Strategic Hardware Procurement & Ops Lead

Etched; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Housing subsidy or relocation support

Relocation assistance to San Jose

Wellness benefits and meals in office

Compute budget for projects

Job summary

Etched in San Jose is seeking a highly organized procurement operator to build the backbone of our hardware programs. You will source goods and services, run purchasing workflows, and own POs, working with engineering, ops, finance, facilities, and external suppliers.

You will own day-to-day purchasing across indirect and NPI spend, track orders, negotiate terms, and collaborate with AP and Finance to resolve discrepancies. This is a fast-paced, high-ownership role in a growing startup.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, NPI operations, or hardware startup operations.
• Hands-on experience issuing and tracking POs, managing RFQs, negotiating with suppliers, coordinating deliveries across indirect and technical/NPI categories.
• Experience with ERP/procurement tools such as NetSuite, Mesh, SAP, or Ramp.
• Familiarity with vendor onboarding, NDAs, W-9s, banking forms, and invoice/payment workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day purchasing across indirect and NPI spend, converting internal requests into RFQs, quotes, requisitions, and complete POs.
• Track open orders through delivery and communicate PO status clearly to requesters, Supply Chain, Logistics, AP, and Engineering.
• Review quotes for price, lead time, MOQ, payment and shipping terms, and negotiate pricing, expedite fees, and shipping costs.
• Manage supplier relationships, setting clear expectations on documentation, PO requirements, shipment timing, and payment terms.
• Partner with AP and Finance on vendor setup, invoice submission, payment requirements, and PO/invoice discrepancies.
• Improve procurement workflows, trackers, templates, and handoffs as Etched scales.

Skills

Procurement experience

Vendor management

Supplier communication

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Tools

NetSuite

Mesh

SAP

Ramp

Job description

Etched in San Jose is seeking a highly organized procurement operator to build the backbone of our hardware programs. You will source goods and services, run purchasing workflows, and own POs, working with engineering, ops, finance, facilities, and external suppliers.

You will own day-to-day purchasing across indirect and NPI spend, track orders, negotiate terms, and collaborate with AP and Finance to resolve discrepancies. This is a fast-paced, high-ownership role in a growing startup.