Supply Chain Manager

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• Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
• Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
• Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
• Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
• Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
• Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.

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Website: graymatterrobotics.com

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Role overview (listing rewrite)

Graymatter-robotics, a leading Physical AI and robotics manufacturer headquartered in Los Angeles, is hiring a full-time Supply Chain Manager to build and scale procurement operations from our Los Angeles office. You'll own vendor partnerships, strategic sourcing, and supply chain logistics for active production systems serving manufacturers across North America. Role Overview In this hands-on supply chain leadership role, you'll architect procurement workflows that keep production moving as deployment volume accelerates. You'll work across engineering, operations, and logistics teams to transform manufacturing requirements into executable sourcing and purchasing strategies. This position requires both strategic thinking—evaluating suppliers, negotiating contracts, and implementing systems—and tactical execution: managing open purchase orders, tracking vendor commitments, and solving delivery shortfalls when they occur. Key Responsibilities Lead complete procurement cycles: source qualified suppliers, negotiate terms and pricing, issue purchase orders, and confirm on-time, defect-free delivery. Design and deploy procurement systems that deliver real-time visibility into active purchase orders, vendor lead times, and incoming inventory as production scales. Establish and manage supplier performance standards around cost, quality, and on-time delivery; drive corrective action when vendors miss commitments. Translate engineering and product specifications into sourcing requirements; partner directly with technical teams to source components outside your existing supplier network. Forecast procurement needs based on deployment volume and robot rollout schedules; identify supply gaps and plan ahead to meet growth targets. Bridge manufacturing and quality teams to accelerate resolution of out-of-spec parts and reduce rework cycles. Use procurement software, data tools, and AI-powered research to automate spend analysis, flag procurement anomalies, and streamline sourcing discovery. Report procurement metrics, cost savings initiatives, and sourcing effectiveness to senior operations leadership. What We're Looking For 8+ years of purchasing or procurement management experience in hardware and/or electronics businesses. Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or equivalent hands-on procurement experience. Demonstrated success building procurement processes and infrastructure in startup or high-growth environments. Proven ability to source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers; experience managing supplier performance and resolving delivery commitments. Self-directed work style: manage day-to-day procurement independently while knowing when to escalate decisions to stakeholders. Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills; proficiency with procurement…

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