Director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing

Founded in 2017, Phantom Auto is a company capable of remotely monitoring, guiding, and driving vehicles from thousands of miles away. Our technology is like Zoom for the physical world, and our customers are bestowing that same remote work privilege on their employees that formerly had to be physically inside vehicles to operate them.

We are an energetic and passionate team on a mission to build the future of remote operation. At Phantom, every day is a unique adventure as we work with the world’s leading automation companies. Because we work with customers globally, we have the unique opportunity to work with many incredible vehicles and use cases.

As an early team member, you will be instrumental in defining the foundations of our product and culture. If you are determined to take on the world’s most complex challenges and help build an industry-defining company, this is the opportunity for you.

As the Director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing , you will lead the Purchasing teams, Inventory teams, and Manufacturing teams responsible for executing the Phantom Supply Chain strategy. In this role, you will work closely with our Finance, R&D, Product, and Legal teams to develop the processes and user stories, and requirements, collaborate with technical teams and suppliers and ultimately deliver commercially viable solutions to our customers.

The ideal candidate will be an expert who has overseen the scaling and building of complex supply chains, including both purchasing and contracting as well as manufacturing and quality controls. You have worked closely with R&D, Finance, and Quality to help influence design and processes, and you have worked closely with aftermarket teams to improve your processes. Our solutions are meant to create value and be used; not to look good on paper. Cost saving and Quality are top of mind, you have a track record achieving both of those in your past. You collect data and metrics to prove and sometimes disprove, your assumptions and decisions and you keep your ego away from influencing our results.

Top Personal traits:

• Self-starter: We are looking for people to take initiative and take command as needed. In Supply Chain and Manufacturing, you will have to think years ahead and act accordingly, without being told.
• Ability to set direction in an ambiguous environment: As a Director, you are constantly challenged to find the right balance, and sometimes there are no right answers that will please everyone. You need to be able to understand the trade-offs and set direction for the wider team.
• Collaborator & Communicator: In this role, you will work closely with suppliers and internal partners. You identify win-win situations and leave a trail of fans behind you. You will ensure that people understand the scope of activities.
• Positivity: You understand that sometimes it rains, and sometimes it snows. You inject energy into your team, and you keep your spirits high even when faced with setbacks. You learn from mistakes, but you know they are a part of life. If life was easy, you’d be bored!
• Thinking in terms of scale: Building and replicating one unit is not important. Ten is a good start. But we need you to think of how our processes could replicate in the hundreds if not thousands of u nits. We need to set a high bar and avoid sub-optimizing for quick but detrimental results.
  

Responsibilities:

• Managing the Phantom Supply Chain & Manufacturing teams.
• Execute and contribute to the overall Supply Chain and Manufacturing strategy. Balance the need for insourcing and outsourcing based on business requirements and design maturity.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and report on cross-functional key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Supply Chain team to reduce costs, mitigate risk, improve quality, shorten lead times, and reduce inventories
• Implement industry best practices for forecasting, sourcing, risk mitigation, inventory, and vendor management
• Challenge existing suppliers and OEM factories to upgrade their capabilities. Seek out future potential supply partners who can help us scale and advance to the next level.
• Negotiate supply agreements with all global vendors and OEM factories
• Provide transparency and direction to the executive team, employees, and peers
• Identify, develop, and promote talent both internally and externally
• Incorporate field quality issues into the supply chain and manufacturing processes, including verification and rework
• Manage the weekly Demand Plan coordination with Customer Success, Sales, Customer Integrations Engineering, and Product Management
  

Requirements:

• MS in Supply Chain, Business, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or other related fields, or a combination of related education and experience
• +7 years of Supply Chain management experience, with a minimum of 5 FTEs reporting
• Deep expertise in manufacturing or contract manufacturing, including Lean, Quality, and Six Sigma
• Hands-on mindset, the ability to go deep and detailed on documents
• Experience with creating and scaling complex Supply Chains
• Demonstrated track record of impeccable judgment and highly effective action in the context of a multi-faceted and dynamic external environment
• Adept at communicating complex issues in a convincing manner to a variety of audiences, both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal skills, along with exceptional written and verbal communication ability
• Travel up to 20%
• In office position is based in Louisville, CO

The pay for this position has a salary range of $175,000 - $225,000. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses and options.

Benefits:

• Be part of an early start-up that's backed by industry-leading venture capitalists
• Competitive compensation package with early-stage equity at a high-growth startup
• Exceptional benefits: Employer-provided Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (99% of medical covered by Phantom Auto)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Healthy Work / Life Balance
• Company-sponsored events
• Pet-friendly workplace
• Free weekday lunches
• Employee Referral Program
• Cool colleagues
• Incredible career growth potential
  

A Final Note

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Phantom Auto, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.