Remote AI-Powered Purchasing Specialist

standardbots; United States; À distance; USD 70 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Résumé du poste

Standard Bots is seeking a hands-on Purchasing Operations professional to run end-to-end procurement for AI-native robotics development and manufacturing. You’ll manage vendor setups, streamline POs, and drive automation to reduce manual touch, coordinating with Finance and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes fast response times, policy adherence, and scaling purchasing processes using Ramp, Brex, or Coupa.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in purchasing, procurement, or purchasing-focused operations.
• Hands-on experience with Ramp, Brex, Coupa, or similar spend platforms and PO-based purchasing.
• Knowledge of GL coding, capex vs. opex, accruals, and three-way matching.

Responsabilités

• Run the internal purchasing queue end to end: intake, clarify specs, source, buy, track delivery, and close out.
• Respond to every request within one business day and turn standard purchases around the same day.
• Triage urgent R&D and customer POC needs so engineering work never sits blocked waiting on a purchase.
• Keep requesters posted on status, ETAs, and substitutions, so nobody has to chase you.
• Find the right vendor on price, lead time, and quality, and get quotes on larger purchases.
• Set up and maintain vendors in Ramp, including W-9s, payment terms, and vendor ownership.
• Build a preferred-vendor list and negotiate pricing or accounts with high-volume suppliers.
• Issue POs, confirm receipt, and act as vendor owner and first invoice reviewer. The Accounting Manager is the second approver.
• Enforce the purchasing policy and approval thresholds, and route exceptions to the right budget owner.
• Tag every purchase with the correct GL account, department, and project, so R&D, POC, and capex costs are clean at month-end.
• Flag fixed-asset purchases to the Accounting Manager with the details needed for capitalization and asset tagging.
• Keep records audit-ready, with approvals, quotes, receipts, and invoices tied to each PO.
• Roll out the move from open Ramp card spend to centralized purchasing: communicate the change, train teams, and manage the transition.
• Report monthly on spend by department, category, and vendor, plus cycle time and open requests.
• Spot recurring purchases and convert them into standing orders, catalogs, or blanket POs.

Connaissances

Purchasing experience

Spend management

AI automation

Policy compliance

Vendor management

GL coding

Capex vs Opex

Accruals

Three-way match

Outils

Ramp

Brex

Coupa

Description du poste

Standard Bots is seeking a hands-on Purchasing Operations professional to run end-to-end procurement for AI-native robotics development and manufacturing. You’ll manage vendor setups, streamline POs, and drive automation to reduce manual touch, coordinating with Finance and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes fast response times, policy adherence, and scaling purchasing processes using Ramp, Brex, or Coupa.