- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
- Salary
- $184,000–$262,000 a year
Director, Global Supply Management - Mechanicals
Job description
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders , soldiers in battlefield scenarios , and beyond .
Job responsibilities
- Provide strategic vision and direction to align global supply chain with short and long-term business objectives and product strategies
- Align supplier selection, supplier geographic location and supply chain architecture to long term product and corporate goals
- Direct team to manage commercial terms, should-cost modeling, inventories, and deliveries for a diverse array of components, materials and sub-assemblies, including injection molded parts, machined components,…
- Develop component inventory strategies to support production and meet business objectives.
- Work across the broader Hardware Operations organization to ensure mechanical component delivery, production planning, manufacturing output, and fulfillment to meet on-time delivery
- Work collaboratively with Hardware Engineering teams early in the design process to ensure components are cost-effective, manufacturable, and supply-secure at scale.
- Establish a supplier assessment process, including quantitative measures, ratings and feedback for specific key criteria
- Support long range capacity planning for sourcing decisions based on S&OP and pipeline scenarios.
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