Global Supply Manager, Plastics & Metals

Were looking for a Global Supply Manager to own strategic supply management for our plastics and metals categories across our hardware product lines. This role owns category ownership across injection-molded plastics engineering resins metal components and fasteners.

You will own supplier strategy cost and supply resilience for plastics and metals while enabling our next generation of hardware products to scale globally.

Based in our Guangdong supply base youll spend real time on the factory floor where the suppliers and the decisions are.

This is a highly cross-functional role working closely with Engineering Operations Quality Finance and Manufacturing partners to deliver high-performing supply chains from prototype through mass production.

What youll do

Own plastics and metals supply strategy - - -

Define and execute the category strategy across injection-molded plastics resins metal components and fasteners

Build long-term supplier and tooling strategies aligned with product roadmaps and business growth Maintain category cost capacity and risk visibility and contribute to the weekly cost-tracking cadence

Build world-class supplier partnerships - - -

Develop and maintain relationships with strategic injection molding metal fabrication and tooling partners

Drive supplier performance across quality delivery cost and innovation

Support supplier development continuous improvement and co-investment / automation initiatives

Strengthen supply chain resilience -

Identify and mitigate supply risks across critical plastic and metal components tooling and manufacturing partners

Develop dual sourcing strategies and contingency plans - -

Monitor material availability (engineering resins steel aluminum) market dynamics and geopolitical risks impacting supply

What you need to succeed

35 years of experience in supply chain sourcing or operations within consumer electronics or hardware

Experience sourcing plastics and/or metals commodities such as injection-molded parts resins stamped / machined / die-cast metal or fasteners

Familiarity with tooling and mold management (ownership qualification cycle time)

Hands-on experience with supplier qualification and quality systems for member-facing or safety-critical components

Track record of supporting supplier negotiations and cost reduction programs

Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and production ramp

Strong analytical skills including supply chain risk analysis

Ability to operate cross-functionally with Engineering Operations Quality and Finance

Based in Guangdong (Shenzhen / Dongguan) with professional fluency in Mandarin and

English; comfortable on the factory floor

Comfortable working in fast-paced high-growth hardware environments