Overview
As a Supply Chain Specialist, you will be responsible for the end-to-end supply chain processes of Auterion products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, while providing the overall strategic and operational oversight necessary to ensure excellence across our global value chain.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Run the planning, controlling, and optimization of supply chain processes, including procurement, logistics, warehousing, scheduling, and order management
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, redundancies, and inefficiencies across the supply chain
- Serve as the primary operational go-to person between purchasing, production planning, logistics, engineering and sales — ensuring information flows smoothly and handoffs are seamless
- Identify, design, and implement improvements to supply chain processes and tools, including ERP configuration, reporting enhancements, and workflow automation
- Document processes, develop standard operating procedures, and drive adoption
- Prepare and analyze reports, providing timely and accurate reporting on KPIs (e.g., delivery performance, inventory levels)
- Actively support daily operations and cross-functional projects
- Act as the first point of escalation for supply disruptions, component shortages, and logistics failures — driving rapid, solution-oriented resolution with minimal business impact
- Oversee daily supply chain operations - ensuring purchase orders, shipments, and inventory movements are executed on time and in full
- Maintain contingency plans and alternative sourcing strategies for critical components and high-risk supply categories
- Manage relationships with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other partners
Qualifications and Skills
- 2+ years of professional experience in a supply chain-related role (e.g., logistics, planning, procurement, customer service)
- Strong hands-on mentality – willing to support operational tasks as needed
- High level of flexibility, motivation, and reliability
- Confident use of Google Workspace (Gsuite)
- Experience with ERP systems, ideally NetSuite
- Solid Excel skills and quick understanding of digital tools
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required, German skills are a plus
- Team player with a structured and proactive working style and strong communication skills
- US Citizenship required
Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Stock Options
- Unlimited PTO
- Health Insurance (includes dental & vision)
- Medical flex spending
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan - 401k with company match
- Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
About Auterion
We are building the leading software platform for AI-powered autonomous systems for enterprise and government customers. Our team is supporting the most important missions and solving the most challenging problems.
At Auterion, we bring together the sharpest minds who love to solve the hardest problems. Join a vibrant team built on innovation, openness, and excellence, where you’ll be empowered to develop ideas, collaborate across all levels, and make an impact that matters.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of professional experience in a supply chain-related role (logistics, planning, procurement, customer service)
- US Citizenship
- Confident use of Google Workspace (Gsuite)
- Experience with ERP systems
- Experience with NetSuite
- Solid Excel skills
- Fluency in English (spoken and written)
- German language skills
- Hands-on mentality and willingness to support operational tasks
- Team player with structured, proactive working style and strong communication skills
- Ability to manage relationships with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and suppliers
What We Do
At Auterion we care about providing enterprise with an ecosystem of software-defined drones, payloads, and third party applications within a single easy to use platform based on open-source standards. We’re leaders in an open-source movement bigger than ourselves and we’ve been on the same mission for over a decade, since our co-founder Lorenz Meier created Pixhawk, MAVLink, QGC, and PX4 (the world’s most widely used open-source drone autopilot operating system). Our mission is to be the drone platform of choice for enterprise, government, and drone manufacturers while accelerating the drone industry by driving forward open standards to create a common, future-proof roadmap in a thriving, open ecosystem of buyers and vendors. At Auterion, we bring together the sharpest minds who love to solve the hardest problems. Join a vibrant team built on innovation, openness, and excellence, where you’ll be empowered to develop ideas, collaborate across all levels, and make an impact that matters.
