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Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Director of Supply Chain & Supplier Strategy. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our global supply chain foundation from the ground up, serving as the strategic bridge between executive vision and supplier execution. This is a dynamic, high-impact role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You will have the opportunity to build the sourcing infrastructure that allows our innovations to scale and develop engineering-adjacent practices that ensure supplier reliability, quality, and cost-efficiency. Your key responsibilities are as follows:

• Strategic Sourcing & Procurement: Build and lead our strategic sourcing engine. You will own supplier selection, long-term capacity forecasting, and global vendor management to ensure continuity of supply. You will negotiate master service agreements and develop robust commodity strategies.
• Supplier Quality Management: Establish and oversee comprehensive supplier quality programs. You will create and implement rigorous supplier evaluation, qualification, and auditing processes to ensure all external manufacturing partners meet our technical and regulatory standards.
• Engineering-to-Supply Chain Translation: Act as the primary technical bridge between engineering and vendors. You will interpret complex engineering drawings, technical specifications, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) data to ensure suppliers have total alignment on design intent and quality expectations.
• New Product Introduction (NPI) & Design for Supply Chain: Partner closely with engineering and product development teams to ensure early product decisions support manufacturability, scalability, and cost targets. Identify and mitigate supply chain risks during the development lifecycle to ensure commercialization readiness.
• Supply Chain Risk & Resilience: Develop and execute strategies to mitigate supply chain disruptions, including dual-sourcing initiatives, inventory buffer strategies, and continuous market analysis of key commodities.
• Cost Management & Analytics: Lead cost-reduction initiatives, including Should-Cost modeling and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE). Work closely with Finance to track material Estimate at Completion (EACs) and align sourcing strategies with company budgets.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work hand-in-hand with Engineering on component integration and DFx (Design for Excellence); with Manufacturing on scaling production; and with Business Development to align supplier capacity with our growth roadmap.

This position requires access to export-controlled information. Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supplier quality, procurement, or supply chain leadership roles
• Demonstrated expertise in building QMS requirements specifically for supplier quality
• Experience supporting products through development, NPI, manufacturing scale-up, and commercialization
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, global supply chains, and operational scaling challenges
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage contract manufacturers in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments
• Strong financial acumen, including supplier contract negotiation and cost-modeling capabilities
• Excellent communication and strategic leadership skills

• You're creative, flexible, and eager to wear multiple hats—you don't wait for a process to exist; you build it.
• You're passionate about building systems from the ground up and comfortable with ambiguity and change.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $140,000-$190,000.

As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for Monarch’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer matching
• 160 paid time off (PTO) hours per year
• 13 paid company holidays
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)

Monarch Quantum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state and local laws.