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Director of Supply Chain

Kodiak · Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

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About Kodiak

Backed by Battery, Lightspeed and CRV.

About the role

We are looking for a Director of Supply Chain to manage and scale our end-to-end supply chain function. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for planning, procurement, inventory management, contract manufacturing, warehouse operations, and supply chain finances and compliance. While driving the supply chain for all suppliers, they will strongly partner with Kodiak’s Partnership team, which owns strategic relationships with key OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

What they're looking for

  • 12+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience, including 5+ years in a senior management or director-level role
  • Proven experience leading a supply chain function within a public company environment, including exposure to audit, controls, and financial reporting requirements
  • Demonstrated experience scaling manufacturing or supply chain operations from low-volume/prototype to high-volume production in a hardware or electro-mechanical product environment
  • Demonstrated ability to both build supply chain functions from early-stage/immature processes and optimize established operations
  • Deep experience managing outsourced/contract manufacturing models with multi-tier supplier networks, including consignment and complex sub-assembly flows
  • Strong background in procurement, commodity management, and supplier negotiations across both domestic and international supply bases
More about this role

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a...

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