Supply Chain Lead

Supply Chain Lead

As Supply Chain Lead, you will lead and scale our global supply chain function to support a rapidly growing, cross-functional organization. This is a foundational role at a fast-growing pre-IPO software company with multiple international offices and customers in both commercial and government sectors. You will manage the full supply chain lifecycle including procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics. You will lead demand forecasting and inventory management, drive efficiency and integration across the chain, and ensure resilience to support mission-critical customer programs.

At Applied Intuition, you will :

• Develop and lead the end-to-end global supply chain strategy, covering, planning, manufacturing, logistics, inventory, and distribution to support business goals and customer satisfaction
• Drive supply chain optimization initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase resilience through data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
• Oversee demand planning and inventory management, ensuring alignment with sales forecasts and minimizing stockouts or excess inventory
• Lead and mentor cross-functional supply chain teams, fostering collaboration across procurement, operations, and logistics to ensure seamless execution
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships, from identification and qualification through to negotiation of contracts and MSAs, ensuring suppliers are positioned as long-term partners in growth
• Balance competing priorities across customer demand, supplier capacity, inventory constraints, and financial impact, using structured frameworks to make and communicate tradeoffs
• Align sourcing and supply chain execution directly with AV / ADAS program milestones, ensuring critical hardware and components are delivered on time to enable validation, pilots, and customer commitments
• Manage and mitigate supply chain risks, including supplier performance, transportation disruptions, and global compliance, while developing proactive resilience strategies (dual sourcing, safety stock, supplier scorecards, continuity planning)
• Influence and align stakeholders across engineering, finance, legal, and executive leadership, driving clarity and confidence in supply chain decisions

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Autonomy is one of the leading technological advances of this century that will come to impact our lives. The work you'll do at Applied will meaningfully accelerate the efforts of the top autonomy teams in the world. At Applied, you will have a unique perspective on the development of cutting edge technology while working with major players across the industry and the globe.

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and / or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is : $160,000 - $220,000 USD annually.