Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations

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With its AI‑powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high‑density, end‑to‑end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations ensures the operational, vendor, and financial integrity of the Supply Chain organization while driving supplier execution across large‑scale automation projects. Acting as the primary interface between Supply Chain and Finance, they apply strong financial acumen to interpret cost drivers, support forecasting, and ensure supply chain impacts are accurately represented.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, analytical leader who thrives in cross‑functional environments, proactively identifies supplier and operational risks, strengthens controls, enhances transparency, and drives supplier performance to support complex, capital‑intensive project timelines.

The Production Control team manages project‑based planning, material execution, and spares procurement for complex, customer‑specific automation systems. The group oversees project planning, supply planning, material and inventory management, spares procurement and logistics, ensuring materials and equipment are available when and where needed to support installation, commissioning, and ongoing site operations. Production Control works closely with Project Procurement, Project Management, and Site Installation teams to align demand, supply, and execution across large‑scale customer projects.

• Provide forecast recommendations to Finance partners to ensure monthly/quarterly labor, throughput, and cost assumptions accurately reflect operational reality.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial close, ensuring receiving cutoffs, open PO accuracy, and inbound accruals are properly reflected in the financials.
• Partner with Finance to interpret cost drivers, understand budget implications, and model the financial impact of supply chain decisions—requiring strong financial acumen without direct ownership of financial statements.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Finance to ensure alignment between operational reality and financial expectations.
• Makes data‑driven decisions and uses metrics and trends to shape staffing plans, resource allocation, and process improvement.
• Has previously owned or influenced a P&L, understands cost drivers and takes a disciplined approach to managing impact on financial performance.
• Lead end‑to‑end goods receipt operations with accountability for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across all inbound material flows.
• Design and maintain internal controls for vendor/supplier cost accuracy, transaction integrity, and compliance across supply chain processes.
• Lead supplier performance management across multiple large‑scale capital projects, ensuring vendors meet expectations for on‑time delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Own and develop comprehensive supplier delivery schedules, ensuring alignment with engineering releases, material availability, build requirements, and overall project milestones.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen internal controls, reduce supplier risk, improve cost transparency, and enhance delivery predictability across programs.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate supplier KPIs such as on‑time delivery, lead‑time adherence, quality trends, and responsiveness.
• Identify performance risks early, lead cross‑functional escalations, and develop supplier recovery plans to protect critical project timelines.
• Standardize processes for supplier scheduling, communication cadences, escalation paths, and vendor performance reporting.
• Coach, develop, and guide a team overseeing supplier performance, project coordination, and supply chain compliance activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Operations, or related field (MBA preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations, Supplier Management, FP&A, or Project…