Supply Chain & Operations Intern

Startupticker; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Referral bonus 1,000 CHF

Paid internship with path to full-time

Job summary

ORCA Dexterity, the ETH Zürich startup behind the open-source ORCA hand, seeks an Operations-focused intern in Zürich. You will own supply chain tasks, handle end-to-end orders, and coordinate suppliers and shipping schedules.

The role is on-site with a direct path to a full-time role that includes equity, and a 1,000 CHF referral bonus once a hire goes full time. This role suits someone organized with spreadsheets and systems; purchasing or hardware supply chain experience is advantageous, and

Qualifications

• Organised with spreadsheets and systems
• Purchasing or hardware supply chain experience helps
• Chinese language skills helpful

Responsibilities

• Production operations management
• End-to-end orders from quote and PO through shipment and customs
• Manage suppliers, stock and shipping schedules

Job description

ORCA Dexterity is hiring in Operations: this role owns supply chain. Start as soon as possible, ideally at the beginning of September.

ORCA is the ETH startup behind the open-source ORCA hand. We ship to leading robotics companies, to labs from Stanford to Aachen to Taiwan, and to customers in 30 countries. ORCA is growing fast.

Supply Chain & Operations

• Production operations management
• Orders end to end, from quote and PO through shipment and customs
• Suppliers, stock and shipping schedules

For someone organised with spreadsheets and systems. Purchasing or hardware supply chain experience helps, and Chinese helps even more.

The role is in Zürich, on site, and offers

• a paid internship with a direct path to a full time role with equity
• a seat where you write the playbook rather than inherit one

We are also hiring in Sales & Partnerships, see the separate posting.

PS: 1,000 CHF referral bonus once a hire goes full time.

Project description

ORCA Dexterity is the ETH Zürich startup behind the open-source ORCA hand. Our dexterous robotic hands ship to leading robotics companies and research labs worldwide, from Stanford to Aachen to Taiwan.

We hire interns and full-time engineers across electrical, mechanical, software and operations.

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