Sr Manager Supplier Engineering

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

10d•$157,600 - $278,100•Onsite

About The Position

Intuitive’s Supplier Engineering mission is to ensure continuity of supply for purchased parts at the lowest landed cost. The Senior Manager develops and leads a team of SP Instruments Supplier Engineers, ensuring alignment between production priorities and enterprise supply-chain objectives. The role leads supplier quality, capability and capacity development, operational excellence, risk mitigation, organizational effectiveness, and talent development. It builds trust with cross-functional teams and serves as the Supply Chain voice while reducing production continuity and design-for-manufacturing issues, supporting smooth product scale-up, and lowering total cost and supply-chain risks. The role also develops and qualifies supplier processes for new parts, assemblies, and finished products. The Senior Manager coaches and mentors staff, supports succession planning and organizational development, and leads supplier engineering work across supply-chain strategy, supplier selection and development, performance monitoring, compliance, risk management, and change management. The position partners with supplier quality, Global Supply Chain, engineering, operations, sourcing, purchasing, and project management teams, as well as suppliers. It requires supplier travel, domestic and international, as needed (25%). The role is a day-shift position with a set schedule and requires onsite work weekly; the percentage of onsite work is defined by the leader.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
10+ years of related experience in Process Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, or a related field, with significant medical or medical-device experience.
3+ years of experience leading teams.
Proven ability to lead teams in solving complex technical and process problems.
Proven ability to hire highly capable staff and grow and mentor staff.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to executives.
Demonstrated project-management skills and ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders to deliver projects on time.
Broad domain expertise in areas such as plastics, metals, electronics, and motion-control components.
Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing processes and measurement techniques.
Deep understanding of key input variables affecting quality, cost, schedule, and capacity.
Outstanding analytical skills and good judgment.
Ability to travel to suppliers domestically and internationally as needed (25%).

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Six Sigma certification.
Knowledge of document-management systems and ERP systems, preferably Agile and SAP.
Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485.
Experience in a high-volume medical-device company.
Demonstrated track record of launching new products.

Responsibilities

Develop leadership capability through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and organizational development.
Lead a team of supplier engineers delivering value to the business.
Develop and execute a global supply-chain strategy and roadmap that supports Intuitive’s product strategy and roadmap and builds a sustainable, resilient supply chain.
Research market trends in the commodity area and select and evaluate suppliers to support agility, innovation during New Product Introduction, and global production scale-up.
Partner with the NPI sourcing team to incorporate commercial viability into supplier selection.
Drive adoption of new technologies and automation in the supply chain to improve efficiency and production scale.
Champion DFX, Lean, SPC, Six Sigma, and project-management best practices in the supply chain.
Establish clear supplier communication channels and manage technical and business relationships.
Partner with suppliers to select optimal manufacturing processes and process controls for quality and cost performance.
Develop KPIs for supplier delivery, capacity, cost, and quality, and lead projects to continuously improve performance.
Partner with Supplier Quality to resolve supplier audit findings through CAPA, SCARs, and other processes to maintain QMS compliance.
Work with Global Supply Chain and cross-functional Engineering teams to identify supply-chain risks and implement mitigation measures.
Execute change-management processes for commercially launched products, including MCF, SCR, and CO, to support capacity scaling, cost reduction, quality improvement, and risk mitigation.
Align and negotiate project ownership and hand-off points with peer Supplier Engineering groups.
Influence decisions with partners in Global Operations, including planning, sourcing, and purchasing; Engineering, including Design, Process, and Quality; and the Project Management Organization.
Travel to suppliers domestically and internationally as needed.