NPI Procurement Lead - Automation & Robotics Programs

symbotic; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic seeks an experienced NPI Procurement Manager to lead program sourcing within our Strategic Launch Team, bridging Strategic Sourcing and Sourcing Operations during development. You will drive cost models, manage PO execution, and align teams to on‑time delivery of new initiatives.

You'll partner with engineering, program management, and suppliers, drive risk and opportunity management, and ensure transition from development into steady‑state Sourcing Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or program/project management.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional engineering and program management teams during new product development.
• Strong understanding of sourcing strategy, category management, and purchase order execution processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills across engineering, procurement, and supplier partners.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop program-specific sourcing plans for each assigned NPI, retrofit, or cross-functional initiative, aligned with strategic sourcing direction.
• Guide the project team to the sourcing strategy, feeding required sourcing information throughout the development phase.
• Serve as procurement's representative on engineering and program management activities.
• Manage and elevate financial risk and opportunity associated with the development lifecycle, including value engineering opportunities.
• Manage and elevate execution risks throughout the development phase, directing PO execution by Sourcing Operations to keep it aligned with the sourcing strategy.
• Partner with category buyers and strategic commodity leaders to align program requirements with existing category strategies, supplier capacity, and pricing agreements.
• Drive engineering toward the engineering-aligned AVL and preferred suppliers during design.
• Ensure aftersales and total-lifecycle considerations are represented in development-phase sourcing decisions.
• Feed real supplier quotes and should-cost data back to Strategic Sourcing to support cost-model creation.
• Flex across multiple concurrent programs – NPI, retrofit, and other procurement-impacted initiatives.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, program management, category buyers, and suppliers on cost, schedule, and quality topics.
• Identify and elevate material and supply risks to leadership with recommended resolutions.
• Report on program-level procurement status, including risk, schedule, and cost metrics, to cross-functional and executive stakeholders.
• Support the transition of programs from development into steady-state Sourcing Operations ownership.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Cost modeling

Sourcing strategy

Risk management

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Symbotic seeks an experienced NPI Procurement Manager to lead program sourcing within our Strategic Launch Team, bridging Strategic Sourcing and Sourcing Operations during development. You will drive cost models, manage PO execution, and align teams to on‑time delivery of new initiatives.

You'll partner with engineering, program management, and suppliers, drive risk and opportunity management, and ensure transition from development into steady‑state Sourcing Operations.