About us:

We’re Impulse. We’re a team of engineers, designers and innovators based in San Francisco who believe making good decisions for your home and the environment should not come at a cost to your lifestyle. We’re dedicated to building delightful, high-performance products for everyday needs that enable rewarding, long-term, scalable solutions for whole-home electrification.

We’re looking for individuals excited to join an early-stage, VC-backed growing company with powerful aspirations to make positive change in a major industry - come build with us!

As a Senior Global Supply Chain Manager at Impulse, you’ll be a key resource for the hardware operations team at strategic and tactical levels. You’ll be working on supply chain strategy, contract manufacturer and vendor negotiations, day-to-day sourcing research and execution, and everything in between.

The Impulse team is looking for an experienced Senior Global Supply Chain Manager who wants to broaden their scope and ownership and is excited to work cross-functionally both inside Impulse and with external partners and vendors.

Role

As a Senior Global Supply Chain Manager at Impulse, you will:

• Be responsible for managing the supply base for one or more Impulse products from the prototype stage up to and through production; this includes sourcing strategy for the product(s) in cooperation with the engineering teams, Clear-to-Build activities, component cost management, second sourcing, component forecasting, Post-Ramp Qualification, etc.

• Be an integral part of supply base strategy discussions, including vendor, contract manufacturer, and partner discussions at all phases of development.

• Be a key partner in vendor and contract manufacturer assessments and contract negotiations to ensure the fitness and stability of the Impulse supply base worldwide.

• Manage Design for Availability at Impulse, where COTS and semi-custom component availability are considered during the architecture and design phases of the product life cycle.

• Travel both domestically and internationally (roughly 20%) primarily to support Impulse build events.

• Have the opportunity to shape the responsibilities of your role based on your competencies and interests.

Requirements

This is considered a senior role, and as such, we’re looking for:

• A minimum of 5 years working in operations in a supply base/supply chain role preferably in the consumer electronics, automotive, or aerospace/defense spaces.

• A bachelor’s degree in a technical, mathematical, or finance area is preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; you will be working with a globally-distributed team in different time zones and conciseness is key.

• Demonstrated experience of end-to-end supply chain management: from early engagement with engineering, supplier management, commercial contracts, RFPs/RFQs and product maturity.

• Strong reasoning and analytical skills and the ability to make and justify difficult decisions; you’ll be expected (and empowered!) to make decisions for the entire organization.

• Ability to prioritize, execute, and when necessary, delegate tasks in a large workload.

• Experience with international suppliers especially in Asia; working proficiency in Mandarin is a plus but not required.

• Comfortable working in a Series A hardware startup with all that entails.

We are growing quickly so if you’re interested in joining us but don’t see a job that fits what you’re looking for or if your experience doesn’t quite check all the boxes, please feel free to reach out - we’re happy to connect.

Impulse is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and prohibit discrimination and harassment. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees where everyone feels safe and welcome.