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This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing advanced manufacturing company and build its supply chain function from the ground up while collaborating with local teams and global stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Company Profile: Our client is an AI-native manufacturing startup backed by a US venture group, with operations in both the Philippines and the United States. It is building the allied-nation manufacturing platform for autonomous systems. The company focuses on the production of drone motors, with designs coming from the US and manufacturing based in the Philippines. It is building local manufacturing capabilities in response to global supply chain shift. In the long term, the company aims to expand into robotics, motion systems, sensors, actuators, and humanoid robots. Currently, the Philippine team is lean but expanding, with operations based in Laguna. Overall purpose and responsibilities of the role: The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for building and leading the supply chain function. The role will focus on implementing the right supply chain systems and processes suitable for the company’s current size and stage. The person will support Philippine operations by ensuring stable stock levels, managing manufacturing supply requirements, resolving supply risks, developing vendor partnerships, and preparing the supply chain function for manufacturing growth. Duties and Responsibilities: I. The Role The company needs a hands-on Supply Chain Manager to turn customer demand, engineering requirements, and production priorities into a reliable supply base, disciplined planning cadence, and clear material readiness process. This leader owns the operating system that keeps manufacturing moving. II. What You Own Six operating areas define the role. The manager must build the function while executing daily supply needs. Supply Chain Strategy & Operating Cadence Build practical supply chain processes for sourcing, purchasing, planning, inventory, logistics, supplier management, and material readiness. Create weekly operating rhythms for demand review, critical parts, open POs, shortages, supplier risks, cost actions, and leadership updates. Translate business priorities into clear supply chain plans, owners, dates, metrics, and escalation paths. Implement a supply chain system appropriate to the company's current size and stage of growth. Support supply chain readiness for the company's planned manufacturing ramp-up. Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Network Identify, qualify, negotiate with, and manage suppliers for direct materials, electronics, machining, fabrication, tooling, MRO, services, and logistics. Build local and international supplier options to improve cost, quality, lead time, resilience, and manufacturability. Own supplier scorecards, business reviews, development plans, corrective actions, and supply risk mitigation. Drive supplier localization initiatives by increasing the use of qualified local vendors where feasible. Procurement, Materials & Production Support Manage procurement execution from RFQ to PO release, order follow-up, receiving coordination, invoice issue resolution, and supplier escalation. Connect BOMs, forecasts, inventory, production schedules, and engineering changes into purchasing and replenishment decisions. Drive shortage reviews and material recovery plans that protect prototypes, builds, customer commitments, and launch milestones. Manage procurement for manufacturing volume requirements while coordinating with Engineering on prototype and R&D purchases. Inventory, Warehouse & Controls Establish inventory controls, cycle count discipline, material handling practices, transaction accuracy, and clean stock status reporting. Balance material availability, working capital, MOQ exposure, safety stock, obsolescence risk, and storage constraints. Partner with finance