About Nimble
Nimble is a robotics and AI company inventing and scaling autonomous logistics with intelligent robots to enable fast, efficient, and sustainable commerce. We’re developing generalized robot intelligence and building general-purpose mobile manipulator robots, the first in the world capable of performing all core warehouse functions. We've recently closed a $106M Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation and we're continuing to grow our all-star team.
Our mission is to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial.
Our long-term vision is to invent the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – using next-gen intelligent robotics to deliver faster, more efficient, and more sustainable commerce.
We were founded from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. We’re backed by the World’s most prestigious investors and Nimble’s Board of Directors includes AI and robotics legends like like Marc Raibert (Founder of Boston Dynamics), Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google, Director of Stanford’s AI lab), and Sebastian Thrun (Founder of Google X, Waymo, Kitty Hawk, and Udacity)!
Nimble's Core Values:
Be relentlessly resourceful - Challenge the status quo. Make the impossible, possible. Do whatever it takes.
Be legendary - Be the best at whatever it is that you do. Leave your mark. Motivate and inspire others.
Be humble - Leave your ego behind. Have a growth mindset. Learn and improve yourself every day.
Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver. Be loyal to your team and Nimble's mission.
Global Supplier Development Manager
As a Global Supplier Development Manager, a blend of Global Supply Manager and Supplier Development/Quality Engineer your role will entail, but will not be limited to, the following:
Responsibilities:
- Own RFx for Strategic Components: Mechanical, Electromechanical Assemblies, Electronics, Processed Metal/Plastics.
- Negotiate Contracts, Agreements, and Terms & Conditions as needed.
- Own piece price and tooling negotiations to ensure Best-in-class pricing.
- Own vendor selection and engineer supply chain to enable optimum cost and highest quality to meet Nimble’s business needs.
- Actively monitor global industry trends, technology road maps and partner engineering to identify and mitigate Supply/Demand challenges.
- Manage Supplier relationships and performance including but not limited to dispute resolution, supplier scorecards and business reviews.
- Engage with engineering on design reviews, technical discussions and DFM to drive decisions from a cost perspective.
- Participate in supplier DFM reviews & guide suppliers in efficient use of poka-yokes, best methods of manufacturing, testing, and gauging and correct tools or assembly equipment to use.
- Lead cross functional team to manage project timelines, develop/maintain action trackers, schedule to ensure on-time delivery of parts from supplier.
- Communicate key metrics not limited to cost, supply, quality with management teams.
- Develop and lead action plans to mitigate identified risks in the supply base.
- Build and maintain relationships with cross functional teams and influence decisions with stakeholders to support Nimble’s goals.
- Drive Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for production launch and ensure manufacturing lines meet demand.
- Work with the Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements.
- Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or supply chain management or equivalent experience. Master’s degree is a plus.
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain or supplier quality and/or supplier development.
- Understanding of strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks, and contract negotiation skills
- Ability to understand technical drawings and specifications, with basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality assurance for components managed.
- Understanding of Geometric Design and Tolerancing (GD&T) and datum structures is preferred.
- Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), and Run at Rates is preferred.
Additional Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically & internationally with no restrictions on location.
- Must be willing to work significant overtime hours and on weekends as necessary.
Culture:
We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. We’re not in this to do what’s easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. We’re ambitious, we’re gritty, we’re humble and we’re relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals. If this sounds like you then you might be a great fit!
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Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws.
Nimble's Benefits
Paid Time Off
Enjoy the time you need to travel, rejuvenate, and connect with friends and family.
Health Insurance
Nimble provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family.
Paid Parental Leave
Enjoy paid bonding time following a birth.
Commuter Benefits
Take the stress out of commuting with access to fully-paid parking spots.
Referral Bonus
Get a cash bonus for any friend or colleagues that you refer to us that we end up hiring.
401k
Contribute towards a 401k for retirement planning.
Equity
Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program
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What We Do
Nimble is pioneering intelligent robotic manipulation to reinvent eCommerce fulfillment. Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. We're backed by famed robotics and AI legends like Fei-Fei Li and Sebastian Thrun.
Today, we provide end-to-end robotic picking solutions for goods-to-person picking, put-wall sorting and induction for eCommerce order fulfillment. Our robots integrate into production in 1 day requiring no changes to the WMS/WCS. Our solutions provide a stable labor force, cost savings, reduction in staffing churn, and boosted efficiencies. Using our proprietary human-in-the-loop supervision and AI framework we deliver unmatched reliability in handling any product from day 1.
