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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $69k - $101.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Symbotic

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Logistics • Consulting • Food & Beverage

Symbotic is an industrial automation company that provides an end-to-end, AI-powered warehouse automation platform combining autonomous mobile robots, advanced vision and sensing, and orchestration software to modernize supply chains. Its system integrates hardware and intelligent software to increase throughput, accuracy, and storage density for retail, grocery, CPG, and wholesale customers, solving labor constraints and operational inefficiencies in distribution and fulfillment operations.

📋 Description

• Manage purchase orders, order acknowledgements, supplier delivery commitments, and day-to-day communications with assigned suppliers and contract manufacturers • Monitor supplier on-time delivery, lead times, shortages, material availability, and escalations to support production requirements • Analyze demand forecasts, inventory levels, and supplier capacity • Expedite critical components and coordinate resolution of material shortages • Track supplier pricing, quotations, and cost changes • Support commercial negotiations and cost reduction initiatives • Coordinate engineering changes, new part introductions, and product transitions with suppliers • Partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Strategic Sourcing • Support supplier performance reviews by reporting on quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness metrics • Maintain sourcing and supplier data within ERP systems • Assist with RFQs, supplier benchmarking, and sourcing activities across mechanical, electrical, motion control, battery, and custom manufactured components

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field • Minimum 1-3 years of purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing experience • Experience working with contract manufacturers, EMS providers, or industrial hardware suppliers • Knowledge of mechanical components, electronics, motors, batteries, cable assemblies, or custom fabricated components • Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar platforms • Strong Excel and data analysis skills • Strong organizational, communication, and supplier relationship management skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment • Valid driver's license • Ability to drive and/or fly to client locations and company HQ

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Disability benefits • 401K • PTO • Business travel expenses reimbursed based on program guidelines • Eligible employees may receive a corporate credit card based on role and travel requirements

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