)
• Prior experience at a startup or scale‑up, especially building supply chain processes from scratch
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast‑moving environment where priorities shift
• Genuine enthusiasm for boating and clean energy

At Arc, we encourage diversity and consider all qualified applicants equally for employment, regardless of background, identity, or status. You’re always welcome to reach out even if you don’t meet many of these qualifications. Passion and aptitude make up for a lot.

What we offer

The base salary for this role is P4: $160,000 / P5: $190,000 annually.

Highly competitive equity grants are included with full time offers. As well as semi‑annual bonuses tied to your impact, not just your tenure.

Additionally, Arc offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

• Healthcare benefits — 99% employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision
• Parental leave — 14 weeks fully paid for birthing and non‑birthing parents
• Generous time off — Highly competitive PTO with an opportunity to earn more time with tenure
• Income protection — Life and disability insurance for all employees
• Retirement savings —Traditional and Roth 401(k) access
• Water fund — $500 for you to spend each year to get out on the water, however you choose
• Professional development — $500 annual reimbursement for professional development and a monthly AI stipend
• Safety Support —Annual reimbursement for PPE, ergonomic equipment and anything that ensures we keep our crew safe
• Captain training — Training and access to take Arc boats out with friends and family
• Office perks — Daily lunches, snacks, and good coffee while onsite
• Relocation assistance — Available depending on role eligibility.

Our values

We move with urgency and build with care. We value these five things above all else:

• Ownership over both your work and the company’s success
• Empathy for colleagues and for customers
• Humility in problem solving and collaboration
• Pragmatism for navigating ambiguity quickly and sensibly
• Inclusion of different backgrounds, opinions, cultures, and perspectives.

We want people who share and embody these values. It is vital that our values align - we’d be happy to elaborate on any or all of these during the interview process.

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As set forth in Arc Boat Company’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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