Overview
Supply Chain & Sourcing Manager at Mobileye — Shanghai, China. At Mentee Robotics, we are redefining humanoid automation with an AI-first approach - combining perception, reasoning, and dexterous manipulation into fully autonomous systems that continuously learn and adapt. We are now expanding with a new robotics Engineering Center in China, working hand-in-hand with our engineering teams in headquarters.
Full job description
At Mentee Robotics, we are redefining humanoid automation with an AI-first approach - combining perception, reasoning, and dexterous manipulation into fully autonomous systems that continuously learn and adapt.
We are now expanding with a new robotics Engineering Center in China, working hand-in-hand with our engineering teams in headquarters. Its mission: to rapidly develop our next-generation full-size humanoid and bring it to life - a walking, working platform that becomes the foundation of our next generation of products. This is a small, senior, hands-on team where speed of iteration is the core value. We are looking for a Supply Chain & Sourcing Manager to be the commercial engine of our lab. You will source motors, gears, bearings, PCBs, sensors, and machined parts from China's robotics supply ecosystem at prototype speed - days, not months - while building the supplier relationships that will carry us toward production.
Who you are:
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Technical sourcing expert with an engineering background and extensive experience in supplier development and procurement.
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Pragmatic and fast - you know when a Taobao part is good enough and when it is not
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Quality-minded: you catch supplier problems before they reach the robot
Responsibilities:
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Own supplier identification, evaluation, and management for all robot components: motors, reducers, bearings, encoders, PCBs, harnesses, machined and printed parts
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Run fast-turn procurement for the lab, including expedited fabrication of custom mechanical and electronic parts
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Establish quality oversight: incoming inspection criteria, supplier audits, and corrective-action loops
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Manage production planning and coordination with manufacturing partners for small-batch builds
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Negotiate pricing, lead times, and IP/NDA terms with suppliers
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Track BOM cost and availability; flag supply risks to the program early
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Support logistics and export processes for global shipments
Requirements:
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8+ years in sourcing/supply chain for robotics, automation, drones, automotive, or consumer electronics in China
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Working knowledge of mechanical and electronic components - able to read drawings and specs and talk credibly with engineers and suppliers
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Demonstrated experience with fast prototype procurement, not only mass-production sourcing
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Strong negotiation skills and supplier network in motors, gears, and PCB/PCBA
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Fluent English and fluent Mandarin
Advantages:
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Existing relationships with actuator-chain suppliers
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Experience supporting an R&D site of a foreign company
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Familiarity with export compliance for robotics hardware
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