Internal Purchasing Specialist

🔥 18 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $70k - $85k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Venture Round on 2018-03

Consulting • Logistics • Artificial Intelligence

Standard Bots is a company focused on advancing AI in robotics. They have developed the RO1, a six-axis, programmable robotic arm that integrates AI to automate a wide range of manufacturing tasks such as CNC tending, case packing, deburring, inspection, and more. Their solution is designed to be powerful yet intuitive, aiming to make automation more accessible to both operators and developers. By providing automation tools that are easy to use and integrate, Standard Bots seeks to enhance productivity and safety in manufacturing environments. Additionally, they focus on expanding the potential use cases of robotics beyond manufacturing, improving human productivity and offering solutions that can aid in everyday tasks. With a recent funding of $63 million, they are poised to accelerate developments in AI and robotics, creating smarter robots for a safer and brighter future.

📋 Description

• Run the internal purchasing queue end to end: intake, clarify specifications, source, buy, track delivery, and close out • Respond to every request within one business day and turn standard purchases around the same day • Triage urgent R&D and customer POC needs • Keep requesters updated on status, ETAs, and substitutions • Find vendors based on price, lead time, and quality, and obtain quotes for larger purchases • Set up and maintain vendors in Ramp, including W-9s, payment terms, and vendor ownership • Build a preferred-vendor list and negotiate pricing or accounts with high-volume suppliers • Issue purchase orders, confirm receipt, and act as vendor owner and first invoice reviewer • Enforce purchasing policy and approval thresholds, routing exceptions to budget owners • Tag purchases with the correct GL account, department, and project • Flag fixed-asset purchases to the Accounting Manager for capitalization and asset tagging • Maintain audit-ready records linking approvals, quotes, receipts, and invoices to each PO • Transition from open Ramp card spend to centralized purchasing, including communication, training, and change management • Report monthly on spend by department, category, and vendor, plus cycle time and open requests • Convert recurring purchases into standing orders, catalogs, or blanket POs • Build AI-assisted workflows and agents to reduce manual purchasing work • Report to the Accounting Manager and collaborate with teams across the company

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years in purchasing, procurement, or purchasing-focused operations • Ideally experience at a hardware, robotics, or manufacturing company • Hands-on experience with a spend management platform such as Ramp, Brex, Coupa, or similar • Experience with PO-based purchasing • Working knowledge of GL coding, capex vs. opex, accruals, and three-way match • Ability to build AI agents for intake, vendor comparisons, POs, invoice matching, and status updates • Ability to document workflows so others can run them • Fast, responsive service mindset and ability to juggle many small requests • Strong judgment on when to follow policy and when to escalate • Experience standing up a purchasing function or rolling out a new spend policy is nice to have • Exposure to audit-ready controls and fixed-asset tracking is nice to have • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship or transfer now or in the future

🏖️ Benefits

• Employee Stock Options for all full-time employees • Paid time off • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k)

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