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About the Role

Standard Bots is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the sourcing of hardware, components, and commodities for their industrial robots. This role involves building category strategies, managing sourcing events, negotiating contracts, and acting as a liaison between engineering, finance, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Own category strategies for key hardware and commodities: mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic components.
• Run end-to-end RFQ/RFP processes, including scope, evaluation, negotiation, and award.
• Identify and qualify new suppliers, prioritizing domestic and USMCA-friendly sources.
• Conduct supplier business reviews covering delivery, quality, cost trajectory, and capacity.
• Drive year-over-year cost reductions through volume leverage, design-to-cost collaboration, and competitive re-sourcing.
• Negotiate and manage commercial agreements such as supply contracts, NDAs, equipment loans, and software licenses.
• Proactively track contract renewals, price escalations, and milestone obligations.
• Support international procurement and trade compliance as needed.
• Partner with engineering on component selection and supplier readiness during NPI.
• Collaborate with finance on COGS projections, tooling capex, and savings tracking.
• Maintain sourcing dashboards and own the supplier onboarding and approval process.

Requirements

• 3-6 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain with hands-on experience negotiating supplier contracts.
• Hardware sourcing background in mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic components.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience leading commercial negotiations on price, payment terms, and contract language.
• Experience onboarding suppliers from scratch and managing qualification timelines.
• Comfortable with TCO models, cost breakdowns, and spend analysis in Excel or equivalent.
• Startup or high-growth mindset: ability to build process where it doesn't exist and move without waiting for full direction.

Skills

• Strategic sourcing
• Procurement
• Supply chain management
• Contract negotiation
• RFQ/RFP processes
• Supplier qualification
• Supplier business reviews
• Cost reduction strategies
• Commercial agreement negotiation
• TCO modeling
• Spend analysis
• Excel

Location

• Glen Cove, NY
• New York City, NY

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 3-6 years

Salary/Compensations

• $130,000 to $160,000

Benefits

• Employee Stock Options
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)

About the Company

• Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots that are powerful, affordable, and designed to scale.
• The company is moving from prototype to high-volume production.