Supply Chain Manager

📌 About UsPosha is building robot kitchens for the future.Our first product, the Posha Countertop was recognized as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 and received rave reviews from The Verge and WIRED for bringing robotics and AI into everyday kitchens.We’re a fast-growing Series A–funded startup backed by Accel Partners and we’re just getting started.

See it in action: https://youtu.be/Ubd6NkZOEkM?si=SFex-isehKHzvZs_

🤔 What can I expect from this role?Posha is building an AI-powered automated cooking robot and needs a Supply Chain Manager to own material readiness and supplier strategy through our next phase of growth — someone equally comfortable digging into a BOM with an engineer, negotiating with a critical supplier, and building the systems that prevent the next fire before it starts.

🔧 What will my work responsibilities look like if I join Posha?

🌐 Sourcing & ProcurementManage 50+ vendors across off-the-shelf and manufactured components — servo/BLDC motors, actuators, display modules, camera modules, flow sensors, power supplies etc.,.Own sourcing of manufactured parts: sheet metal, casting, CNC, injection molding, gear hobbing, PCB fab/PCBA.Bring genuine technical fluency in specs, tolerances, and process capability to evaluate quotes, flag DFM issues, and hold real technical conversations with engineering and suppliers.Vet and onboard new CMs/vendors via structured RFQ.Lead CM transitions and qualification — DVT/PVT, tooling transfer, FAI.Build manufacturing partnerships ground-up, including on-site visits.

🦾 Material Planning & ReadinessOwn material planning across development builds, NPI, and mass production.Drive PO placement and tracking with proactive risk visibility.Manage safety stock and inventory across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.

🤝 Commercial Negotiation & Supplier RelationshipsBuild suppliers as long-term partners, not transactions.Hit cost targets via should-cost modeling; negotiate piece pricing, tooling/NRE, terms, MOQs, lead timesRun supplier scorecards on delivery, quality, responsiveness, and financial health.

👀 Supplier Risk & ResilienceIdentify BOM single points of failure and build backup sourcing.Assess supplier capacity and readiness.Mitigate risk from lead times, design changes, and capacity constraints through alternate sourcing and risk buys.

🛠️ Engineering PartnershipPartner with Hardware/R&D on DFM, value engineering, and component selection.Align with Finance on costing / cash flow and Ops on demand forecasting.

📊 Supplier QualityOwn incoming quality standards, FAI, and vendor qualification end-to-end.Track PPM, CAPA closure, and audit scores through a scorecard/review cadence.Lead root-cause analysis on quality escapes and drive CAPA to closure.Conduct supplier audits and build quality requirements into sourcing decisions upfront.

🤖 Systems & ReportingBuild ERP-based systems from the ground up for an eagle's-eye view across procurement, inventory, and vendor performance.Maintain BOM traceability, AVL documentation, and build reporting dashboards.

✅ Requirements4+ years in supply chain/sourcing/manufacturing with hands-on sourcing across the component and manufactured-part categories above, backed by real technical knowledge — not just vendor management.Engineering background (Mechanical, Electronics, or Industrial) preferred.Proven NPI/industrialisation experience, prototype through volume production.Exceptional attention to detail and forecasting ability — spots quality/defect/supply risk early, decides on data.Strong relationship-building across people, vendors, and ecosystems in India, China, and the US.High-ownership operator, comfortable with ambiguity and building process from scratch.Proven ability to lead/build a team — this role grows into leading one.Willingness to travel is required, primarily to China, with periodic travel within India.

🚀 What The World Thinks of PoshaPosha is comparable to Tesla FSD“Posha is a fairly good sign that the future is closer than I thought” - The VergePosha’s tagline is “See dinner cook itself, and it largely lives up to this.”- WIRED

🍝 Why Posha?Few organizations offer challenges similar to ours. Building completely autonomous cooking robots requires thinking from first principles and building from ground up.We believe that Posha is a generational company with the opportunity to alter the trajectory of how food is cooked inside homes today. This opportunity is parallel to how autonomous cars have made an impact.This role will be at the forefront of this opportunity.