NPI Sourcing Lead — Remote Product Launch

Symbotic LLC; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic LLC is seeking a highly motivated NPI Project Specialist to join our Supply Chain organization within the Strategic Launch Team. You will coordinate procurement activities, execute sourcing strategies, track cost and schedule performance, and mitigate risks early across new product introductions, retrofits, and cross-functional initiatives.

As a liaison to Engineering, Program Management, Category Management, and suppliers, you will align procurement with program milestones and support

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Procurement experience

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Symbotic LLC is seeking a highly motivated NPI Project Specialist to join our Supply Chain organization within the Strategic Launch Team. You will coordinate procurement activities, execute sourcing strategies, track cost and schedule performance, and mitigate risks early across new product introductions, retrofits, and cross-functional initiatives.

As a liaison to Engineering, Program Management, Category Management, and suppliers, you will align procurement with program milestones and support