Director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing
over 2 years ago
Full time role
Detroit, MI, US
Detroit, MI, US
Job Description
Remora is hiring a Director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing who will be responsible for supply chain, manufacturing, and assembly across multiple teams, optimizing for quality, cost, and speed. As a member of the executive team, the Director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing will work closely with the co-CEOs to lead the company and set our strategic direction, all while helping to tackle the defining challenge of our time.
Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color, so we’re looking for candidates deeply committed to reducing emissions and to racial justice. We especially encourage people of color, women, and members of other communities underrepresented in startups to apply.Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to think they are qualified for a position after reading a list of requirements like the one above. If you are worried that you are not qualified, please apply anyway! We’re most excited to work with people who learn quickly and want to tackle the climate crisis. To all recruitment agencies: Remora does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Remora employees or any other organization location. Remora is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Responsibilities:
- Supply Chain
- Build and manage relationships with all suppliers
- Track lead times and check in regularly with suppliers
- Anticipate and solve supply chain issues
- Track inventory and order all components and materials
- Manufacturing
- Build and manage relationships with our contract manufacturers
- Ensure that existing orders are built and delivered on time
- Reserve future manufacturing capacity and work with contract manufacturers to understand their capacity over time
- Assembly
- Build and manage team assembling the devices
- Design and implement Remora assembly lines
- Quality
- Conduct testing to ensure quality for third-party and in-house components
- Track down root causes of any quality issues
- Develop and implement quality assurance standards
- Strategy
- Help executive team understand and anticipate supply chain bottlenecks
- Evaluate in-house vs. contract manufacturing for each component
- Evaluate different contract manufacturers and different manufacturing locations
Requirements:
- 10+ years of manufacturing or supply chain experience OR relevant advanced degree and 8+ years of relevant work experience
- 4+ years of management experience with a team of 10+ people
- Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
- Ability to build and manage a large team as the company grows
- Creative, outside-the-box thinker with lots of new ideas
You’re the type of person who:
- Is highly organized with exceptional execution
- Is a clear, concise written and verbal communicator
- Has strong interpersonal skills
- Is excited to work in a fast-paced startup environment
- Is passionate about tackling the climate crisis, and committed to equity and inclusion
Logistics:
- Location: Ann Arbor, MI - Detroit, MI
- Start date: by March 1, 2022
- COVID-19: Remora requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants are required to submit proof of vaccination prior to beginning employment. Appropriate COVID-19 safety precautions are implemented in the workplace.
- Application process: We will review applications on a rolling basis. To begin, please fill out this application, and then we’ll follow up via email with next steps.
Salary and Benefits:
- Competitive salaries (adjusted for geography) and equity ownership
- Healthcare (QSEHRA)
- Retirement (401k)
- Student loan assistance
- Four weeks of paid time off
- Dependent care assistance (childcare or eldercare)
- Parental leave
- Unlimited sick and compassionate leave
- Employee development and coaching
- Office setup (remote) or relocation (in-person) stipend
Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color, so we’re looking for candidates deeply committed to reducing emissions and to racial justice. We especially encourage people of color, women, and members of other communities underrepresented in startups to apply.Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to think they are qualified for a position after reading a list of requirements like the one above. If you are worried that you are not qualified, please apply anyway! We’re most excited to work with people who learn quickly and want to tackle the climate crisis. To all recruitment agencies: Remora does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Remora employees or any other organization location. Remora is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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