Are you skilled in building and managing strategic partnerships that drive innovative supply chain solutions? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can influence and negotiate with diverse stakeholders? As a Supply Chain Specialist at Collaborative Robotics, you will be central to enhancing our product capabilities through effective supplier management and strategic sourcing.

Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is located at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage relationships across hardware, software, and service providers to enhance product offerings.
• Employ strategic sourcing, financial analysis, and business opportunity assessments to optimize supply chain operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including leadership and engineering, to align strategies and actions.
• Analyze and present data effectively in spreadsheets and presentations to support decision-making processes.
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and sustained value.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering or other related field.
• 3+ years experience in strategic sourcing with a focus in material planning and/or forecasting.
• Takes ownership of reporting using internal data and industry trends, and compiles research to provide deep business insights.
• Skilled in strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, and basic negotiation.
• Superb communication skills, with the ability to collaboratively work alongside and influence external and internal stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Skilled in analyzing and presenting data in spreadsheet and presentation formats.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
• Willing to travel as much as 25% time.
• Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working at a fast paced startup.
• Experience developing or improving upon procurement or partner/supplier management policies and procedures.
• Experience negotiating agreements with a wide variety of partners — including hardware, software, and services providers.

The base salary range for this position is $120,000-$150,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in Santa Clara, CA. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.