Supply Chain Manager
Core
Lead sourcing strategy and end-to-end supply chain management for optical and photonic components including lasers, PICs, PDs, and FAUs to support AI supercomputing infrastructure build schedules.
Role type
Senior Supply Chain Manager (Optical/Photonics)
Builds
Optical and photonic components for AI supercomputing and high-performance computing
Domain
Photonics / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Sourcing strategy, supplier qualification, global supply base management, cost reduction, supply risk management, capacity planning, contract negotiation
Preferred skills
Technical grounding in optics/photonics, experience with single-source dependency de-risking, dual-source enablement
Technologies
Lasers, Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), Photodetectors (PDs), Fiber Array Units (FAUs)
Responsibilities
Translate plans and forecasts into supplier capacity requirements; Monitor supplier lead times and flag gaps against build schedules; Lead supplier qualification activities including technical audits and process capability review; Maintain visibility of long-lead and critical-path optical components; Build contingency and dual-source plans for critical components; Track supplier performance metrics including on-time delivery, quality, and cost trends
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC