Chef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world. As the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT has shown, AI has the potential to drive immense change. However, we believe AI's biggest impact will be in the physical world, given industries like manufacturing, food, and transportation represent 90% of global GDP. We're starting with food, with a goal to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen in the world. We have signed multiple multi-year contracts with various large food companies and we are growing fast. We're backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Construct, Bloomberg BETA and Promus Ventures. We have a great team, where you will be surrounded by talented engineers and tech leaders from companies like Cruise, Zoox, Google, Verb Surgical, Tesla, Nuro, Vicarious, Amazon Robotics, Strateos, Built Robotics, Facebook, Plenty, Yelp, and Microsoft.
The Job
The Procurement and Planning Manager is responsible for purchasing parts, components, and services to meet our customer's requirements. They will also be responsible for maintaining accurate inventory working with our manufacturing team to plan production runs. This role evaluates and analyzes supplier quotes, negotiates prices, maintains relationships with vendors, maintains inventory accuracy, and ensures orders are delivered on time.
Responsibilities Include:
Source, negotiate, and select vendors that meet the company's quality, price, and delivery requirements
Develop and maintain effective relationships with vendors and suppliers
Monitor supplier performance in terms of quality, cost, and deliveryReview and analyze purchase requisitions and generate purchase orders
Monitor inventory levels to ensure minimum stock levels are maintainedReceive inventory and ensure it's checked into MES
Do initial quality inspections and ensure that parts are to quality spec. If not, work with supplier to fix.
Create processes with the company to checkout inventory and ensure inventory is tracked
Ensure timely delivery of items and follow up with vendors on late orders
Do planning and forecasting based on build slots and order various parts on time to meet schedule.
Negotiate volume discounts and key timelines with vendors
Build strategic relationships with key vendors to unlock better pricing and opportunities like co-marketing.
Help reduce BOM to target goals
Source alternative parts to reduce cost (e.g., alternative to McMaster).
Ensure that each part has 3+ vendors to enable a more robust supply chain.
Resolve invoice discrepancies with vendorsMaintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and other important data
Prepare reports on purchase activity and supplier performanceDevelop company procurement strategiesTravel to supplier's factories to inspect and ensure quality
You
You are self-driven, capable of figuring out what needs to be done and making it so, mostly independently with minimal supervision. It is important that you be comfortable, capable and excited by the prospect of working in a dynamic, fast paced environment. You should have a track record of successfully building and leading procurement in a small growing company. You will need to be hands on closely involved in all aspects of supply chain and manufacturing operations.
You have these characteristics and skills:
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related field
3+ years of experience in purchasing, buying, and/or planning preferred but not required
Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
Strong knowledge of purchasing principles and procedures
Experience in ERP tools like NetSuite, First Resonance
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Strong organizational and time management skills
Able to work independently and collaboratively with a team