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Staff Global Supply Management Lead, NPI

Skydio· Operations
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Hybrid (San Mateo, California, United States)$161k - $227.5kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role focused on developing and executing commodity sourcing strategies for high-quality drone components, with emphasis on mechanical manufacturing technologies and tooling for NPI and sustaining programs. Responsible for supplier development, procurement processes, and cross-functional collaboration between supply chain and engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Develop clear technology and commodity roadmaps for current and future programs. Be the liaison between supply chain and engineering for supplier and component selection during NPI and sustaining projects. Identify new high-potential suppliers globally.
  • Cultivate productive relationships with supply chain partners, including vendor selection, cost, support, and product transactions. Ownership of RFI's, RFP,s and RFQs, and the review process and business award decisions - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented.
  • Drive price negotiation processes to ensure that Skydio’s commodity pricing is best in class. Analyze current spend and evaluate current suppliers. Maintain commodity consumption forecasts and associated execution plans. Consolidate spend across the supply base to create leverage, analyze purchasing trends, and develop sourcing alternatives. Monitor current market conditions, technology roadmaps, and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities.
  • Work with finance and accounting during monthly close and financial planning cycles with component pricing costs and forecasts, and custom tooling investments.
  • Identify and manage supplier performance metrics of Supplier Technology availability and competence, Component Quality, Supply, and Cost required to ensure best-in-class supply chain.

Qualifications

  • Flexibility to work and achieve goals in a fast-paced start-up environment, with an ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Detail-oriented, team-oriented, with enthusiasm for learning new things.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong ethics and professionalism.
  • Technical & commercial experience in mechanical component surface treatments (e.g, corrosion-resistant, decoration, and RF performance coatings of plastics and metals.)
  • Experience with Tooling Capacity Management, Tooling Unit Cost targets, and Supplier Capacity Management.
  • Strength in directing complex negotiations, RFP issues, cost/price analysis, RFP/Q review, Business Award process, and purchasing procedures.
  • Experience using cost models to define the should-cost and negotiating prices for sourcing and cost reduction.
  • Experience in Supplier Contract, T&Cs, MSA, SOW, and NDA negotiation, management, and ownership.
  • Experience with the Facilitation of ESI (Early Supplier Involvement) between the Supplier, Program design, sourcing, and procurement resources.
  • Ability to prepare and present quantitative and qualitative comparative analysis of sourcing alternatives.
  • Ability to manage respective supplier relationships and performance, including but not limited to dispute resolution.
  • Interest in keeping up with emerging technologies spanning consumer electronics, aerospace, and robotics, and new and developing mechanical component manufacturing processes and materials.
  • Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.

Skills

Required:Technology and commodity roadmappingRFI/RFP/RFQ managementNegotiation and cost modellingSupplier relationship management

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • sick leave
  • holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • group health insurance plans
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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A family of flying robots.

AI-powered autonomous drones for Drone as First Responder (DFR), critical infrastructure inspection, tactical ISR, site security, surveying and mapping

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