NPI Sourcing & Launch Specialist

symbotic; United States; À distance; USD 87 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Symbotic seeks an NPI Project Specialist to drive procurement activities for new product introductions, retrofits, and cross-functional programs. You will partner with Engineering, Program Management, Category Management, and suppliers to align sourcing with milestones and support product cost development.

This role emphasizes supplier management, cost tracking, and risk mitigation across development to steady-state procurement, with ERP/MRP systems and SAP experience valued.

Qualifications

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

Responsabilités

• Support program-specific sourcing plans for NPI, retrofit, and other cross-functional initiatives in alignment with established sourcing strategies.
• Serve as a procurement partner to Engineering and Program Management throughout the development lifecycle, helping keep sourcing activities aligned with program milestones and launch schedules.
• Coordinate with Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing Operations, Engineering, and suppliers to track sourcing requirements, decisions, and dependencies.
• Track program-level procurement status, including supplier readiness, cost, schedule, material risks, and key sourcing milestones.
• Identify and elevate sourcing, supplier, cost, and schedule risks, partnering with stakeholders to support mitigation and resolution.
• Support Engineering in aligning designs with approved and preferred suppliers before designs are finalized.
• Gather supplier quotes, pricing, and cost inputs to support product cost models, value engineering activities, and sourcing decisions.
• Ensure aftersales considerations, including spare parts, serviceability, warranty, and lifecycle cost, are incorporated into development-phase sourcing activities.
• Support multiple concurrent programs and adjust priorities as product development and launch schedules shift.
• Support the transition of programs from development into steady-state procurement and sourcing operations.

Connaissances

Procurement experience

NPI experience

Cross-functional

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Formation

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

Outils

SAP

Excel

Description du poste

Symbotic seeks an NPI Project Specialist to drive procurement activities for new product introductions, retrofits, and cross-functional programs. You will partner with Engineering, Program Management, Category Management, and suppliers to align sourcing with milestones and support product cost development.

This role emphasizes supplier management, cost tracking, and risk mitigation across development to steady-state procurement, with ERP/MRP systems and SAP experience valued.