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About Origin Origin (previously 10xConstruction) is building general-purpose autonomous robots for US construction to tackle rising costs, safety risks, and labour shortages. Our modular, multi-trade platform combines purpose-built hardware with real-time site intelligence to navigate complex environments and execute tasks with precision. Trained in high-fidelity simulation and already deployed on live sites, our robots deliver 5x faster execution, 250%+ margin expansion, and significant cost savings. Join India’s most talent-dense robotics team consisting of individuals from IITs, Stanford, UCLA, etc. About the role The Supply Chain Lead will build, lead, and scale Origin’s global supply chain function to enable production of 80 robots across China/SEA and India by April 2027, while laying the foundation for a 200+ units/year capacity in a phase-wise manner. The role owns the end-to-end supply chain across mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronics components — strategy, team, supplier ecosystem, contract manufacturing partnerships, planning, logistics, trade compliance, quality, and working capital. The Supply Chain Lead acts as the operating system that turns engineering output into reliably manufactured, shippable robots, working closely with Engineering, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Finance, and Product. Key Responsibilities Hire and build the founding supply chain team across India HQ and China/SEA — Technical Sourcing Engineer (Mechanical), Technical Sourcing Engineer (Embedded), Purchase & Planning Executive, China/SEA Local Sourcing Manager, and China/SEA QC Executive. Document roles, responsibilities, KPIs, and decision rights for each sub-function within the supply chain team. Design the supply chain operating model, sourcing strategy, and governance framework for dual-geography manufacturing (India + China/SEA). Establish a weekly operating rhythm with Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and Product to align production plans, risks, and escalations. Select, roll out, and operationalise the ERP / inventory tool; define PO process, approval matrix, vendor master, and BOM ownership model with engineering — including version control, change management, and costing visibility. Establish the trade compliance framework — HS codes, India IGCR, India–China/SEA–US flows — with logistics partners. Evaluate, select, and onboard China/SEA contract manufacturers; sign MSA, NDA, and quality agreements aligned to the 80-unit milestone. Lead NPI transfer to contract manufacturers — BOM, drawings, work instructions, inspection plans, golden samples — and complete pilot builds with defined pilot-exit criteria met. Establish production capacity planning across all manufacturing partners — monthly build volumes, line capacity, long-lead component coverage, and headroom for the 200/year ramp. Set up the DFM process with contract manufacturers, working closely with Industrial Design, Mechanical, and Embedded teams to drive manufacturability feedback into design. Build a resilient Approved Vendor List (AVL) — at least 3 qualified vendors per BOM item across India and China/SEA — with dual-sourcing for critical components and active mitigation of single-source dependencies. Establish BOM cost baseline and drive 30–40% cost-reduction opportunity across mechanical and electrical categories; deliver ≥ 40% from baseline. Set up supplier scorecards (quality PPM, OTIF, responsiveness) for top 20 vendors; run quarterly business reviews. Deliver the 80-unit China/SEA + India production target on time, in full, on cost, and at quality — while sustaining the 1–2 robots/month India R&D build cadence. Own ramp gates, IPC inspection plans, FAI process, and first-pass yield ≥ 95% at the CM with the China/SEA QC Executive on-site. Track field quality issues back to supplier or process root causes; close the loop with engineering and the CM through structured 8D / corrective a