Manager, Operations Engineering - Supply Chain

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better. Job Summary The Operations Engineering Manager, Supply Chain, is responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI) supply chain readiness, Approved Vendor List (AVL) governance, Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), and Configuration Management for Apptronik’s humanoid robot platform. The role connects product development with supplier and manufacturing execution, ensuring each build has qualified sources, accurate product data, and material that meets program cost, quality, and schedule requirements. This is a hands-on leadership role that manages the operations engineering team and drives execution from prototype builds through production ramp, in partnership with Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing. Essential Duties and Responsibilities NPI Supply Chain Readiness

Own the integrated supply chain readiness plan for prototype, validation, pilot, and production builds, aligning supplier qualification, tooling, capacity, and material delivery with program milestones. Lead Procurement Ready and Build Ready assessments by subassembly. Verify released BOMs, drawings, specifications, approved sources, lead times, material availability, and documented exceptions with functional owners. Drive early supplier involvement and design for manufacturability with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing. Bring component cost, lead time, supplier capability, and scalability into design reviews. Maintain BOM-level material readiness, track shortages and long-lead items, and drive recovery actions with clear owners and committed dates. Coordinate approved risk buys with Procurement. Manage the supply chain transition to sustaining production, with documented sourcing, capacity, configuration baselines, and remaining risks.

Approved Vendor List Governance

Own AVL processes and data integrity, including part-to-manufacturer and vendor relationships, approved manufacturing sites, qualification status, and sourcing restrictions. Coordinate supplier and component qualification with Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, and Supplier Quality. Record required approvals before sources are released for purchasing. Drive qualification of alternate and second sources for critical parts. Control supplier additions, changes, suspensions, and removals, and keep purchasing systems aligned with approved sourcing decisions.

Supply Chain Risk Management

Own the platform supply chain risk register, linking critical parts, suppliers, and subtiers to program impact, mitigation owners, and closure dates. Assess single-source exposure, geographic concentration, supplier financial health, capacity, lead times, tooling dependencies, obsolescence, counterfeit exposure, and business continuity. Drive mitigation plans with functional owners, including alternate sources, capacity commitments, redundant tooling, approved inventory buffers, and supplier recovery plans. Escalate residual risks and decisions required. Maintain country-of-origin and supplier traceability data, and partner with Legal, Compliance, and Product Security on applicable sourcing and supply chain security requirements.

Configuration Management

Own configuration control processes for part numbering, BOM structures, revision levels, release status, and lifecycle data across product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to align engineering and manufacturing BOMs, drawings, specifications, approved sources, and material master data. Maintain controlled configuration baselines for each build. Coordinate engineering change requests and orders through cross-functional review, documenting cost, supply, schedule, qualification, and inventory disposition impacts while Engineering retains technical design approval. Control change effectivity across purchase orders, supplier work in process, inventory, and build lots. Ensure suppliers acknowledge revisions and approved deviations or substitutions before implementation. Maintain configuration history and work with Manufacturing and Quality to reconcile as-built records with released configurations, including serial and lot traceability and approved deviations.

Team Leadership and Operational Improvement

Lead, coach, and develop the operations engineering team. Set priorities, allocate resources, and hold owners accountable for deliverables and issue resolution. Run regular readiness, risk, and change reviews, providing leadership with clear status, recovery plans, and decisions needed to protect program milestones. Standardize workflows and improve PLM and ERP data quality, reporting, and automation. Define the handoff and decision responsibilities across Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing.

Qualifications

Demonstrated success taking complex electromechanical products from development into production, with direct responsibility for supply chain or supplier readiness. Working knowledge of relevant commodities such as precision machined parts, gears and actuators, motors, PCBAs, sensors, cable harnesses, and battery or power systems. Hands-on experience with BOM management, AVL governance, supplier qualification, engineering changes, and configuration control in PLM and ERP systems. Ability to interpret