Supply Chain Manager - Hardware Manufacturing
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Sourcing, qualifying, and managing global contract manufacturers for Fuse-designed hardware, including chargers, batteries, and panels. Own landed cost across BOM, component pricing, tooling, NRE, logistics, and volume tiers from factory gate to deployment. Secure supply and build resilience by managing lead times, capacity, dual-sourcing, and inventory in partnership with Operations. Collaborate with engineering on manufacturing standards, certifications, and acceptance criteria to ensure quality and compliance at source. Negotiate manufacturing agreements covering tooling ownership, IP protection, payment terms, and warranties. Partner with Hardware/Product and engineering teams through design-for-manufacture and production ramp.
Required Qualifications
- Procurement, supply-chain or sourcing experience in hardware, electronics or manufactured physical products
- Hands-on experience managing contract manufacturers globally
- Strong grasp of BOM cost, tooling and NRE, landed cost and the commercial mechanics of contract manufacturing
- Comfortable working alongside product and engineering through DFM and production ramp
- Organised and resilient, comfortable owning the day-to-day of supplier and supply-chain management
Desired Qualifications
- Consumer electronics, automotive, energy hardware or power-electronics manufacturing experience
- Experience with EV charger, battery, inverter or solar product supply chains
- Familiarity with international logistics, customs, tooling ownership and IP protection in manufacturing contracts
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