Supply Chain Manager

Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, GrayMatter Robotics is an AI robotics company that empowers people with smart robot assistants designed for tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. We bundle our AI software with off-the-shelf robots, sensors, and tools to create application-specific turnkey solutions for customers through a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) format.
We help manufacturers improve shop floor workers' quality of life, increase production capacity, and reduce scrap, repair, and rework costs. As a Supply Chain Manager, you will help build processes from the ground up, share best practices as we continue to scale our operations and work cross-functionally with our sales, product and engineering teams.
Role & Responsibilities
As a Supply Chain Manager, you will work onsite in our Los Angeles office and partner closely with internal teams and external suppliers to manage our supply chain. You will be critical in building the foundation of our supply chain processes and team as we scale and play a key role in setting our team up for success before, during and after deployments while developing and implementing scalable supply chain solutions. Specifically, your role will consist of (but won't be limited to) three key components:

1. Materials Planning:
   • Demand Forecasting/Master Production Schedule
   • Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) process
   • Shipping/Receiving, Stockroom Mgt., Inventory Mgt/Control
2. Procurement/Supplier Mgt:
   • Sourcing Strategy, Lead Time Mgt, and Expediting
   • Contract Negotiations and PO Placement
   • Reconciling Orders/Receipts/Invoices
   • Supplier Report Cards/Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
3. Logistics:
   • Carrier Evaluation, Selection & Contract Negotiation
   • Incoming Equipment/Material Tracking and Outgoing Customer Shipment Tracking
   • Reverse Logistics Mgt (Issuing RMAs, Shipping Replacement Units, etc.),
   • Refurbishment of field returns (if applicable)
   • Freight Billing Mgt/Reconciliation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or similar field
• 5+ years of demand forecasting, inventory management/control, purchase order placement, invoice/receipt reconciliation and/or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) experience
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Experience building processes and procedures from scratch at small to medium sized companies
• Proven track record of managing competing priorities while exercising strong initiative and communication skills
• Proven track record of communicating effectively across different organizational levels

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Manufacturing or automation field
• Experience developing sourcing strategy, managing contract negotiations, lead time management, and producing supplier report cards/Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
• Experience developing scalable frameworks and building a team from the ground up

GrayMatter Robotics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. GrayMatter Robotics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodations during the recruiting process, please contact [email protected] to submit your request.
GrayMatter Robotics will comply with federal and state mandates regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. We will require employees coming on-site to be vaccinated or in compliance with periodic testing requirements.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Compensation for this position includes the base salary range of $110,000 - $150,000 USD plus equity. We also provide comprehensive benefits and perks which include but are not limited to unlimited PTO, 401(k) plan + Employer Match, regular offsite events, a discretionary fund for enhancing productivity and so much more! The range listed on job postings reflects the minimum and maximum new hire salary across levels in Los Angeles, CA.