Head of Procurement Strategy - San Francisco, CA, United States - Chef Robotics

Description

Chef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world.

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 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.

Source, negotiate, and select vendors that meet the company's quality, price, and delivery requirements
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. 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.
Help reduce BOM to target goals
Source alternative parts to reduce cost (e.g., 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 are self-driven, capable of figuring out what needs to be done and making it so, mostly independently with minimal supervision.

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.
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
~ Strong knowledge of purchasing principles and procedures
~ Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
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