Senior Global Supply Manager, Contract Manufacturing

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers users to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. As a Senior Global Supply Manager, you will work with WHOOP supply chain, Hardware Engineering, and other internal teams to manage Contract Manufacturers (CM) located in North America and Asia.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the commercial interaction with CMs from quoting through execution stages for all their cost elements and incurred variances.
• Conduct regular business review with CMs to discuss capacity plans, clear-to-build readiness evaluation, and ensure continuous performance improvement.
• Partner with internal teams as Manufacturing Technology, Design, and Supplier Quality to secure the optimal performance of CMs
• Identify opportunities to optimize CM quality/delivery/cost/inventory targets
• Publish KPIs for weekly, monthly, quarterly performance.
• Monitor, audit and approve CM quoting and observe trends in actual billing
• Work collaboratively in a startup environment with a high-performance supply chain and hardware engineering team
• Up to 25% travel required, domestically and internationally

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in technical disciplines is highly desired
• 8+ years of experience in either of the following or the combination through the whole lifecycle of a product from NPI to MP
• PM or GSM in an electronic consumer product environment, preferably fitness wearables, working with the Contract Manufacturers
• PM or Account Manager of a contract manufacturer, working w/ their OEM customers, preferably fitness wearables
• Deep understanding of the technology and manufacturing process of the Contract Manufacturers and expertise on how the MVA cost is structured and determined
• Strong understanding and extensive working experience with Asian CMs desired
• Certifications in APICS-CSCP or ISM-CPSM a plus
• Experience in Arena PLM software a plus