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Head of Manufacturing and Supply Chain – Robotics
| Company | Tutor Intelligence |
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| Location | Belmont, MA, USA |
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| Salary | $100000 – $150000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- 3+ years in supply‑chain, manufacturing, or production planning—ideally on electro‑mechanical or robotic systems → You’ll be juggling motors, pneumatics, PCBs, and firmware‑loaded controllers, not T‑shirts.
- 2+ years leading manufacturing teams. → Know what good manufacturing practices should look like, and not afraid to call out areas that need improving. You will own the outcomes of the manufacturing process, including efficiency, quality, and production targets, and can translate that into what your reports need to be doing.
- Experience coordinating with factories in China, South Korea, Japan or similar → Time‑zone, culture, and holiday calendars can’t surprise you.
- Strong Excel/Sheets (or ERP/MRP) skills →Needed for planning inventory and production budget, tracking productivity, and providing reports to company leadership.
Responsibilities
- Own the end‑to‑end coordination of our MA-based and offshore manufacturing program, working with contract manufacturers and component suppliers around the world.
- Define what manufacturing means at Tutor Intelligence. You will own the function of manufacturing and make critical decisions about staff, logistics, budget, planning and inventory.
- Source, vet, and onboard new fabrication, machining, and assembly partners.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, and MOQs; manage RFQ/RFP cycles.
- Track build status against production plans; resolve schedule or yield issues in real time.
- Facilitate first‑article inspections, FATs, and acceptance criteria sign‑offs.
- Arrange international freight (air, ocean, courier) and manage all export/import paperwork, HTS classification, and Incoterms.
- Monitor in‑transit shipments; anticipate and clear customs or port delays.
- Maintain master BOM costs and revision status; communicate ECOs to suppliers.
- Coordinate drop‑ship components (e.g., motors, drives, vision cameras) to contract assemblers.
- Serve as the time‑zone bridge between our engineering team (US‑based) and Asia suppliers.
- Feed supplier DFM/DFA feedback back into mechanical & electrical design teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of mechanical drawings, tolerances, and basic GD&T → Lets you speak the same language as the CNC shop floor.
- Conversational Mandarin → Smooth vendor calls and WeChat/Whatsapp threads.
