Supply Chain Program Manager

Who is Flock? Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone. Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers. Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. We have raised over $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $7.5B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years. The Opportunity Flock Safety’s Supply Chain is responsible for the uninterrupted supply to our customers. As part of the Supply Chain, the Sourcing Manager is responsible for ensuring cost optimization, multi-sourcing and material readiness for both new product introduction and mass production. We are seeking someone with strong supply chain experience and an aptitude for building strong relationships with global vendors. The ideal candidate has the relevant experience to be operationally excellent paired with a growth mindset that allows for creative problem solving. They have strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to negotiate and collaborate with both internal and external partners. This role is crucial to the company’s overall success, in order to ensure material readiness to build and install our public safety operating system in thousands of communities across the United States. How You’ll Make An Impact

• Manage contract manufacturers (CMs) and vendors to ensure device supply for Drone-as-a-First-Responder (DFR) to include drones, docks, radars and any required accessories. Maintain key documentation for business visibility.
• Build and maintain key relationships with CMs and vendors; own business-to-business relationship. Lead pricing negotiations to meet and exceed cost savings targets.
• Work closely with DFR Deployment and across Aviation Engineering to coordinate material for rapid deployment to key customers.
• Identify and execute cost savings opportunities with support of NPI and Engineering.
• Lead and coordinate QBRs once per quarter with CMs and key vendors/suppliers; pull in cross-functional groups to include Engineering, Quality, etc.
• Manage and coordinate off-shore launching new devices with CMs to ensure continuity of production and device supply within budget and PPV guidelines
• Coordinate with the broader operations group within Flock; work closely with Engineering to ensure production of high quality devices to support customer installs and maintenance targets.
• Work within Supply Chain and cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Asset Operations, Finance to plan and execute operations while staying within budget limitations.
• Perform regular supply vs. demand analysis for critical materials to identify potential supply risks and inventory exposures.
• Purchase key material to support DFR deployments; issuing purchase orders; help establish new vendors as needed.

The Skillset

• 5+ years electronics supply chain or program management experience
• Aviation or automotive supply chain or manufacturing experience is a plus
• Electronics experience a must have
• A degree in a supply chain, sourcing, business, or engineering
• Extensive experience working with and managing suppliers
• Experience in new product development
• Experience in working with electrical and mechanical suppliers
• Able to multi-task and adjust in rapidly changing situations
• Strong project management skills and decision making
• Able to demonstrate organizational skills, maintain inbound device documentation, and develop key one-page documents to support decision making
• Worked fluidly in a cross-functional team environment involving Manufacturing, Engineering, and Product Development teams.
• Understand production quotas, targets, OEE, Toyota Production System, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Supply Chain

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day. 90 Days at Flock We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired in this role at Flock Safety. The First 30 Days

• Start key strategy development with stakeholders
• Working with DFR Deployments to meet material needs
• Plan and maintain Device Supply for current quarter and remaining 2025 quarters

The First 60 Days

• Clear understanding of production capabilities for suppliers & CMs
• Key CM & Supplier strategy needs to be in process
• Budget Planning

90 Days & Beyond

• Operating independently.
• Relationships with CMs & vendors have been built.
• Maintaining targets and ensuring devices are available to support deliveries to customers

The Interview Process We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way.

• Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are.
• The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field.
• The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners.
• The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.

Salary & Equity In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $102,000-$140,000 as well as stock options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat. The Perks 🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays. ⚕️Fully-paidhealth benefitsplan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match. 👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time. 🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses. 🧠Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs. 💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support 💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions. 💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know. 💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home. 📚Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more. 🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office. Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@flocksafety.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process. At Flock Safety, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level. Compensation Range: $102K - $140K