Senior Procurement Associate
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Senior Procurement Associate at Serve Robotics driving financial and operational outcomes through strategic sourcing and vendor management. Partnering with Finance, Engineering, Operations, and Legal for procurement decision-making.
Responsibilities:
- Own sourcing strategy for assigned categories, including delivery of annual cost savings and cost avoidance targets
- Lead RFPs, RFQs, and supplier evaluations using total cost of ownership analysis and financial modeling
- Deliver Finance-validated hard savings through pricing, scope, and commercial negotiations
- Increase spend under management by transitioning ad hoc purchasing to preferred suppliers and formal contracts
- Manage supplier relationships with ongoing tracking of pricing adherence, SLAs, on-time delivery, and quality
- Maintain high contract compliance within managed categories and reduce off-contract spend
- Reduce supplier concentration risk through vendor rationalization and dual sourcing where appropriate
- Identify and mitigate supplier continuity, financial, and operational risks
- Partner with Legal and Finance to structure, negotiate, and execute supplier contracts
- Actively manage renewals, expirations, and pricing escalators to prevent value leakage
- Negotiate payment terms that support cash flow and working capital objectives
- Partner with Finance and FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for procurement-managed spend
- Quantify and report hard savings and cost avoidance using Finance-approved methodologies
- Support audit and compliance requirements through strong documentation and policy adherence
- Provide clear, data-driven procurement insights to leadership
- Design and improve procurement processes that scale with company growth while maintaining controls
- Improve requisition-to-PO and contract cycle times without compromising governance
- Drive adoption of procurement systems to improve policy compliance, data quality, and reporting accuracy
- Act as a strategic partner to Engineering, Operations, and other stakeholders on vendor strategy
- Challenge requirements or vendor selections that are not cost-effective or scalable
- Mentor junior team members as the procurement function grows
Requirements:
- 5-7 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain
- Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable cost savings and cost avoidance
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including cost modeling and business case development
- Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders across functions
- Preferred: Experience in hardware, robotics, manufacturing, or technology-driven environments
- Preferred: Familiarity with ERP and procurement systems such as NetSuite, Coupa, SAP, or Ariba
- Preferred: Experience in a high-growth or scaling organization
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; MBA a plus
Benefits:
- Offers Equity
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