Global Supply Manager

About the role

Join Formlabs to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist. The Global Sourcing Team sources components worldwide, balancing cost, performance, reliability, and supply. As a Global Supply Manager you will work directly with suppliers to expand capabilities and improve products.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate with suppliers on cost and maintain commitments.
• Work directly with contract manufacturers to keep the material pipeline flowing.
• Identify and implement cost‑reduction opportunities based on cost drivers and manufacturing processes.
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on supply‑chain health.
• Initiate and complete supplier audits to ensure performance and on‑time delivery.
• Lead the supplier selection process with cross‑functional input.
• Partner with engineering to improve specifications, ensure quality components, and influence design for manufacturing.

Required profile

• 2‑5 years post‑graduate experience in strategic sourcing, manufacturing, or supply chain.
• Fluency in both Chinese and English.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to hold suppliers accountable.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 20% for audits, QBRs, and relationship building.
• Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality audits, and driving yield improvements.
• Ability to source, evaluate, and assess potential suppliers for quality, reliability, and capacity.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications, drawings, and GD&T.
• Independent worker and team player comfortable working cross‑functionally.

Required skills

• Negotiation
• Supplier quality auditing
• Process quality planning
• Yield improvement
• Interpretation of engineering specifications, drawings, and GD&T