[Hiring] Senior Manager, Global Supply @Samsara

Role Description

As Senior Manager, Global Supply Manager, you will own strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and cost management for a portfolio of Samsara's hardware direct materials across the end-to-end product lifecycle. You will:

• Run commercial negotiations, build dual-source and supply-continuity strategies, drive should-cost and cost-down programs.
• Partner deeply with Engineering and Product on New Product Introduction (NPI) to hit cost, quality, and supply targets ahead of ramp.
• Report to the Head of Production Procurement and collaborate daily with Engineering, Product, Finance, and Planning.
• Manage a set of commodities directly, mentor analysts and supply managers, and represent Samsara with strategic suppliers and contract manufacturers globally.
• Help modernize procurement by shaping requirements for AI, deploying analytics, and coaching the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or global supply management, including direct commodity ownership and commercial negotiation of multi-million-dollar spend.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing hardware/electro-mechanical components, ideally in electronics, IoT, automotive, or consumer hardware.
• Proven track record on NPI sourcing — from early supplier engagement through production launch — partnering closely with Engineering.
• Strong should-cost and cost-modeling capability; comfortable operating in numbers, defending cost positions, and driving measurable cost-down results.
• Experience managing global suppliers and contract/joint-design manufacturers, including negotiation with partners in Asia.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel internationally (including to supplier sites in Asia), up to ~25% of the time.

Requirements

• Depth in one or more of Samsara's core commodities (cables/connectors/harnesses, bare PCB and laminate materials, camera sensors/optics, batteries, memory, SoC/storage).
• Experience building dual-source frameworks, locked-markup or directed-buy structures, and strategic inventory/buffer programs to de-risk supply.
• People-leadership experience — coaching, mentoring, and scaling a team or extended cross-functional group.
• Comfort operating with both startup scrappiness and public-company rigor; able to build systems where little structure exists.
• Familiarity with ERP/NetSuite, cost databases, and data-driven sourcing analytics.
• Hands-on experience applying AI and advanced analytics in procurement — framing AI use cases and requirements, deploying analytics for spend, should-cost, and supplier-risk, and coaching a team to adopt these tools in daily workflows.

Benefits

• Your efforts will result in real-world impact — helping keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and ensure workers return home safely.
• If you put in the work, this role won't be your last at Samsara. We've built a culture that encourages rapid career development and countless opportunities to master your craft in a hyper-growth environment.
• Digitizing large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best thinking to bring creative, ambitious ideas to our customers.
• At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together, and support each other. You'll be surrounded by a high-caliber team that pushes you to do your best.