Associate Inventory & Procurement Specialist

Walden Robotics, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Company equity

Flexible PTO

Daily lunch

Job summary

Walden Robotics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Inventory & Procurement Specialist to move parts, BOMs, and inventory operations for robot builds. You will manage end-to-end purchasing, tracking, and supplier coordination while ensuring parts availability for monthly production targets.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership, collaboration with engineering and operations, and continuous design of an improved inventory system in a fast-moving, prototype-to-production environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, inventory management, supply chain, or materials/production coordination for complex electromechanical or hardware products.
• Hands-on experience tracking parts across multiple product revisions and concurrent builds.
• Experience building or running practical inventory systems (ERP/MRP, digital tools, Kanban).
• Highly organized, detail-oriented with clear communication and bias for action in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end purchasing and receiving for all inventory items—ordering, tracking, supplier follow-up, and stockroom organization.
• Escalate late or at-risk parts early; troubleshoot and resolve issues on standard and commodity parts.
• Coordinate inbound shipments and receiving, including freight forwarders and brokers on international orders.
• Support monthly production targets while tracking parts across revisions and prototype builds.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve inventory tracking system.
• Partner with build, maintenance, and engineering teams to drive improvements with high ownership.
• Collaborate across teams to enable timely access to parts for robot builds.

Skills

Procurement

Inventory management

Supply chain

Hardware experience

ERP/MRP

Education

Degree in engineering or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Kanban

Excel

Spreadsheets

Job description

Associate Inventory & Procurement Specialist

Position Summary:

We're hiring an Associate Inventory & Procurement Specialist to keep the parts, purchasing, and inventory operations behind our robot builds moving. In this role, you will organize bills of materials (BOMs) across multiple concurrent revisions, run end-to-end procurement on standard and commodity parts, and design and continuously improve the inventory system that supports monthly production targets. As part of Business Operations, you’ll grow our supply chain function, you’ll work closely with our Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist on execution, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure they have what they need, when they need it. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone highly organized and proactive who thrives in a fast-moving, prototype-to-production environment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end purchasing and receiving for all inventory items —ordering, tracking, supplier follow-up, and stockroom organization—with strong attention to detail.
• Escalate late or at-risk parts early; troubleshoot and resolve issues on standard and commodity parts independently (finding alternates, re-sourcing, adjusting orders).
• Coordinate inbound shipments and receiving, including working with freight forwarders and brokers on international orders.
• Support monthly production targets while tracking parts across revisions and prototype builds.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve system for inventory tracking
• Partner with build, maintenance, and engineering teams to drive improvements with strong bias for action and high ownership.
• Live the future—work alongside, teach, and collaborate with robots to enable yourself and others.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years in procurement, inventory management, supply chain, or materials/production coordination—ideally supporting complex electromechanical or hardware products (or a related degree plus relevant experience).
• Hands-on experience tracking parts across multiple product revisions and concurrent builds.
• Experience building or running practical inventory systems (ERP/MRP, digital tools, spreadsheets, or Kanban)
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with clear communication, a bias for action, and high ownership in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting robotics or other complex electromechanical hardware in a prototype-to-production environment.
• Experience with BOM ownership (we expect this to grow over time as our BOM matures).
• Procurement and vendor-management skills—ordering, expediting, receiving, and managing lead times across global and local suppliers.

Walden Robotics offers a competitive total compensation program, including salary, annual cash bonus, company equity, company-subsidized insurance programs, 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO, daily lunch, and other benefits. The pay ranges noted on our posts are for salary only.

Walden Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].

Walden Robotics participates in E-Verify. If you receive an offer of employment from Walden, you will need to go through the E-Verify process of digital verification of your employment authorization documents as provided on the Form I-9. Participation in E-Verify does not limit your right to work and verification will only be completed after you become an employee with Walden Robotics.

At Walden Robotics, we envision a world where general-purpose robots dramatically improve the quality of life for all people—supporting us at home, at work, in factories, on farms, and beyond. To accomplish this, we are building a team of exceptional professionals who combine world-class technical skills with creative vision, grounded in humility and collaboration.