Senior Strategic Supply Chain Manager (m/f/d)

About the Role

As Senior Strategic Supply Chain Manager, you will shape how ARX Robotics sources the components and capabilities behind our autonomous ground systems. You will own category and sourcing strategies across electronic components, mechanical assemblies, and embedded systems, helping our supply base keep pace from early development through series production.

Working closely with Engineering, Technical Program Management, and Production, you will turn technical, commercial, and supply chain considerations into clear decisions. Your work will help ARX scale reliably, manage risk, strengthen European supply resilience, and deliver competitive platforms for military and security customers.

What You’ll Build

• Category strategies that balance supply security, cost competitiveness, technical fit, and long-term value.
• End-to-end RFP and RFQ processes, from supplier identification and technical evaluation to decision preparation, negotiation, and contracting.
• Total cost of ownership analyses and build, buy, or partner recommendations in close collaboration with Engineering.
• A resilient supplier network across electronic components, mechanical assemblies, embedded systems, and related technologies.
• Market intelligence that anticipates ca