Director, Global Supply Management - Mechanicals

Skydio
San Mateo
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 184,000 - 262,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic planning","Supplier management","Cost modeling","Inventory management","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead the Mechanical Global Supply Management team to develop and execute scalable sourcing strategies for high-quality drone mechanical components. Shape the supply chain vision, manage supplier selection and cost optimization, ensure on-time delivery, and build a resilient operations network; collaborate with Hardware Engineering to balance performance with manufacturability and supplier capabilities, while driving long-term cost savings and supply security.

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Skydio
3 months ago

Director, Global Supply Management - Mechanicals

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Job Summary

Lead the Mechanical Global Supply Management team to develop and execute scalable sourcing strategies for high-quality drone mechanical components. Shape the supply chain vision, manage supplier selection and cost optimization, ensure on-time delivery, and build a resilient operations network; collaborate with Hardware Engineering to balance performance with manufacturability and supplier capabilities, while driving long-term cost savings and supply security.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide strategic vision and direction to align global supply chain with short and long-term business objectives and product strategies
  • •Align supplier selection, supplier geographic location and supply chain architecture to long term product and corporate goals
  • •Direct team to manage commercial terms, should-cost modeling, inventories, and deliveries for a diverse array of components, materials and sub-assemblies, including injection molded parts, machined components, packaging, rubber, fasteners, etc.
  • •Develop component inventory strategies to support production and meet business objectives
  • •Work across the broader Hardware Operations organization to ensure mechanical component delivery, production planning, manufacturing output, and fulfillment to meet on-time delivery

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 184,000 - 262,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •BS/BA in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Manufacturing, Operations, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
Experience:DroneHardware
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic planningSupplier managementCost modelingInventory managementCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:Injection moldingCnc machiningDie castingMetal extrusionSilicone rubber moldingPrecision metal stamping & forming

Company Brief

Skydio
Designs and manufactures autonomous consumer and enterprise drones using AI-powered vision and navigation systems for inspection, mapping, public safety, and industrial applications. Focuses on rugged, fully autonomous flight and end-to-end drone solutions.
Industry: Drones & Aerial Logistics
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2014
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