Staff Supply Chain Program Manager

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Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Staff Supply Chain Program Manager.

In this role, you will: 

• Be responsible for providing planning, coordination and execution support for the Supply Chain organization. Liaise between the Supply Chain team and internal stakeholders, including Supply Chain Operations, Design Engineers, Technical Program Managers, NPI, and FP&A. 
• Lead planning and execution of procurement and supplier quality readiness for the assigned modules. Take ownership of the supply chain timeline development and execution considering top-down program constraints and bottoms-up dependencies with key milestones.
• Conduct supply chain mapping from prototype to production. Analyze the complete supply chain by defining and measuring performance criteria such as sourcing progress and schedule adherence to support strategic decision-making. 
• Represent the Supply Chain organization in program meetings, providing status updates, highlighting risks, and outlining proposed solutions and mitigating steps. Proactively schedule discussions with cross-functional partners to address obstacles.
• Develop metrics and build dashboards to track supply chain readiness for programs. Establish appropriate cadence to report and run programmatic meetings with appropriate level of detail for the respective audience. Prepare and present succinct, crisp executive summaries to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement activities in data integrity and system automation with cross-functional teams to enhance the quality, efficiency and scalability of tools and processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience supply chain roles managing hardware development programs breaking down complex projects into manageable milestones, with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and risks. 
• 5+ years of experience managing supply chain setup for hardware development from prototype to high volume manufacturing with products in mass production in large and/or fast growing companies.
• Strong ability to communicate (verbal and written) effectively to various audiences at all levels; proven ability to communicate complex concepts in a succinct manner to senior executive audiences.
• Proficiency with task management tools equivalent to Jira, and schedule management tools equivalent to Smartsheet/MS Project.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to transform data into insight using Googlesheets/Excel, and experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau, Power BI.
• An open-minded, self-starter attitude with the ability to adapt, problem-solve, and influence stakeholders, as well as collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Tenacity in solving problems, with a resilient and adaptable "can-do" attitude in a dynamic environment.
• In-office, 3+ days per week, 5 days encouraged.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Master's degree in supply chain management, business management, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in hardware industry (aerospace/defense, automotive, AV, medical devices, etc) with a focus on safety-critical components and high-volume manufacturing.
• Impeccable attention to detail and organization, ability to influence, motivate, and generate goodwill with teammates while juggling multiple projects at once.
• Ability to pivot seamlessly between granular details and big picture strategic topics, identifying connections between the two.

The base salary range for this position is $112,000 - $199,000 per year.  Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based o