Sr. Program Manager- Supply Chain, Fauna

As Program Manager Supply Chain you will own and drive the full supply chain program from strategic sourcing and supplier development through demand planning inventory management and materials fulfillment for production. Youll serve as the strategic program leader connecting engineering manufacturing and our contract manufacturer ensuring parts are available suppliers are performing and the business has the visibility it needs to make informed decisions. This is a high-impact program management role at a critical stage of the companys growth.

Key job responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
- Own vendor selection qualification and onboarding for new components and materials across mechanical electrical and electromechanical categories
- Negotiate pricing lead times MOQs and contractual terms with suppliers
- Identify and qualify alternate/secondary sources for critical and sole-sourced components to reduce supply risk
- Partner with engineering during NPI to drive component selection toward supply-resilient cost-effective and readily available parts
- Manage supplier relationships scorecards and performance reviews

Demand Planning & Inventory Management
- Develop and maintain demand forecasts in collaboration with product engineering and leadership; translate forecasts into material requirements and procurement plans
- Manage inventory Levels to balance availability against carrying cost and obsolescence risk
- Track and communicate parts availability status shortages and risk to production schedules; drive resolution of critical shortages

Production Materials & CM Coordination
- Serve as the primary supply chain interface with the contract manufacturer coordinating materials planning consigned vs. turnkey decisions and kitting
- Monitor supplier on-time delivery and component yield; drive corrective actions for chronic performance issues
- Support subassembly and system builds with real-time materials visibility and escalation paths
- Own the end-to-end PO lifecycle from issuance through receipt and reconciliation

Operations & Process Development
- Build and scale supply chain processes tools and systems appropriate from concept to production including ERP/MRP setup or optimization
- Lead cost reduction initiatives through negotiation re-sourcing and design-to-cost partnerships with engineering
- Manage logistics and freight strategy for inbound materials and outbound finished goods

About the team
Fauna Robotics an Amazon company is building capable safe and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces.
We believe that future wont arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. Were changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster safer and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products.
Our work spans the full stack: mechanical design control systems dynamic modeling and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality but experience. Were building robots that feel responsive expressive and genuinely useful.
At Fauna youll work at the frontier of this space helping define how robots move manipulate and interact with people in natural environments. Its an opportunity to solve hard problems across hardware and software with a team focused on making robotics accessible and joyful to build.
If you care about making robotics real for everyone and building systems that are as delightful as they are capable were interested in hearing from you.

- 5 years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience in supply chain program project or automation related product management or leading an implementation of a product
- Experience managing and negotiating contracts and vendor relationships
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities
- Proficiency with MRP/ERP systems and BOM-driven planning processes

- Experience in trade compliance customs operations customs brokerage supply chain logistics or similar
- Experience in an environment where supply chain systems and processes were built from the ground up
- Background in NPI supply chain support DFM feedback AVL development cost modeling
- Experience with commodity management across categories such as motors sensors custom extrusions/castings and electronics

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 127200.00 - 185000.00 USD annually