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SQUAD

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

🔧 Hardware

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🤝 B2B

Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • B2B

SQUAD is a camera engineering and R&D services company that develops end-to-end AI-powered camera products. From concept to manufacturing readiness, they cover sensor and optics selection, PCB and firmware design, embedded systems, edge AI and computer vision, cloud streaming, mobile apps, and ML infrastructure. SQUAD operates a 6,500 m² Innovation Lab with hardware and video/image-quality testing, and offers product strategy, lifecycle support, data collection and annotation, MLOps for smart cameras, and scalable ML infrastructure. Their focus is on building production-ready smart camera systems for industries such as security & smart home, automotive, industrial/agritech, and public safety.

📋 Description

• Sourcing & Vendor Selection: Search and evaluation of specialized suppliers (IT and Admin), conducting tenders and competitive bidding; • Contract Management: Negotiating prices and terms, approving contracts and monitoring contract deadlines; • Stakeholder Management: Processing complex requests from technical or administrative teams, obtaining special partner prices; • Strategic Sourcing: In-depth market analysis to optimize costs and find the most profitable solutions; • Compliance: Checking suppliers for compliance based on company standards. Creating and approving REQ, PO in the NetSuit system, reporting and collecting primary documentation from suppliers (invoices, invoices, certificates of work performed). • Processes Optimization: Streamlining our P2P cycle, leveraging data-driven sourcing to unlock budget optimization and cost avoidance.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of procurement experience in IT (Hardware/Software) and the ability to get the best deals for the business • Ability to effectively negotiate and reasonably reduce contract costs and improve delivery terms • Experience in working on contracts and understanding its legal aspects • Advanced Excel proficiency • Orientation and experience in relevant P2P systems • Critical thinking and ability to see and mitigate hidden risks. • Business and Customer Focus: A sincere desire to help businesses achieve their goals and to view colleagues as internal customers/clients • Proactivity and Ownership: The ability to act proactively and see opportunities to improve the path to the goal • Stress Resistance and Flexibility: Stable work with a flow of urgent tasks, quick switching between operational processes, people, documents and projects in conditions of changing priorities, efficiency and maintaining focus on projects in conditions of multitasking and deadlines • Attention to detail: Scrupulousness in working with numbers and documents • Diplomacy: Effective negotiation and interaction skills with both contractors and colleagues • Analytical thinking: the ability to critically evaluate processes and suggest ways to optimize and improve them.

🏖️ Benefits

• The environment of equal opportunities, transparent and value-based corporate culture and an individual approach to each team member • Competitive compensation and perks. Annual performance review • Opportunity to receive a Performance Bonus for your individual achievements and a Loyalty Bonus recognizing your dedication to the company • Gig-contract • 21 paid vacation days per year, paid public holidays according to the Ukrainian legislation • Development opportunities like corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and free English classes as well as educational leaves • Medical insurance is provided from day one. Sick leaves and medical leaves are available • Remote working mode is available within Ukraine only • Free meals, fruits, and snacks when working in the office