Global Supply Manager

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

Snap’s camera supports real friendships through visual communication, self expression and storytelling. Moving forward, our camera will play a transformative role in how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world, with all that’s available to them in the digital world.

We’re looking for a Global Supply Manager to join our procurement team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do

Lead strategic commodities within the technically challenging supply chain for Waveguides, Displays and Optical Engines

• Provide technical support to other internal team members

Provide expert commercial & technical support to source high quality parts and sub-assemblies that meet all performance, functional and commercial criteria

Drive design to cost – look at ways to achieve the optimal technology at the optimal cost point.

Lead due diligence and qualification of new suppliers and technologies.

Produce and maintain should cost models for key commodities.

Undertake business travel in support of new supplier/technology investigations and supplier due diligence - In Europe, Asia and North America. Approximately 10-20% travel.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Able to prioritise duties and work well on your own
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail
• Background working with both internal and external partner
• Proficient negotiator with proven abilities in influencing people at all levels in the organisation.
• Strong ability to explain benefits to stakeholders, to gain acceptance of any change by giving relevant information, analyses, and making sound and confident recommendations.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Have a relevant Engineering degree and/or a commercial discipline with applicable experience working in both of these fields.

5+ years of experience working in Engineering/Procurement at a tech or consumer goods company.

Proficient negotiator with proven abilities in influencing people at all levels in the organisation.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own commu

nity, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!