Supply Chain & Manufacturing Manager

Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing Manager

Location:

Cypress, California, United States

Compensation:
Salary commensurate with level of experience.

Posted on 06/29/2026

Sapphire Technologies is seeking a Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing Manager to build and lead the supply network for advanced high‑speed rotating machinery serving energy and data‑center infrastructure applications. The product platform integrates precision mechanical components, high‑speed electric machines, active magnetic bearings, power electronics, controls, and liquid‑cooled systems. It is progressing from development into production and will require a substantial manufacturing ramp over the next several years.

This role will own contract‑manufacturer selection and management, strategic sourcing, supplier development, cost reduction, material readiness, and production‑capacity planning. The successful candidate will serve as the primary interface among engineering, quality, operations, program management, suppliers, and contract‑manufacturing partners.

Develop a global supply chain for technically complex products involving precision machining, castings, rotors, motors, magnetic bearings, power electronics, PCB assemblies, sensors, and custom electromechanical assemblies.

Directly influence product cost, quality, delivery, manufacturability, and Sapphire’s ability to execute a major production scale‑up supporting rapidly growing data‑center infrastructure.

Grow into a strategic operations leader with responsibility for contract manufacturing, global sourcing, supplier quality, cost strategy, capacity expansion, and future product platforms.

• Develop the sourcing and contract‑manufacturing strategy for prototype, validation, and production builds.
• Map the bill of materials, suppliers, lead times, tooling needs, capacity constraints, and single‑source risks.
• Establish contract‑manufacturer selection criteria, RFQ packages, and qualification plans.
• Create a costed BOM baseline and identify the highest‑value cost‑reduction opportunities.
• Implement clear reporting for material readiness, supplier risk, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Success means:
  Critical supply risks are visible, sourcing ownership is clear, long‑lead actions are underway, and the team has a credible plan for manufacturing scale‑up.

• Select, qualify, and onboard contract‑manufacturing and critical‑component suppliers.
• Secure materials, tooling, capacity, and supplier commitments for production‑intent builds.
• Lead supplier and CM readiness reviews covering quality, process capability, capacity, delivery, and change control.
• Negotiate commercial terms and establish recovery plans for delivery, cost, or quality gaps.
• Support pilot builds, and resolution of supplier‑related issues.

• Establish a scalable contract‑manufacturing and supplier network capable of supporting rapid growth.
• Implement CM and supplier scorecards covering delivery, quality, yield, scrap, cost, inventory, and capacity.
• Execute cost‑reduction, dual‑source, and supplier‑development roadmaps.
• Establish production planning, inventory, logistics, and capacity‑expansion processes.
• Support product launch and create a forward plan for continued scale‑up.

• Lead contract‑manufacturer selection, qualification, onboarding, launch, and performance management.
• Develop sourcing strategies for precision machined parts, castings, rotating assemblies, motors, magnetic‑bearing components, power electronics, PCBAs, sensors, and custom assemblies.
• Own commercial negotiations, long‑term agreements, tooling investments, and supplier capacity commitments.
• Build should‑cost models and lead value engineering, cost reduction, and make‑versus‑buy analyses.
• Partner with engineering to drive DFM, DFA, component standardization, and supply‑chain readiness before design release.
• Coordinate material readiness for prototype, validation, certification, pilot, and production builds.
• Partner with quality to establish supplier…