Manager, Operations Engineering - Supply Chain

The Operations Engineering Manager, Supply Chain, is responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI) supply chain readiness, Approved Vendor List (AVL) governance, Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), and Configuration Management for Apptronik’s humanoid robot platform. The role connects product development with supplier and manufacturing execution, ensuring each build has qualified sources, accurate product data, and material that meets program cost, quality, and schedule requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership role that manages the operations engineering team and drives execution from prototype builds through production ramp, in partnership with Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

NPI Supply Chain Readiness

• Own the integrated supply chain readiness plan for prototype, validation, pilot, and production builds, aligning supplier qualification, tooling, capacity, and material delivery with program milestones.
• Lead Procurement Ready and Build Ready assessments by subassembly. Verify released BOMs, drawings, specifications, approved sources, lead times, material availability, and documented exceptions with functional owners.
• Drive early supplier involvement and design for manufacturability with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing. Bring component cost, lead time, supplier capability, and scalability into design reviews.
• Maintain BOM-level material readiness, track shortages and long-lead items, and drive recovery actions with clear owners and committed dates. Coordinate approved risk buys with Procurement.
• Manage the supply chain transition to sustaining production, with documented sourcing, capacity, configuration baselines, and remaining risks.

Approved Vendor List Governance

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