NPI Procurement & Launch Specialist

Symbotic; United States; On-site; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 20%

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Job summary

Symbotic is seeking a highly motivated NPI Project Specialist to join our Supply Chain organization. You will coordinate procurement activities for new product introductions, retrofits, and cross-functional programs, aligning with program milestones and cost objectives.

You will partner with Engineering, Program Management, Category Management, Sourcing Operations, and suppliers to drive supplier readiness, track costs and schedules, and identify risks early.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or program management experience.
• Experience supporting NPI, product development, or cross-functional programs in a technical/manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing processes.
• Strong PM, analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; SAP preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills expected.

Responsibilities

• Support program-specific sourcing plans for NPI, retrofit, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering and Program Management to align sourcing with milestones and launch schedules.
• Coordinate with Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing Operations, Engineering, and suppliers to track requirements and dependencies.
• Track procurement status, supplier readiness, cost, schedule, and material risks.
• Identify and mitigate sourcing, supplier, cost, and schedule risks with stakeholders.
• Support Engineering in aligning designs with approved suppliers before finalization.
• Gather supplier quotes and cost inputs to support cost models and sourcing decisions.
• Ensure aftersales considerations (spare parts, serviceability, warranty) are included in development sourcing.
• Support multiple programs and adapt priorities as schedules shift.
• Assist in transitioning programs from development to steady-state procurement.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Symbotic is seeking a highly motivated NPI Project Specialist to join our Supply Chain organization. You will coordinate procurement activities for new product introductions, retrofits, and cross-functional programs, aligning with program milestones and cost objectives.

You will partner with Engineering, Program Management, Category Management, Sourcing Operations, and suppliers to drive supplier readiness, track costs and schedules, and identify risks early.