Global Supply Chain Manager/Hardware Engineering

Description

Global Supply Chain and Hardware Engineering Leader 

Location – Prefer US East Coast

Remote/WFH

#LI-Remote

 About Drivenets: 

DriveNets is a leader in cloud-native networking software for hyperscalers and service providers who are building the largest infrastructures in the world for network services, AI platforms and SaaS offerings. Founded in December 2015, DriveNets disrupted some of the most challenging high-scale markets, transforming the way Networks are built, scaled, and consumed. We also built the largest network in the world, with more than half of AT&T’s backbone running on DriveNets’ Network Cloud. DriveNets has raised $587 million in three funding rounds which enable us to dream big and bring on the most talented people. We are seeking smart doers who would like to make an impact and are experienced in SaaS, networking or AI infrastructure solutions. 

The Role: 

As the leader of the Global Supply Chain & Hardware Engineering team, you will have global responsibility and accountability for the entirety of DriveNets’ supply chain and hardware engineering functions. This is inclusive of strategic negotiation, partner selection, forecasting, purchasing, warehousing, logistics, export/import, and RMA. You will also own, in partnership with the R&D and product teams, DriveNets’ network hardware design and production functions, from design and proof-of-concept through CM/ODM selection, contract negotiation, and production/lifecycle.  

 Responsibilities: 

• Curate DriveNets’ partner ecosystem, ensuring that healthy, high-quality, mutually beneficial supply chain and partner and VAR relationships exist for all key business functions. 
• Build and curate a comprehensive supply chain and network hardware engineering organization, ensuring appropriate coverage and capability in all functional areas. 
• Establish SLA/OLA frameworks with all internal and external partners, describing, transparently, how you hold yourself and your team accountable to your stated objectives and goals. 
• Protect DriveNets’ business holdings and interests with good contractual and risk management hygiene. 
• Right-size the cost savings:business benefit ratio through effective, tested negotiating strategies with vendors and partners. 
• Define and manage the on-boarding process and criteria for new suppliers and partners. 
• Analyze supplier and partner performance data and use it to enhance both DriveNets’ economic position and supplier/partner performance. 
• Manage the purchasing process from beginning to end, ensuring that internal stakeholders have their expectations set and updated properly. 
• Ensure automation and self-service frameworks are a first-order principle. 
• Define and document processes for engagement with your organization. Engage with internal and external partners to drive uptake/adherence.  
• You ensure that the procurement process does not end with PO issuance – you see purchasing as a lifecycle and ensure that your processes, frameworks and people treat it as such. 
• Ensure contractual obligations are met. 
• Conduct cost analyses and set benchmarks for continuous improvement. 
• Work collaboratively and transparently with the company finance, legal and IT departments to make sure contracts and terms are favorable, seeking alignment across teams but not blocking on it. 
• Design and deploy contractual frameworks with CM/ODM partners that ensure DriveNets’ economic success, both now and in the future. 
• You think hard about long-term scale and let that inform your choices today. 
• Define, lead, and drive the hardware design and lifecycle processes with input from R&D, product and finance teams. Iterate on existing designs to DriveNets’ economic benefit. 
• Own and curate the hardware roadmap. 
• Partner with ODM/CM ecosystem members to iterate on existing designs to DriveNets’ business benefit. Be able to speak at a highly detailed/technical level about design choices and beneficial alternatives.  
• Act disruptively to the existing monolithic network hardware ecosystem. Work to marry ecosystem economics and offerings with DriveNets’ business model.   

Requirements

Key Requirements:  

• Be kind. 
• Your values are your currency; you embody the organization’s values and act as a values champion, holding both yourself and others accountable to them. 
• You develop the members of your team, ensuring that they are heard, understood, and mentored. 
• You seek to understand your talent gaps and prioritize fixes against business goals. 
• Experience as a Global Supply Chain leader in a global high-tech company. 
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills with attention to detail. 
• At least ten years of supervisory and management experience. 
• Know how to work closely with, and negotiate contracts and terms with vendors, ODMs/CMs and other suppliers and integrators while continually scouting for additional sources/vendors. 
• Highly skilled at monitoring supplier performance to ensure that contractual obligations are met. 
• Experience managing the supplier ecosystem. 
• Experience collecting data, reporting against key performance metrics, and driving root cause analyses. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences (including C-level). This includes providing training to small and large audiences. 
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners/partners to overcome obstacles and deliver results. 
• Demonstrated experience (at least 5 years) running or being a part of a whitebox hardware design and engineering organization from concept to delivery.  
• Demonstrated experience working with major network whitebox vendors designing, building and deploying both existing and bespoke designs. 
• Extensive experience with hardware post-sales support (troubleshooting, warranty, RMA). 
• Ability to understand and iterate on/contribute to detailed hardware design schematics and requirements. 
• Ability to understand detailed hardware BOMs and optimize for cost, performance or features. 
• You always act as a partner and advocate, never an adversary.  
• You are an undisputed expert and mentor in the supply chain and network hardware design spaces, confirmable with industry leaders. 

Desirable Characteristics 

• C1 (or better) proficiency in Mandarin Chinese 

Education And/or Relevant Experience 

BA/BS, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant experience 

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. DriveNets is on a mission to build a special company comprised of individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. 

DriveNets is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on upon race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

More About DriveNets 

Based in Israel with locations in Romania, US, and Japan as well as extended teams, DriveNets operations cover more than 16 countries. With recognition by industry analysts and through numerous industry awards, DriveNets is pushing market momentum, allowing for faster service innovation from the network core to the edge. Visit our website: 

https://drivenets.com/company/ If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. DriveNets is on a mission to build a special company comprised of individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.