Staff Supply Chain Leader - Hardware Readiness & Programs

AURORA; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Supply Chain Program Manager to drive readiness across development stages for next-gen hardware products. You will lead planning, BOM clarity, cost reduction, and resilience efforts with cross-functional teams to ensure timely production ramp and scalable processes.

The role emphasizes strong communication, data-driven decision making, and the ability to present concise executive updates to leadership, with a hybrid in-office schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain roles managing hardware development programs with milestones and risks.
• 5+ years of experience managing supply chain setup for hardware development from prototype to high volume manufacturing.
• Strong ability to communicate (verbal and written) effectively to various audiences, including senior executives.
• Proficiency with Jira and scheduling tools equivalent to Smartsheet/MS Project.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to transform data into insights using Google Sheets/Excel.
• Master's degree in supply chain or related field preferred.
• Experience in hardware industry with safety-critical components and high-volume manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain readiness through the planning and execution of purchasing, supply chain and supplier quality deliverables for the assigned programs. Define and manage milestones.
• Drive BOM clarity by liaising between engineering and supply chain to unblock sourcing and material readiness for production.
• Manage BOM cost by driving cross-functional collaboration for cost reduction towards program targets.
• Drive supply chain resilience by conducting detailed mapping from prototype to production and measuring performance criteria.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to report supply chain readiness and resilience for the assigned programs.
• Represent GPSC in program meetings, provide status updates and executive summaries to leadership.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

JIRA

Smartsheet / MS Project

Excel / Google Sheets

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related technical field

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet / MS Project

Google Sheets

Excel

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Supply Chain Program Manager to drive readiness across development stages for next-gen hardware products. You will lead planning, BOM clarity, cost reduction, and resilience efforts with cross-functional teams to ensure timely production ramp and scalable processes.

The role emphasizes strong communication, data-driven decision making, and the ability to present concise executive updates to leadership, with a hybrid in-office schedule.