Tennant Company is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Analyst to manage the sourcing and supplier management execution for unique robotics components within their robotics portfolio, ensuring priority and focus on the dynamic, high-technology supply landscape.
Requirements
- Strong technical knowledge and ability to interface directly with R&D on component specifications and design alternatives.
- Experience on complex electro-mechanical or sensor technology is highly desirable.
- Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, with demonstrated success managing complex, high-technology components (e.g., electronics, electro-mechanical systems).
Responsibilities
- Manage the sourcing lifecycle for unique robotics components.
- Lead supplier qualification, selection, and ongoing performance management.
- Align material planning needs with build schedules for engineering prototypes, pilot runs, and early production.
- Drive readiness for build events—ensuring that BOM accuracy, part availability, and supplier delivery commitments are met.
- Own supply chain project schedules, dashboards, and readiness reports for component-level status.
- Communicate risks, issues, and mitigation plans to Supply Chain leadership and Program Management.
- Coordinate with Program Management and Sourcing to track cost targets and support budgeting for robotics platforms.
Other
- Serve as the primary dedicated supply chain point of contact for the R&D Robotics team, actively engaging in problem solving and root cause identification related to supplier performance.
- Liaise with Core Global Supply Chain to represent robotic program needs for all core and common components.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related technical field is required.
- Strong project management and organizational skills; PMP certification a plus.
- Proven capability to drive results and make sound decisions under pressure.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong capability to build partnerships and work collaboratively on cross-functional teams (R&D, Systems, Production).
