Direct Materials Buyer: P2P & Cost Optimization

Groupe-Ebra-1; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfasts

Free lunches

Snacks

Team events

Job summary

Humanoid is seeking a Buyer - Directs to drive procurement execution for direct materials across Mechanical, Electronics, and Software pillars. You'll support RFx, negotiations, and contract execution while maintaining SAP data and leading cost and lead-time improvements.

You will collaborate with teams in London, Boston, and Vancouver, ensuring continuity of supply and compliance with procurement policies in a fast-paced, robotics-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct procurement experience in manufacturing or robotics.
• Experience in scaling direct procurement functions.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or ISM-CPSM certification desirable.
• Strong knowledge of contract law and negotiation frameworks.
• Awareness of export controls (EAR) relevant to robotics and technology.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research to identify cost-saving opportunities and understand price trends and supply risks.
• Support RFx processes, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Drive cost, lead-time, and efficiency improvements with measurable KPIs.
• Capture business requirements and translate them into clear commercial packages.
• Negotiate optimal commercial terms (pricing, payment terms, lead times, Ts & Cs).
• Conduct price analysis and cost-breakdown validation to ensure fair and equitable pricing.
• Process requisitions and purchase orders in line with procurement policies.
• Maintain accurate PO and supplier data within SAP and associated systems.
• Resolve supplier performance issues, discrepancies and understand the escalation process.
• Communicate to internal stakeholders as appropriate.
• Minimize risk to continuity of supply by carrying out supplier risk assessments for the portfolio’s suppliers and implementing corrective actions as required.
• Support continuous improvement of procurement processes, documentation, and tools.
• Deliver KPI’s relating to cost, cash, quality, service and continuity of supply for the commodity proposals.
• Run MRP (SAP) and ensure timely availability of direct goods and services.
• Experience of implementing Supplier Relationship Management techniques / tools with suppliers (RMMs, Score Cards, Monthly Performance Reviews (MPRs), Communications Plans, Risk Management, DnB report, Sanctions list etc.)
• Support Production, Engineering, Quality, and Planning teams to meet manufacturing needs.
• Directly support the SCM Lead in the regional area

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical reasoning

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Degree in Business, Law or Engineering

Tools

SAP

Google Workspace

Slack

Job description

Humanoid is seeking a Buyer - Directs to drive procurement execution for direct materials across Mechanical, Electronics, and Software pillars. You'll support RFx, negotiations, and contract execution while maintaining SAP data and leading cost and lead-time improvements.

You will collaborate with teams in London, Boston, and Vancouver, ensuring continuity of supply and compliance with procurement policies in a fast-paced, robotics-focused environment.