Head of Strategy (Remote)

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Vivint delivers an integrated smart home system with in-home consultation, professional installation and support delivered by its Smart Home Pros, as well as 24-7 customer care and monitoring. Dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services, Vivint serves more than 1.4 million customers throughout the U.Vivint is on the Forbes 2018 list of “America’s Best Employers, as well as the Forbes 2019 list of “America’s Best Employers for Diversity.” The company is the largest tech employer in Utah, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2017. Vivint is looking for a Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager to be responsible for managing supplier costs, contracts, relationships, and roadmaps. It will be critical for the individual to develop close collaboration with Hardware Engineering, Program Management, Technical Operations, and other cross- functional teams. During the product development process, you are responsible for ensuring the suppliers are prepared to support the delivery of key parts on-time at specified quality, and yield parameters and are prepared to meet the ramp quantities. It is the Sourcing Manager’s primary objective to ensure suppliers meet or exceed commercial and technical requirements throughout the life cycle of the product(s). Develop and own supplier/commodity/category sourcing strategies, ensuring that suppliers are capable of meeting Vivint’s current and future technical and business requirements Establish supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFQ process, and drive final supplier selection in partnership with Product Management, Engineering, Quality, and other cross-functional partners Properly prepare for and negotiate various agreements as needed with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, flexibility, quality, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms Formulate contingency plans to de-risk technical challenges, long lead time, single source, and any supply issue Institute programs to optimize schedule flexibility while minimizing excess inventory exposure · Work with CM partners to resolve any part shortages or quality problems which affects production schedules Influence supplier technology roadmaps and create internal disruptive value-add to ensure Vivint’s system architecture and commercial requirements are met Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships at the executive level Provide interdepartmental program updates on cost, schedule, design, supplier issues, quality, risk, etc. Manage regular business reviews of strategic sourcing plan that define product roadmaps, supplier capabilities and annual / quarterly strategic business objectives Maintain personal knowledge of market trends including rigorous analysis of market drivers, cost structures and technical improvements Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain Management or Engineering or equivalent work experience.

• 5-7 years' experience in high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environment.
• Ability to be innovative in issues related to strategic sourcing, vendor relations, quality assurance and the associated measurement systems.
• Strong analytical skills (i.e. cost modeling, quotation analysis, supplier selection).

Fluent in English; Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Thai are a plus. Position requires in-office presence in Seattle, WA on a hybrid schedule for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a work from home day on Friday. The position will start remote and then will move into the hybrid schedule. Customer Obsession is Our Advantage - A relentless passion to serve the customer Innovation is Essential - Today’s innovation is tomorrow’s lifeblood We Win Together - Individuals win games: teams win championships We Give Back - Helping people is core to our DNA To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. We support the use of AI tools to help you prepare for your interview (e.g., Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Other rewards may include annual bonus, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition the position may be eligible to participate in the benefits program which include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending accounts.