The RoleWe're seeking a Senior Global Supply Manager, Contract Manufacturing to own OLIX's relationship with our primary contract manufacturing and joint development partner, which co-designs, procures for, builds, and tests our compute trays and rack-scale systems. You'll be the single commercial voice to that partner, turning a fast-moving co-development program into a repeatable build and ramp from early builds through high-volume manufacturing.
Partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Test, Finance, and Legal, you'll secure the capacity, commercial terms, and operating cadence that let our manufacturing partners build to a stable design on OLIX's schedule. As our outsourced manufacturing model scales, you'll also set the contract manufacturing playbook and evaluate additional manufacturing capacity and sites.
Key Responsibilities- Own the partner relationship: Serve as the single commercial point of contact to our contract manufacturing partner, from working teams to executive leadership.
- Lead commercial strategy: Negotiate and manage development and supply agreements, pricing, capacity reservations, and long-term commitments.
- Run the procurement model: Define how material is bought and supplied to the build, balancing speed, cost, and supply risk.
- Drive build readiness: Partner with Engineering and Operations on NPI, factory setup, build schedules, test readiness, and ramp to volume.
- Manage supply through high-volume production: Keep material, capacity, and logistics ahead of demand as builds scale from prototype to volume, including forecasting, allocation, and escalation on constrained parts.
Skills & Experience- 8+ years of supply chain, contract manufacturing, or supplier management in electronics, semiconductor, data center hardware, or advanced manufacturing.
- Proven success managing a strategic EMS, ODM, or JDM relationship from NPI through volume ramp on complex systems such as servers, networking, or power hardware.
- Strong commercial negotiation experience: MSAs, SOWs, BOM-transparent pricing models, capacity agreements, and long-term supply agreements.
- Working knowledge of EMS operations: BOM management, MRP and purchasing models, consigned and directed-buy material, in-circuit and functional test, and factory ramp.
- Deep command of supplier performance, quality, and risk management in global manufacturing environments.
- Exceptional communication and influence skills across executives and engineers, working across multiple time zones, with willingness to travel regularly to manufacturing sites.
Nice to Have- Bachelor's in Engineering or a related technical discipline; alternatively Supply Chain, Business, or a related field with significant experience. MBA or Master's preferred.
- Experience with liquid-cooled or high-power rack-scale system manufacturing.
- Prior experience working inside or alongside a large JDM, ODM, or EMS provider.
- Lean Six Sigma experience applied to supplier performance and factory operations.
