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MobileyeThis manager will source and procure components for a humanoid robotics lab in China, supporting rapid prototyping and small-batch builds. The work spans supplier development, quality oversight, negotiation, and supply-risk tracking as the robot moves toward production.
Skills & Expertise
Key Responsibilities
Identify, evaluate, and manage suppliers for mechanical and electronic robot components.
Run fast-turn procurement and coordinate production planning for lab builds.
Set supplier quality controls, negotiate commercial terms, and flag supply risks.
Full 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:
• Technical sourcing expert with an engineering background and extensive experience in supplier development and procurement.
• Pragmatic and fast - you know when a Taobao part is good enough and when it is not
• Quality-minded: you catch supplier problems before they reach the robot
Responsibilities:
• Own supplier identification, evaluation, and management for all robot components: motors, reducers, bearings, encoders, PCBs, harnesses, machined and printed parts
• Run fast-turn procurement for the lab, including expedited fabrication of custom mechanical and electronic parts
• Establish quality oversight: incoming inspection criteria, supplier audits, and corrective-action loops
• Manage production planning and coordination with manufacturing partners for small-batch builds
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, and IP/NDA terms with suppliers
• Track BOM cost and availability; flag supply risks to the program early
• Support logistics and export processes for global shipments
Requirements:
• 8+ years in sourcing/supply chain for robotics, automation, drones, automotive, or consumer electronics in China
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electronic components - able to read drawings and specs and talk credibly with engineers and suppliers
• Demonstrated experience with fast prototype procurement, not only mass-production sourcing
• Strong negotiation skills and supplier network in motors, gears, and PCB/PCBA
• Fluent English and fluent Mandarin
Advantages:
• Existing relationships with actuator-chain suppliers
• Experience supporting an R&D site of a foreign company
• Familiarity with export compliance for robotics hardware