Senior Global Supply Manager, Contract Manufacturing

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Global Supply Manager, Contract Manufacturing to own OLIX's relationship with our primary contract manufacturing and joint development partner, which co-designs, procures for, builds, and tests our compute trays and rack-scale systems. You'll be the single commercial voice to that partner, turning a fast-moving co-development program into a repeatable build and ramp from early builds through high-volume manufacturing.

Partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Test, Finance, and Legal, you'll secure the capacity, commercial terms, and operating cadence that let our manufacturing partners build to a stable design on OLIX's schedule. As our outsourced manufacturing model scales, you'll also set the contract manufacturing playbook and evaluate additional manufacturing capacity and sites.

Key Responsibilities

Own the partner relationship: Serve as the single commercial point of contact to our contract manufacturing partner, from working teams to executive leadership.

Lead commercial strategy: Negotiate and manage development and supply agreements, pricing, capacity reservations, and long-term commitments.

Run the procurement model: Define how material is bought and supplied to the build, balancing speed, cost, and supply risk.

Drive build readiness: Partner with Engineering and Operations on NPI, factory setup, build schedules, test readiness, and ramp to volume.

Manage supply through high-volume production: Keep material, capacity, and logistics ahead of demand as builds scale from prototype to volume, including forecasting, allocation, and escalation on constrained parts.

Skills & Experience

8+ years of supply chain, contract manufacturing, or supplier management in electronics, semiconductor, data center hardware, or advanced manufacturing.

Proven success managing a strategic EMS, ODM, or JDM relationship from NPI through volume ramp on complex systems such as servers, networking, or power hardware.

Strong commercial negotiation experience: MSAs, SOWs, BOM-transparent pricing models, capacity agreements, and long-term supply agreements.

Working knowledge of EMS operations: BOM management, MRP and purchasing models, consigned and directed-buy material, in-circuit and functional test, and factory ramp.

Deep command of supplier performance, quality, and risk management in global manufacturing environments.

Exceptional communication and influence skills across executives and engineers, working across multiple time zones, with willingness to travel regularly to manufacturing sites.

Nice to Have

Bachelor's in Engineering or a related technical discipline; alternatively Supply Chain, Business, or a related field with significant experience. MBA or Master's preferred.

Experience with liquid-cooled or high-power rack-scale system manufacturing.

Prior experience working inside or alongside a large JDM, ODM, or EMS provider.

Lean Six Sigma experience applied to supplier performance and factory operations.