Director – Global Supply Management

Skydio

Director of Global Supply Management at Skydio leading supply chain and sourcing processes for drone components. Managing supplier relationships and ensuring cost-effective supply continuity in a high-growth environment.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeSan Mateo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $184,000 - $262,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Work collaboratively with Hardware Engineering teams early in the design process to ensure components are cost-effective, manufacturable, and supply-secure at scale. You will maintain a tight feedback loop—balancing technical requirements with supplier capabilities, lead times, and risk so that design decisions support both performance and reliable execution
Establish a supplier assessment process, including quantitative measures, ratings and feedback for specific key criteria
Support long range capacity planning for sourcing decisions based on S&OP and pipeline scenarios.
Work closely with Business Systems and other internal departments to continuously improve material and production planning methods, systems, and processes
Hire, mentor and develop a diverse and high performing team
Set clear priorities and establish a culture of continuous learning. Prudent risk taking is valued but learning from mistakes is imperative for success

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/BA in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Manufacturing, Operations, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
Direct experience leading a Mechanical Supply Chain organization with a minimum of 8 years experience
Strategic Planning and ability to simplify complex issues and topics
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across boundaries (functional and cultural) and form effective working relationships with colleagues.
Demonstrated change management and process management experience is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401K savings plan
Paid vacation time
Sick leave
Holiday pay

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain managementcost modelinginventory managementproduction planningsupplier assessmentcapacity planningmechanical engineeringmanufacturing processeschange managementprocess management

Soft Skills

strategic planningcollaborationleadershipmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingrisk managementcontinuous learningrelationship buildingprioritization