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Isembard

AI-driven distributed metal-component manufacturing

Supply Chain Analyst

Procurement & SourcingUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeHamburg, GermanyIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Organize work and maintain attention to detail while priorities shift.
  • Read technical drawings and identify factors that drive costs.
  • Have personally run RFQs and negotiations, rather than relying on central purchasing.
  • Communicate clearly in writing and speaking, and analyze situations calmly.
  • Be a native German speaker and confident in English.

Responsibilities

  • Track every order from start to finish and build the supplier base, aiming for eight qualified suppliers across turned parts, milled parts, and surface treatment by April.
  • Maintain reliable order status information that others can use for decisions.
  • Run RFQs independently by packaging drawings and STEP files, sending them to suppliers, following up, comparing offers, and awarding work.
  • Qualify suppliers on ISO 9001, in-house measurement, first article inspection, and 3.1 certificates, and establish frame agreements with call-offs.
  • Manage surface and heat treatment, including anodising types II and III, passivation, and 17-4PH H900, as well as material supply for the company's machines.
  • Ensure export-control and confidentiality releases are in place before anything leaves.
  • Assess make-or-buy for every repeat part.
  • Run the work in MasonOS.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with turned parts and Swiss-type turning.
  • Experience with surface and heat treatment.
  • Experience with ERP or MES systems.
  • Experience in aerospace or defence, including EN 9100.
  • A supplier network in Northern Germany.

About the Company

Isembard

AI-driven distributed metal-component manufacturing

Isembard is a London-based software-first manufacturing network that runs AI-powered factories to produce high-precision metal parts for aerospace, defence, energy, and robotics. It uses modular factory builds and a franchise model with MasonOS—the AI-native operating layer that handles quoting, CAD/CAM, procurement, scheduling, quality assurance and logistics across 5-axis CNC and robotic cells. Factories hold ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials and JOSCAR certifications. The company has raised a $9M seed and a $50M Series A to grow to about 25 facilities by late 2026 in the UK, US, Germany, France and Ukraine, serving both defence/autonomy startups and established OEMs, and sometimes managing complete supply chains for customers.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Series A
Total funding
$59M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2024

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