ICEYE

Supply Chain Lead, Engineering

ICEYE

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇫🇮 Finland

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERPOraclePMP

About the role

  • Lead and manage a high-performing team of engineering supply chain specialists and procurement professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous development.
  • Serve as the primary supply chain liaison for engineering programs, ensuring that material and supplier strategies support development speed, cost goals, and regulatory compliance.
  • Oversee sourcing and procurement for engineering projects from both approved and new suppliers, ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, and corporate policies.
  • Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers as needed to support technical and timeline requirements; lead the supplier qualification process in collaboration with quality, regulatory, and legal teams.
  • Coordinate across multiple, concurrent engineering projects, ensuring that procurement and supply chain inputs align with development milestones, prototyping, and pre-production planning.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product management, and manufacturing to ensure supplier capabilities align with technical requirements, including design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and innovation needs.
  • Monitor supply chain risks, lead times, and resource allocation across the engineering portfolio; proactively resolve conflicts and delays.
  • Drive best practices in supplier engagement, sourcing documentation, and cost tracking; support continuous improvement of processes and tools.
  • Report key performance indicators to senior management and contribute to supply chain strategy planning for development programs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of experience in supply chain or procurement, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity.
  • Proven success managing engineering-focused procurement and supplier development, including both approved and new suppliers.
  • Demonstrated experience in regulated environments (e.g., medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or semiconductor), with working knowledge of compliance frameworks.
  • Strong project management skills, including managing multiple, simultaneous development projects with tight timelines.
  • Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and project tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project).
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with a collaborative and diplomatic approach to cross-functional alignment.
  • (Beneficial) Master's degree (e.g., MBA, MS in Engineering or Supply Chain).
  • (Beneficial) Certifications: PMP, APICS CPIM/CSCP, or Six Sigma.
  • (Beneficial) Experience leading supplier qualification, onboarding, and performance evaluation in regulated industries.
  • (Beneficial) Familiarity with digital sourcing and supplier management platforms.