Continuity of Supply

Formlabs
Shenzhen, China
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with supply chain or procurement backgrounds working in a high-tech manufacturing domain, particularly those who can manage cross-functional collaboration and thrive in a dynamic, global environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with supply chain or procurement experience who enjoy supplier relationship management and market analysis
    — “Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing.”
  • Those with leadership exposure and a track record of managing multiple projects and documenting processes
    — “Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires fluency in English for effective supplier and team communication.
    — “Fluent english skill”
  • Candidates should be prepared to work with teams across multiple functions and time zones.
    — “Work with our team of engineers and other business functions”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to manage supplier relationships and optimize sourcing strategies in your resume.
    — “Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience.”
  • Demonstrate experience with logistics coordination and product transitions in your interview responses.
    — “Assist in coordinating logistics and ensuring smooth transition of products from development to mass production.”
  • Showcase leadership experience and project management skills to align with the role's expectations.
    — “Leadership experience and exposure to project management”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • optimized supplier strategies
  • successful product transitions
Typical background
engineeringbusinesssupply chain

Skills & requirements

Required

Supply Chain ManagementProcurementLogisticsMarket Analysis

Preferred

Manufacturing TechnologiesProject Management

About the role

Original posting from Formlabs

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world.

The components we source from all over the world are essential to the success of our products and company. We must carefully balance our need to lower costs while ensuring high performance, reliability, and abundant supply. You’ll work with our team of engineers and other business functions to build relationships with suppliers and expand the capabilities of Formlabs to directly improve our products. This internship offers hands-on experience in supply chain management, procurement processes, and the successful introduction of new products into the market. If you are focused and inspired with a passion for streamlining and optimization, we want you as a Continuity of Supply on our Global Sourcing Team.

The Job:

Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing. Support supply chain risk assessments and contingency planning.

Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience. 

Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights

Support the team in managing purchase orders, invoices, and supplier communications.

Lead supplier sourcing, qualification, and negotiation processes.

Assist in coordinating logistics and ensuring smooth transition of products from development to mass production.

You:

Have a technical, engineering, business, supply chain or procurement background

Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity

Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in-person and remotely.

Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way

Eagerness to learn and adapt to new challenges.

Leadership experience and exposure to project management

Bonus Skills (Optional):

Manufacturing and procurement experience

Advanced use of Microsoft Excel - Google Suite

Product manufacturing knowledge, understand GD&T

Experience with the manufacturing technologies used to make our printer parts: injection molding, machining, sheet metal stamping, bending, and forming, SMT etc.

Fluent english skill

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply.  Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

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Source: Formlabs careers

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